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Article: Bengals Have Palmer Brothers at QB
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- January 30, 2008
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Jordan Palmer was packed for Phoenix, ready to take his career to the Arena Football League, when he got a most unusual offer.
The Cincinnati Bengals wanted to know if he would like to try to earn a spot as his brother's backup. They didn't have to wait long for an answer.
He signed a two-year deal Wednesday that will give him a chance to play behind his brother, quarterback Carson Palmer. Although brother tandems have been common in the NFL, it's rare that two of them get to throw passes for the same team.
"Someday we'll look back and laugh about it and think it was pretty cool," Jordan said in a phone interview.
It's certainly unusual.
There have ...