Chances are good Carson Palmer will end up with more passing yards in a season for the Raiders than he ever had in Cincinnati. He has proven that his arm is as good as ever and still flashes the skills that made him one of the NFL's elite quarterbacks with the Bengals in 2005 and 2006, starting a year after he came out of USC as the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and winner of the Heisman Trophy. None of that will matter much to the home fans when Palmer returns to Paul Brown Stadium for the first time since he was traded to the Raiders last October. For reasons Palmer never made public, he thought it was time to leave the franchise that drafted him last year and simply took his football and went home until it happened. Owner Mike Brown promised not to trade Palmer because he had a signed contract and he wanted him to honor his commitment. Palmer, through his agent David Dunn, said he'd retire from football before he ever played for the Bengals again. He sold his ho...
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Hue Jackson,
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TEAMS: Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears
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