Carson Palmer is trying to facilitate a trade between his current team, the Oakland Raiders, and the Arizona Cardinals. Mike Florio believes Palmer should dig in and force the Raiders to simply cut him. (NBC Sports)
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ProFootballTalk: Carson Palmer is on the verge of being traded to the Cardinals, but is there a better way for Arizona to go about acquiring the QB? Matt Flynn is the new guy in Oakland, but he may not be on the fast track to the starting gig. (NBC Sports)
ProFootballTalk: While the deal is still not official, Mike Florio says the Matt Flynn trade to Oakland will set in place the necessary moves for the team to rid themselves of Carson Palmer. (NBC Sports)
ProFootballTalk: The Raiders have plenty of time to make a decision on Carson Palmer, in fact they don't have to make a decision on releasing him until week one, unless of course he gets injured in training camp. Palmer turned down a restructured contract that would have cut his salary down to $10 million. According to Mike Florio, it's far and away the best offer he's going to get, from anyone. (NBC Sports)
ProFootballTalk: The Oakland Raiders have become a black hole for first round draft picks. In the last ten years, the Raiders have drafted in the top five seven times, yet only one of those players is still on the roster. Thanks to the Carson Palmer trade, the Raiders don't have a second round pick this year, so they need to strike gold with the third overall pick. (NBC Sports)
PFT Live: Even though the Oakland Raiders have a lack of draft choices and little salary cap room to move around, head coach Dennis Allen believes the team will surprise people in 2013. Allen tells Mike Florio that the key for success is to string together good decisions. (NBC Sports)
PFT Live: Mike Florio gives the Oakland Raiders an offseason to-do list. The Raiders need to decide whether they will keep Carson Palmer at quarterback. Based on recent performance, he's making too much money. Will he accept a pay cut? They also have to decide whether it makes sense to keep the injury-prone Darren McFadden who's in the final year of his contract and more. (NBC Sports)
Fantasy Fix: Kay Adams and Matt Stroup preview Thursday night's matchup between the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders. Will Run DMC's comeback be significant enough for your team? Should Eric Decker's play as of late raise some eyebrows? (NBC Sports)
ProFootballTalk: The undefeated Falcons host the Raiders (1-3) on Sunday in Atlanta's fourth game of the season against an AFC West opponent. Are the Falcons that good, or just beneficiaries of a weak schedule? Meanwhile, the Raiders need to get Darren McFadden the ball more to establish a running game if they want to turn their season around. (NBC Sports)
Carson Palmer talks to the media and says the Raiders are preparing for a battle in the trenches when they take on the number one defense of the Steelers. (NBC Sports)