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The Cincinnati Bengals hit rock bottom on Sunday afternoon, losing a battle of winless teams for the second straight week after falling to the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 26-23, and at home, no less.
The defeat dropped the Bengals to 0-5 on the season, and with the trade deadline approaching, chatter is building that Cincinnati should trade star wide receiver A.J. Green, who has not yet played this year due to an ankle injury.
But cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick does not want the club to move Green, saying that things could even get worse if that happens.
“It better not happen. It’s going to fall apart if you do that,” Kirkpatrick said, according to Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' team website. “That’s our best player on the team. He’s not even out there. We don’t know how the team really should look. They can’t do that. I’m a team player first. I rally around my guys. That would really hurt my spirit if he walked out this door. … I want everybody to stay. I want to win here. I don’t want to go anywhere. I’m not just a player for the Bengals. I do things in the community. A lot of guys in here do.”
Green is in the final year of his deal, meaning he will be a free agent after the season. While the 31-year-old has said he wants to remain in Cincinnati, the chances of him returning seem to get slimmer by the week.
The Bengals are on the verge of missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year, which would mark the first time they have done that since 2004, when they went 16 years without a postseason appearance.
