According to ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen, Carson Palmer wants out of Cincinnati. If he's not dealt, Palmer might retire.
If true, the speculation is where Palmer might land and his current trade value.
Philadelphia traded Donovan McNabb at the beginning of April last year to Washington for a second-round pick in 2010 and a fourth-round pick in 2011.
But does Palmer carry the same value?
Is Carson Palmer a key to the 2011 NFL Draft?
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Four teams picking in the top 10 – Carolina, Buffalo, San Francisco and Washington – may target a quarterback in the draft. If Palmer is dealt, the Bengals would also have a need at the position.
If you include Arizona, Jacksonville, Miami and Minnesota among the teams need a quarterback, none have extra picks in the second or third round this year. Jacksonville, San Francisco and Seattle each has an extra fourth-round pick this year.
coach Pete Carroll was Palmer’s head coach in 2002 when Palmer won the Heisman Trophy at Southern California.
Most consider Palmer’s career on the downswing. The No. 1 pick of the 2003 draft may have thrown for 3,970 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2010, but he made a number of poor passes on the season. His completion percentage was decent at 61.8 percent, but he threw 20 interceptions and lost three fumbles.CincyJungle notes that Palmer is due $50 million between 2011 and 2014.
Considering all that, a team to fall in love with Palmer for a trade to happen. If it does it will be interesting to see what Cincinnati asks for. Other than a conditional pick in this year’s draft, the Bengals haven’t been involved in a trade before or during the draft since 2008.
Regardless, Palmer can’t be traded until a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.
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