ESPN: Carson out for season

As reported earlier, Marvin Lewis has indicated that Carson Palmer will likely miss the Bengals next two games.

But ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that sources told him Palmer has a "frayed" ligament in his right elbow and most likely will not play for the rest of the 2008 season.

According to Mortensen, Palmer's injury is to a part of his ulnar collateral ligament, a condition treatable by "Tommy John" ligament-replacement surgery. Mortensen reported that Palmer wants to wait "around two months" to decide if surgery is the best option.

• Link to Mortensen's report
• Quarterback Carson Palmer isn't helping himself or the Bengals by waiting to have possible surgery on his elbow, writes ESPN.com's James Walker.