Done deal: Arizona Cardinals get Carson Palmer

[Auggie]

ESPN.com news services / 4-2-13

Quarterback Carson Palmer was traded from the Oakland Raiders to the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday in a deal that includes the swap of 2013 draft picks and a conditional pick in 2014.

Palmer, 33, also agreed to a new contract with the Cardinals. The team did not disclose the terms of the deal, but league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the restructured contract is for two years and worth $16 million. It also gives the Cardinals an out after one year if the situation is unsatisfactory. Palmer was due to make $13 million this season.

As part of the deal, the Cardinals sent the second of their sixth-round picks (176th overall) to the Raiders in exchange for Oakland's seventh-round pick (219th overall). In addition, the Raiders will receive a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2014 draft if Palmer starts 13 games for Arizona in 2013, a league source told ESPN.

The return the Raiders received for Palmer is far less than the price the team paid to acquire him from the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011: a 2012 first-round draft pick and a second-round selection in the 2013 draft.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9124762/carson-palmer-traded-oakland-raiders-arizona-cardinals

I liked Carson Palmer -- wish it could have turned out better. Unfortunately (as so many players have discovered playing for the Silver & Black), you can can only do so much with a team that had been assembled by a madman.

[joeybee12]

1. I couldn't even tell you who AZ had at QB last year! nt

[JonLP24]

2. Kevin Kolb for the first 5 3/4's games(took 22 sacks in 3 games), Skelton for the next 3 1/4's game

Then came the Ryan Lindley experiment in the 2nd quarter @ Atlanta up 13-3 w/ a 4-5 record. Lindley promptly fumbles for a TD, Cardinals end up losing that game 23-19 due to horrendous ability to move the ball. They reason Skelton was benched was because he overthrew a wide open Fitzgerald in the end zone. The Lindley experiment was a horrific failure.

He started the next 2 games, including a 6-7 loss to the New York Jets.

Cards then put Skelton back in @Seattle (wrong opponent & wrong place to make a QB change. Seattle forced 8 turnovers in that game. Back-to-back defensive TDs. a 58-0 loss.

They went back w/ Lindley the final 2 games. He didn't do much again but the defense gave Arizona a 38-10 win vs Detroit. For the final game 1 1/3 games was Brian Hoyer who wasn't great but played better than any QB on the roster since Kolb.

[joeybee12]

3. YIkes!

What happened to the guy from USC? Mr What's-His-Name?

[Angleae]

4. He's in Oakland.

Was backup to Palmer last year. Although he's a free agent this year, Oakland is still listing him on the roster.

[joeybee12]

5. Thanks...I can picture him but can't think of his name! nt

[Angleae]

6. Matt Leinart.

[joeybee12]

7. That's him!

Thanks....