Carson Palmer gone, Cincinnati Bengals Final Move On

By trading their franchise quarterback, the Cincinnati Bengals now move forward.

Bengals ended nine months of uncertainty Tuesday when Carson Palmer to Oakland a couple of draft picks. Palmer, the Bengals said in January that it will not play them again, and he wanted to act, which owner Mike Brown had adamantly refused.

Just before the trade deadline, Brown has a U-turn and Palmer traded in the first round and second round picks, they would wait for a better deal than a 31-year-old quarterback. Coach Marvin Lewis indicated that he had to act Palmer before, but Brown was not completed before the Raiders' offer came.

"My boss is a very patient man," Lewis said. "Do not want to play poker with him, do you?" CBSSports.com 's Clark Judge Brown says much to be commended for their patience. "He kept Raiders to offer was so good that he could not deny it," Judge writes. "This can happen when someone waves a couple of first round draft picks in front of you."

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Bengals can proceed without an account Palmer's budget. They had to set aside money to take into account his salary, he should change his mind and show up to play. Palmer was $ 11500000 salary this season, three years left on your agreement. Instead, the budget space-saving, the Bengals try to extend the current agreements with other players.

"Now we will open some doors," Lewis said. "There has been much written, oh, you have so much (salary) cap space, but we had to have a place to stay there, because if Carson had to go here, we will be able to handle it." Transaction little effect on his former teammates, who knew that he was not coming back, when he told the team in January that he retired rather than play another season in Cincinnati. Bengals have only two winning records in the last 20 years.The bulletin board at the entrance to the Bengals' locker room Tuesday was an anonymous scribbled message: "Let my people Goooooo! "Otherwise, there was not much reaction.

"I do not think that even a player in this locker room even thought about it," left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. "We are worried about it. We've gone ahead and tried to play you are as good as we can and that's all we can do." Palmer, former teammates were happy that he finally got his wish. Palmer was the first overall pick in 2003 and brought the two winning seasons in Cincinnati, but his career has been interrupted knee and elbow injuries. "Kudos to Carson," offensive lineman Bobbie Williams said. "It was luck. I do not know the details, but whatever it is, I'm pretty sure we got what we wanted, he got what he wanted, and go from there." I'm happy with where we are. I hope he is happy where he is. Good luck to him. I mean, who knows? "Williams smiled Palmer faces the possibility of Raiders in the playoffs." You never know, "he said.

Backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, a former Oakland Raider said Palmer's offensive style. "This is going to be a good situation," Gradkowski said. "The organization going in the right direction there, and it is good for Carson to come back and play some football. They definitely have some talent, and these recipients can be. We are not so focused on that around here." Lewis said rookie quarterback Andy Dalton is a hard game in the first six games, Brown is more convenient to shop Palmer. Dalton said Tuesday that he never seemed to find what happened to his activities in Palmer. "I did here that it is not going to be here and that the work should be open," Dalton said. "It's okay, I'm worried." Palmer, former teammates said they hold no grudges. "I think the guys respected him," Whitworth said. "You realize that he does not want to be here, and he did not believe this place, and you move on. You will still respect him as a friend, and we sat together for years, but realizes that he just made a choice he felt was best for themselves and their families. 'Lewis Palmer pushed themselves welcome in the commercial behind the scenes, avoiding media interviews and public spectacle. "I think Carson has treated it like a man he is," Lewis said, "and it has been great. "