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A source tells Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports that Carson Palmer's refusal to take a pay cut is based on a sense that he no longer wants to play for the Raiders.
The Raiders offered him a relatively minor cut from $13 million to $10 million, but Palmer's "preference" is to be given his outright release. Silver suggests Palmer would even prefer to be a backup elsewhere than play another down in Oakland. Silver does acknowledge the Cardinals are Palmer's "most logical suitor" once he's almost-inevitably released. If Palmer were to stay with the Raiders, "the quarterback suspects he is set up for failure." Said one source, "The fans hate the (2011 Palmer) trade and take it out on him. He's probably thinking that he'll get his ass kicked, physically and mentally." Per Silver, there's an "increasing sense" from both sides that a divorce is imminent.
The Raiders offered him a relatively minor cut from $13 million to $10 million, but Palmer's "preference" is to be given his outright release. Silver suggests Palmer would even prefer to be a backup elsewhere than play another down in Oakland. Silver does acknowledge the Cardinals are Palmer's "most logical suitor" once he's almost-inevitably released. If Palmer were to stay with the Raiders, "the quarterback suspects he is set up for failure." Said one source, "The fans hate the (2011 Palmer) trade and take it out on him. He's probably thinking that he'll get his ass kicked, physically and mentally." Per Silver, there's an "increasing sense" from both sides that a divorce is imminent.
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