Carson Palmer would have preferred his first Sports Illustrated cover as
a Bengal to be a picture of him holding a Super Bowl trophy.
And maybe it would have been if the Bengals’ quarterback hadn’t blown
out his left knee in a Jan. 8 playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steele
rs.
Instead, the Palmer cover that hits newsstands today shows him running i
n a hydrotherapy pool with the words “The Rehab of Carson Palmer” supe
rimposed over the picture.
“It’s definitely flattering to be on the cover o
