A Cincinnati Bengals front office source said quarterback Carson Palmer was at Paul Brown Stadium in late July and met with owner/GM Mike Brown, according to ESPN's Bob Holtzman. Palmer, who has four years left on his contract, told one of the NFL's least-successful franchises in January that he would retire if he's not traded. The Bengals have had two winning seasons in the last 20 years, one of the worst stretches of futility in league history. Bengals front office sources told Holtzman it is possible Palmer could report to the Bengals next week. The 31-year-old Palmer has never filed retirement papers, so the team would be obligated to pay him or trade him. Source: ESPN
Take the money and do absolutely nothing, maybe pull some phantom back spams ala John Kitna did during his last year playing for the Lions.
come in, don't give a crap, don't try, collect the paycheck. then they'll trade or cut you regardless.
If he reports.....he'll have to activated to their 53. And Brown won't pay him $11M to sit on the bench.......
Brown's been pretty adamant about not trading him...It is Brown we are talking about here. He should trade him if he reports...that would be the smart thing to do...
Trade him and get your organization some help in the future. Quit being so damn stubborn trying to prove a point.
I think he'll show up. That seems to be his best option at this point. That gives him a 50 50 shot of being traded right?
