Bengals running back Cedric Benson believes the team has to cut ties with quarterback Carson Palmer. Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said on Wednesday that he's keeping the door open for Palmer's return. "I love Carson Palmer to death. He's supported me and taught me a lot but I think when a guy expresses himself as strongly as he has it's almost not healthy for the team to bring him back," Benson told The Cincinnati Enquirer. "He's already expressed his disgust. To bring him back would only be detrimental to the team and to him. This guy wants to be free and to soar somewhere else. Don't lock a man down whom you know he won't be happy if he stays."