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Las Vegas Raiders free agency 2020: Top 5 targets

By Russell S. Baxter

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 29: Chris Harris Jr. #25 of the Denver Broncos walks on the field before a game against the Oakland Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High on December 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 29: Chris Harris Jr. #25 of the Denver Broncos walks on the field before a game against the Oakland Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High on December 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – OCTOBER 14: A.J. Green #18 of the Cincinnati Bengals watches his team from the sidelines during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Steelers defeated the Bengals 28-21. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – OCTOBER 14: A.J. Green #18 of the Cincinnati Bengals watches his team from the sidelines during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Steelers defeated the Bengals 28-21. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images) /

1. WR A.J. Green (Cincinnati Bengals)

The wide-receiving corps of the Oakland Raiders has come a long way in a short time period but that doesn’t mean the organization might not want to make a big splash play by adding one of the best in the business.

This past season, tight end Darren Waller led the club with 90 receptions and 1,145 aerial yards while reaching the end zone just three times. The club’s top two wideouts were rookie Hunter Renfrow (49) and former Chargers’ standout Tyrell (Williams (42). The duo combined for 10 scores (6 by Williams) but each finished with less than 700 receiving yards.

Up until recently, he had been one of the most consistent players at his position since entering the NFL as a league’s fourth overall pick back in 2011. In his first seven seasons, Cincinnati Bengals’ wide receiver A.J. Green amassed 556 catches for 8,213 yards and 57 scores and was named to the Pro Bowl in each of those campaigns. But he was limited to only nine contests in 2018 and only 46 receptions, albeit good fox six touchdowns. Green never saw the field this past year after suffering an ankle injury during the summer.

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Now the highly-regarded performer is set to hit free agency on March 18. Will the Bengals re-sign him and keep him off the open market? The club will begin its second year of these Zac Taylor Era and it’s a franchise that doesn’t usually break the bank for any player. But Green just isn’t any player and there’s the rub. Stay tuned.

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