Mike Brown: Palmer Will Not Be Traded

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From:realgm

Cincinnati Enquirer - Bengals president Mike Brown insists that the team is not going to trade quarterback Carson Palmer.

"I haven't talked to any other team about him and I have no plans to trade him," Brown said of Palmer, who requested a deal back in January.

Friends and acquaintances of Palmer have said that if he is not traded, he will retire after eight NFL seasons.

Brown, though, said he will not be swayed even by a first-round draft pick.

"I've seen any number of players who at one point did not want to re-enlist come back and come back and be quite happy about it," Brown said. "As far as getting value, I don't see any opportunity to get what I consider to be value. Having said that, it doesn't make sense to look to trade. It only makes sense to wait and hope Carson comes around."

 

[RipCity32]

Bengals are a joke.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Go Bengals! Mike Brown is a smart guy.

 

[kam.]

I'm not sure whats more annoying anymore, Bengals news, or Lockout news.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

I'm not sure whats more annoying anymore, Bengals news, or Lockout news.

Neither. I'll go with option #3 - Kam

 

[kam.]

Neither. I'll go with option #3 - Kam

"Breaking news, Carson Palmer took a shit on the toilet, mike brown has nothing new to say about it'

*Big Daddy*
"OHH SHIT, NEW POST ON SI!!!!"

 

[Lake Louise]

It's sad how stubborn this guy is.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

It's sad how stubborn this guy is.

That's an understatement, lol. I guess months later, he must not still believe Carson Palmer is going to retire, when he has stated he'll never play for the Bengals again. I'm not sure what needs to be said for Mike to be convinced.

 

[footballplaya52]

mike brown is just making things worse.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

mike brown is just making things worse.

That's a first, isn't it?

 

[kam.]

That's a first, isn't it?

How come almost every post from you is about Mike Brown. We get it, you don't like him. You're beating the dead horse here.

Raider fans can't stand Al Davis but you don't see this. Theres nothing you can do, writing on a messageboard isn't gonna fix anything.

 

[cruzg24]

Mike Brown should retire.

 

[Pugz]

Neither. I'll go with option #3 - Kam

hes right..

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

His quarterback situation is in flux, but Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is certain that he wants to move forward regardless of what happens on the Carson Palmer front.

"It's going to be important not to spin our wheels worrying about it and being paralyzed by it but to be proactive," Lewis said Tuesday, via The Cincinnati Enquirer, at the NFL Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Palmer has threatened to retire if the Bengals don't trade him, but team owner Mike Brown reiterated Monday he won't deal the veteran quarterback.

Lewis said he last spoke with Palmer in early February, and the quarterback was positive, just as he was in conversations throughout the Bengals' disappointing 4-12 season, one year after winning the AFC North.

"Guys get to points for different reasons," Lewis said. "The fans shouldn't worry about that. If he doesn't want to do this, then this is what we have to do. This is a 24/7 deal for all of us.

"A lot of things affect people all the time, but the thing about it is there's a great opportunity ahead and we're going to seize the moment. One guy spoke with the owner of the football team, and he was told where his stand is. Carson knew where things are going to be."

Lewis, whose remaining options under center are Palmer's younger brother, Jordan, and second-year pro Dan Lefevour, isn't averse to picking -- and starting -- a quarterback with the No. 4 overall selection in April's draft. Trading for a veteran also is an option.

"I think you do what's best for the team for the next two years," Lewis said. "You don't worry about where the pick is in 2012, you do what you can to strengthen the team for '11. Whatever move you make, you make it not for one year, but for two, three years. I don’t buy that you wait until you know what the pick is. If you feel like you need to do it, you do it, and 2012 takes care of itself."

 

[kam.]

SMMFH.

 

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It's amazing how many different topics can be created on this subject, and not one thing has changed since the very first story broke.