Keiwan Ratliff

Following the end of the lockout, the Cincinnati Bengals the-rear wide receiver and half of one of the best defensive back duos in the NFL.All this before the team even got training camp underway.A six-game downward swing in the win department will often bring overhaul to a roster, but head coach Marvin Lewis can't be too excited with some of the changes that took place. Sure, he'll probably need less aspirin not having to deal with Chad Ochocinco's antics any longer, but the fact that he is going from a veteran starter under center in Carson Palmer to rookie Andy Dalton in addition to the surprising loss of cornerback Johnathan Joseph could keep him up at night anyway.The Palmer drama started the earliest, with the 31-year-old saying in January -- following a 4-12 season for Cincinnati -- that he wanted a trade despite signing a six-year extension after the Bengals' 11-win campaign in 2005. Team president Mike Brown refused to budge, however, and Palmer opted to retire rather than try...

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