Cedric Benson: Trade Carson Palmer

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    Bengals coach Marvin Lewis says Carson Palmer would be his starting quarterback if he returns. Running back Cedric Benson, however, said bringing Palmer back to Cincinnati would be a recipe for disaster.

    Lewis, on a conference call along with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for Bengals season-ticket holders, said Wednesday that the door remains open for Palmer, who has requested a trade from Cincinnati and has said that he would retire if he wasn't dealt.

    "If Carson comes back he would be the starting quarterback and we would groom Andy [Dalton] to be the quarterback of the future," Lewis said on the call, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Bengals drafted TCU quarterback Dalton early in the second round of last month's draft

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