The Facts:
Backing off statements made over the weekend to a national broadcast crew, Marvin Lewis said Tuesday that the timetable for Palmer to return to the field is up to his QB and that the team's young star need not play in Friday's preseason game against the Buffalo Bill to prove himself ready for the Sept. 10 season opener at Kansas City.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
It was reported during Sunday's nationally broadcast preseason game that Lewis had suggested the team needed to "fish or cut bait with Carson Palmer" this week. The inference was that Lewis wanted Palmer to play against the Bills as the next step in the QB's rehabilitation from reconstructive knee surgery. ... For the record, Palmer subsequently told reporters that he'll go when Lewis tells him to. You'll find a more in-depth overview of this story in the
AugustUpdate available on this site.
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