In a move that seemed unrealistic, the Cincinnati Bengals are close to trading disgruntled quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders for a 2012 first-round pick and another conditional pick in the future, according to FoxSports’ Jay Glazer. The deal should be completed before today’s NFL deadline, Glazer reported.
This move is surprising — I provided three reasons it wouldn’t happen yesterday — because Bengals owner Mike Brown had been adamant about not moving Palmer, who has decided to sit out rather this season rather than play for Cincinnati. It was only three years ago when Brown reportedly turned down two first-round picks for receiver Chad Ocho Cinco.
Per Glazer, the key to the deal was the relationship between Brown and Raiders head coach Hue Jackson, who was a Bengals’ assistant from 2004 to 2006. Jackson apparently got Brown to budge on his stance.
The Raiders need a quarterback after Jason Campbell went down last Sunday with a collarbone injury. The Bengals’s 4-2 start under rookie quarterback Andy Dalton has helped them move on without Palmer.
It’s an interesting decision for the Bengals because they are helping another AFC team that has a winning record. Cincinnati could end up competing for a playoff spot against the same Raiders team that it just gave a starting quarterback.
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