His tenure in Cincinnati was over when the Bengals recorded a 4-12 record during the 2010 season. Palmer was eighth with the team Madden 23 Coins. Palmer stated that he'd rather retire at the age of 31 rather than join the Bengals again: "I have $80 million in my bank account. I don't have to play football for money. I'll play it just for the joy of football but the money isn't the only reason. I'm ready to live my life to the fullest." Imagine for a second: Palmer, the first overall selection in the 2003 Madden NFL 23 Draft, younger that both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and was ready to not be a football player again until the age of 31. This is how much his time with the Bengals can be a drag.

Bengals the owner Mike Brown, who created his perpetually failing machine with money and nepotism, refused to allow draft picks free from a league that is quarterback-deficient. "Carson signed an agreement. He made a commitment. He kept his word." Brown said. "We were relying on his commitment to his word. We relied on his commitment. We were expecting him to do his job here. He's going out from his commitment. We're not going to reward him for his decision."

Brown finally made it halfway through the 2011 season, bringing Palmer to Oakland for a first-round draft pick and a second-round selection that was conditional, one of the many reasons the Raiders have been able to remain an unprofitable team as the Bengals in the past couple of decades.

There is a reason Oakland's fans who love the game cheer out of to the Black Hole: because the collapsed star's physics are applicable for the Raiders. As quarterbacks traverse the event horizon of becoming an Oakland Raider their photons slow to zero, so we as observers never get to see them disappear. We simply look away.

Palmer did however manage to achieve escape velocity when he was traded in the Cardinals in spring 2013. He helped lead them to victory in the spring of 2013. He led the Cardinals to a 10-6 mark making him the first athlete of Madden NFL 23 history to throw 4000 yards in a season for three teams. He was even more successful this year, winning five of his six games while the Cardinals took on Buy Mut 23 Coins first place in the NFC. With 11 touchdown passes and three interceptions was the top ratio of his career.