Green was selected by the Bengals with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, where he spent 10 seasons prior to joining the Arizona Cardinals for two years.

From 2011 to 2013, Green caught more passes (260) than any other player in NFL history during their first three seasons, a record that was later broken by Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. (288).

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[20] He joined a wide receivers unit that contained Mohamed Massaquoi, Michael Moore, Kris Durham, and Demiko Goodman.

[21] In the fourth game of his college career, against Arizona State, Green had eight catches for 159 yards and a touchdown in the 27–10 victory.

[27] As a sophomore, Green became the top option for the Georgia wide receivers group that added newcomers Tavarres King and Rantavious Wooten.

[32] He returned for the 2009 Independence Bowl, December 28, in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he made six catches totaling 57 yards in the 44–20 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies.

[33] Green ended the 2009 regular season with 53 catches for 808 yards and six touchdowns, leading the team in all those categories despite missing time due to injury.

[34] Among other awards, Green was elected All-SEC First-team by Associated Press, SEC Coaches, ESPN, Phil Steele, and Sporting News.

He was suspended for the first four games of the 2010 regular season after he admitted to selling his 2009 Independence Bowl Jersey for $1,000 to former North Carolina defensive back Chris Hawkins, who the NCAA described as an agent or someone who markets amateur athletes.

[48][49] He became the highest drafted wide receiver in Georgia school history, breaking the mark set by Lindsay Scott, who went 13th overall in 1984.

[52] Green was featured in the 2011 NFLPA Rookie Debut "One Team" Celebration which streamed live on YouTube from New York City's Cipriani Wall Street.

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[61] Green earned a Pro Bowl nomination for his rookie season in addition to being named to the NFL All-Rookie Team.

[64] In Week 3 of the 2012 regular season, Green caught nine passes for a career-high 183 yards in a 38–31 win over the Washington Redskins.

In the Bengals' Wild Card Round loss to the Texans, he was the team's leading receiver with five receptions for 80 yards.

[76] In Week 7, against the Detroit Lions, he scored on a career-long 82-yard touchdown reception on the Bengals' first drive of the game in the 27–24 victory.

[82] Green set new career highs in 2013 for receptions (98) and receiving yards (1,426, which was the third-highest total in Bengals history), while scoring 11 touchdowns.

[89] Green caught six passes for 131 yards, including a 77-yard fourth quarter touchdown reception, in the Bengals 23–16 win over the Ravens in Week 1.

[90] In Week 2, he suffered a game-ending ligament injury on the Bengals opening drive against the Falcons, resulting in Green's first career NFL game without a reception.

[100] In Week 3 of the 2015 season, Green caught 10 passes for a career-high 227 yards and two fourth quarter touchdowns in a 28–24 win over the Ravens.

[108] During the Wild Card Round against the Steelers, he caught five passes for 71 yards and his first postseason touchdown, which put the Bengals up 16–15 with less than two minutes remaining.

[112] In Week 4, he caught 10 passes for 173 receiving yards and a touchdown during a 22–7 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football.

[122] In Week 5 against the Bills, Green had two passes deflected off his hands that were intercepted and he lost a fumble, but still had an impressive outing with seven receptions for 189 receiving yards as the Bengals won 20–16.

[123] In Week 9 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Green got into a fight with Jalen Ramsey, resulting in both players being ejected and his first ever foul.

[132] On September 13, 2018, Green had the first three-touchdown game of his career against the Ravens, completing the hat-trick in the first half, with each of his first three catches resulting in touchdowns in the 34–23 victory.

[134][135] On October 7, in a 27–17 win over the Dolphins in, Green caught six passes for 112 yards, setting a franchise record with his 32nd 100-yard receiving game, breaking the previous mark by Chad Johnson.

[141] During training camp, Green suffered torn ligaments in his ankle while practicing with the team at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio.

[145] He made his official return from injury in the Bengals' 2020 regular season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers.

[160] In his final career game against the San Francisco 49ers, Green recorded three catches for 91 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown reception off a flea-flicker from David Blough.