It's not that Palmer hasn't been a good player since his recovery

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It was the opening game of 2006's Wild Card game against the Steelers and Madden 23 coins is the longest passing game ever played in Bengals playoff history, and also the conclusion of Palmer's brief career as an elite professional quarterback. The game ends with Henry being tackled at the Steelers 22. Palmer fell to his 5feet, supine and flailing after Kimo von Olhoeffen smashed him in the low area and tore his MCL and ACL.

It's not that Palmer hasn't been a good player since his recovery: he quickly recovered and played in all 16 games in the next season (no difficult task, just inquire with Robert Griffin III) and even made it to the Pro Bowl. However, the Palmer in 2005 -- the one who dominated in the Madden NFL 23 with 32 touchdown passes and an 67.8 completion rate while throwing 12 interceptions during his second season as an active player -- has never returned. His accuracy dropped and the Bengals organization's dysfunction resurfaced and he was plagued by elbow issues, which is likely the consequence of throwing on his knee that was surgically repaired.

His time in Cincinnati was over when the Bengals were 4-12 in the 2010 season. Palmer was eighth season with the team. Palmer said he'd prefer to retire at 31 rather than playing for the Bengals in the future: "I have $80 million in my bank account. I don't need to play football to earn money. I'll be playing to enjoy football, but that love will require a different place. I'm ready to live my life to the fullest." Consider that for a second: Palmer, the first overall selection in the 2003 cheap madden 23 coins Draft, older that both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and was determined to never play again in football at 31.