" PROFOOTBALLTALK- With the start of the regular season less than three weeks away, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer still hasn’t officially retired.
When he didn’t show up for the start of training camp, the Bengals placed Palmer on the reserve/did not report list, a move that potentially exposes Palmer to $30,000 per day in fines.
As a result, Palmer’s $11.5 million salary currently doesn’t count toward the cap, which is irrelevant since the Bengals remain many millions under the spending limit.
The end game for both sides remains unclear. Palmer possibly hasn’t officially retired in order to preserve his ability to show up on a moment’s notice, if he decides to do so. By reporting, for example, in the days before the first game of the season, the Bengals would have to decide quickly whether to cut him or to keep him, given that his base salary becomes fully guaranteed as of Week One.
Either way, this thing isn’t over yet. Otherwise, Palmer would simply file his retirement papers, and move on."
Palmer hasn't really been the same since he took a person to the knee in 2006 or 2007 don't really care to look it up but he is no doubt still a top 10-12 quarterback in a league with a lot of weak qb play. But the real story here has to be how awful the Bengals organization is. Is there any doubt Mike Brown is right on Al Davis' heels as the worst owner in football. When a guy making $11.5 million isn't going to show up because you are such a piece of shit, that has to seal the deal for you. Predicting a solid 1-15 season from the Bungels. Andy Dalton has looked good though in the preseason ( 55% completion, 155 yards, with a 35.5 rating and 3 int's), so shouldn't be any rush to get Carson back.
Also there is no question Mike Brown, one of the cheapest owners in the game, is going to charge that $30,000 real soon.
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