Perhaps it’s because the Cincinnati Bengals have drafted four wide receivers in the last two drafts, or perhaps it’s because head coach Marvin Lewis said at the end of 2016 that he would have to take a more vocal role in the locker room, but A.J. Green has fielded more questions about young receivers than perhaps any other topic this spring.

He turns 29 shortly after training camp opens in July, and is the longest tenured career-long Bengal in the wide receiver room. (Brandon LaFell entered the league in 2010, but began his career in Carolina.)

“I’m getting old, right?” Green said with a smile Tuesday after the organized team activity outside Paul Brown Stadium. “I’m done. My life is over.”

But as he enters his seventh year in the league – especially after his sixth was ended prematurely because of a torn hamstring – Green can see the end of his playing days: Even if it’s well into the next decade.

“Another seven years,” he said. “Give me another extension and after that, I’ll ride into the sunset.”

He smiled again.

“They might move me into the slot after I’m 36.”

Green then added that if his body feels good, he’ll play “as long as I can” and noted he doesn’t take as much of a beating as his friend Calvin Johnson, who retired after nine seasons in Detroit after the 2015 season.

Green has 481 receptions for 7,135 yards. Should he keep those averages over the back half of his career, he could be knocking on the door of 1,000 catches for over 14,000 yards. Even in a pass-heavy league, such numbers would put him in rare air. Currently, only 14 receivers have reached the 1,000-catch mark and 12 have reached 14,000 yards.

Such prolific numbers don’t strike him though, at least not yet. And not as much as a single digit would.

“One Super Bowl, that’s all I need,” he said. “That’s the only number that matters. That’s alI I need. One is good.”

Lawson flashes speed at linebacker

In non-contact team drills, it’s often difficult to measure line play. Near impossible. Linemen try to gauge one another’s effort and mirror it snap-to-snap. Each is working on technical elements that don’t always allow for success in such situations. But one thing that can be seen is speed, and fourth-round draft pick Carl Lawson is showing out in that category.

Bengals' 4th round (116): Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn

In pass rush situations Tuesday, Lawson was a disruptive force for the offense and would have had several “sacks” or “hurries.”

“Lawson looks really good,” Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther said. “I think he's going to be a damn good player. ”

Lawson, a three-year defensive end at Auburn, is playing strong side linebacker in the OTA and Guenther is pleased with the early returns on Lawson’s transition.

“I think he looks great,” Guenther said. “Way better than most guys that are trying to do that, that I've coached that tried to make the transition from being an every-snap going forward to now dropping back. He's way ahead of a lot of guys I've coached.”

Practice report

Starting right guard Andre Smith was not present at the voluntary session on Tuesday due to an illness. Bengals who did not dress were corner Dre Kirkpatrick (hand), Tyler Eifert (back), Giovani Bernard (knee).

Sixth-round pick Brandon Wilson dressed but started the day on the side field, along with undrafted free agent running back Jarveon Williams and undrafted free agent tight end Cethan Carter.

Team announces coaching fellows

The Bengals and head coach Marvin Lewis consistently participate in the league’s Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship program, and in 2017 the club is bringing in UNC Charlotte defensive line coach Aaron Curry, Florida A&M University running backs coach Roderick Plummer and defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Levon Kirkland, Johnson C. Smith University offensive coordinator Tory Woodbury, Clark Atlanta University offensive line and tight ends coach Johnathan Carr.

Curry was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft by Seattle, Woodbury was drafted in the seventh round by the New York Jets in 2001 and Kirkland was a second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992.

Carr and Kirkland will work with the team in training camp.

Marvin Lewis’ long-term game plan for football and life