Report: QB Palmer vows never to play for Bengals again

CINCINNATI

Quarterback Carson Palmer has said he no longer wants to play for the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a WCPO-TV report Tuesday.


The two-time Pro Bowler and former Heisman Trophy winner reportedly told a confidant: "I will never set foot in Paul Brown Stadium again."


Palmer is also quoted as saying: "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 elsewhere. I'm prepared to live my life."


Palmer has requested a trade, but Bengals owner Mike Brown said in January he had denied it because the 31-year-old was too important to the team.
It was reported that Palmer would retire if he was not traded.


However, according to Sports Illustrated's Peter King, the Bengals had softened their stance on Palmer and would consider trading him after the NFL labor situation is sorted out.


"Talking to one Bengals official over the weekend, I was surprised to hear that whenever trades are allowed after the signing of a new CBA [Collective Bargaining Agreement], the team will listen to offers for Palmer," King said.

Surprised he lasted that long.

http://blogs.thescore.com/nfl/2011/09/01/carson-palmer-changing-his-mind-about-retirement/

Carson Palmer changing his mind about retirement?
Posted by Brad Gagnon under Around the league on Sep 01, 2011



I don’t want to call it a Brett Favre-like stunt, because poor Carson Palmer is only 31 years old and is only “retiring” because he’s so frustrated with the Bengals’ penny-pinching, amateur-hour approach that he’d rather watch Anderson Cooper’s new daytime talk show than spend time playing football in Cincinnati. But there are murmurs out of Hamilton County that Palmer could be considering a return to work.
From ESPN.com:
Setting aside the rather perplexing idea that Palmer’s reported appearance at the team’s facility in July has somehow led to his return in September, this shouldn’t be surprising. I don’t care how much money the guy has in the bank, because once you’ve tasted the fame and the riches and the power of celebrity, you can’t leave it behind by choice. And I know, because I once met a rich and famous guy.
Like a typical 30-something-year-old, Palmer was probably tired of training camp anyway. He could come back now, force the stubborn Mike Brown to pay him $11.5 million to be either a starter or a backup or trade him and win this battle in a backwards way. But I still don’t realistically see it happening. Palmer is pissed at the franchise, especially after they cut his younger brother Jordan last weekend.
I get the feeling that Holtzman’s front office source is connecting dots that probably aren’t supposed to be connected. The existence of the dots may be noteworthy, and a Palmer return wouldn’t shock us, but it’s still very unlikely that Palmer dons orange in 2011.

I hope he does return. Hated to see him fail in Cincy, Palmer is a good QB and would thrive somewhere else....Like Seattle or San Fran who needs QB help.

I drafted him last night with my very last pick in the draft.

anybody see the double standard here with chris johnson and carson palmer.

johnson gets pounded on the forum and people understand why palmer would not report even when the asshole has a contract already.