The Facts: Green will not play Saturday night against the Houston Texans, and he is not expected to play in the regular-season finale as he recovers from a right hamstring injury. Bengals spokesman Jack Brennan told ESPN that on Friday night, Bengals ownership, coach Marvin Lewis and the medical staff had a meeting in which they consulted external experts on Green's injury and "fully discussed" the situation, analyzing it to a "higher degree than it had been before."

Diehards Line: Sources told ESPN's Bob Holtzman on Saturday that Green, who had been optimistic all week that he would play, was pulled from a team meeting and told that he would sit out. The sources said Green was not happy with the team's decision and he did not return to the meeting. Brennan told ESPN that Green had traveled with the team for Saturday night's game but has now left Houston.