The Facts:
Following up on an ongoing story. ... According to a source close to Palmer, members of the team's coaching staff, including head coach Marvin Lewis, visited with Palmer, and all were told the same thing -- namely, that he is resigned to retiring if the Bengals don't accommodate him, which he doesn't expect they will.
Reported by CBSSports.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
So wrote CBSSports.com's Clark Judge on Monday, adding to an already
growing body of evidence suggesting that Palmer is very serious about retiring rather than playing for the Bengals --
ever again. In fact, team owner Mike Brown
said as much in late January, suggesting that if Palmer doesn't play in Cincinnati next season he doesn't play, period. But as Judge notes, that's the point: Palmer is so fed up with the Bengals that sources tell Judge the QB doesn't consider that a threat. In fact, according to them, he's OK with not playing. ... So long as it's not playing in Cincinnati.
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