Monday morning practice notes

Tight end Sean Mulcahy, who suffered a neck injury in practice this morning and was taken from the field via ambulance, has movement in all extremeties and is joking with nurses in the trauma unit at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. ... Quarterback Carson Palmer did not practice this morning, a pre-arranged period for him to workout with strength and conditioning coaches. The dropoff from Palmer to the team's backup quarterbacks is dramatic. Doug Johnson is No. 2.

The Bengals wore full pads again this morning for the second day in a row. An 11-on-11 team period at the end of the two-hour practice featured some live tackling. The focus of the session was to work on the run offense.

Wide receiver Bennie Brazell is catching everything thrown near him. Brazell beat rookie cornerback Leon Hall on a slant pattern this morning.

Besides Palmer, the following players did not practice: offensive lineman Scott Kooistra, safety Ethan Kilmer, defensive end Frostee Rucker and wide receiver Antonio Chatman.