I'm not quite sure if it's the weather, the city, the franchise or a year as a teammate of Terrell Owens but Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer has made an emphatic statement of his desire to leave the Bengals to back up his trade demand after the season ended. Palmer was recently quoted as saying that he will "never set foot in Paul Brown Stadium again" (guess he'll have to sit if he plays there with a visiting team).
Palmer went on to say "I have $80 Million in the bank. I don't have to play football for money. I'll play it for the love of the game but that would have to be somewhere else. I'm prepared to live my life"
A year after he lead the team to an AFC North division title and only the 2nd winning season in the 20 years, Palmer and Bengals struggled mightily in 2010 losing 10 straight games at one point. Palmer tied his career high in INTs and as a result has become irrevocably disgruntled with the Bengals management and owner Mike Brown (to be fair I can't really blame him, after watching the Bengals on Hard Knocks two years ago it appeared that Brown jammed his nose in every facet of the team despite his lacking in football IQ).
Palmer was once considered to be among the elite passers in the NFL but having suffered significant knee and elbow injuries it appears that he has fallen back to the middle of the pack. Palmer has put himself in a dangerous position as the Bengals cannot trade him until a new CBA is in place and that may not be for many months. Palmer is considered to be the number 2 QB on the trade market behind the younger Kevin Kolb of the Philadelphia Eagles but if there is no CBA in place before the draft in April then the Eagles will likely keep Kolb despite his wish to be a starting QB as he is only owed $1.4 Million in 2011 and thus increase Palmer's value and the likelihood he could be traded.
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