Raiders to acquire Carson Palmer for 2 first-round picks

The Raiders roll the dice and pick up holdout QB Carson Palmer from the Bengals in a trade deadline deal with Cincinnati in exchange for a first-round draft pick next year and a conditional first-round pick in 2013. Palmer, who will soon turn 32 and hasn’t played in a game in nearly 10 months, was in the Bay Area this morning for a physical before signing, ESPN says.