"The Bengals met with quarterback Carson Palmer immediately before training camp began, and reached out to his representatives again last week, sources confirmed to The Enquirer.

ESPN reported Thursday that Palmer met with Brown at Paul Brown Stadium. A league source told The Enquirer the meeting took place during the week of July 25, when the lockout ended, but before the team reported to camp at Georgetown College on July 29.

The Bengals made another call to Palmer's representatives last week, according to league sources, before they released Palmer's younger brother, Jordan. Whether any of the overtures would resolve the situation was unclear, but it was the first sign of dialogue in the saga since Palmer, the Bengals' starting quarterback since 2004, told the Bengals in the offseason he would retire if he was not traded."