Palmer won't play in mock game

Further making it a mockery, the Bengals mock game (touch football) will not feature the talents of quarterback Carson Palmer.

Palmer will not play.

"It's all part of our plan for him," head coach Marvin Lewis said in a statement released by the team's PR staff. "He played the scrimmage (Friday night), and today's the day to lift, train an d rest."

Two times before today in training camp Palmer has been scheduled to work out with strength and conditioning coach Chip Morton instead of working on the field during practice.