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Carson Palmer Wears Lions Gear

Apr 22, 2008 – 2:55 AM
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(Hat tip: Mo Egger)

There has been some fuss this week about a Carson Palmer interview where he was wearing a Detroit Lions shirt. The interview was in the Bengals locker room and was mainly about the receivers (who they have, the departed Chris Henry, adding Doug Gabriel).

Some believed that it was a shout out to current Lions' quarterback Jon Kitna. Remember that Kitna was the Bengals' starter during Palmer's rookie year and became a mentor when Palmer took the starting gig in 2004. Since leaving for Detroit in 2006, the two have remained great friends.

However, that's not why he wore it:

But the shirt looks older than the 35-year-old Kitna. It looks like it may have been worn by former Bengals head coach Dick LeBeau in his heyday in Detroit during the '60s and '70s.

It turns out that Palmer has had the shirt longer than he's been a Bengal. He got it at the 2003 Senior Bowl, where the Lions staff coached his North team.

"Hey, do you care what's written on your shirt if you like it?" asked Palmer, pointing at the offending scribe.

Still, in an organization that can't keep its stars from voicing their desires to be elsewhere, it has to put a lump in the throat in the Bengals' faithful.
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