Palmer dines with Cardinals executives in Phoenix

In what could be a sign that the next quarterback domino is about to fall, soon-to-be former Raider Carson Palmer was in Arizona yesterday.
According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, Palmer had dinner with Cardinals executives last night.
There’s no word as to whether it was one of those Chip Kelly dinners in Arizona that goes on for hours and hours, or whether the deal is 95 percent done.
But clearly they seem willing to work with Palmer the quarterback, as long as he’s willing to work with them on his contract, as they’re no more interested in paying him $13 million than the Raiders were.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Darin Gantt
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Raiders have a tough decision to make on Carson Palmer

With Raiders coach Dennis Allen that the time has come to see quarterback Terrelle Pryor play, the questions becomes whether Allen and the rest of the organization will soon be coming to the conclusion that quarterback Carson Palmer should not play.
Though Allen stopped short of suggesting that Palmer could be benched this season, in the offseason Palmer could, in theory, be cut.
Palmer, who arrived via trade in 2011, is due to earn a base salary of $13 million in 2013.  The Raiders may decide that they can’t justify paying that much money to Palmer.
So unless Palmer takes less from the Raiders, he may get nothing and like it.  Or nor like it.  Either way, it’s hard to see him getting every penny he’s due to make next year.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Mike Florio
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