(AP) - Quarterback Carson Palmer will skip Cincinnati's preseason game at Indianapolis on Thursday night to rest his broken nose.

Palmer didn't practice again Tuesday, watching while the rest of the team got ready for its game against the Colts. Palmer broke his nose and cut his lip on a sack Saturday night during a 13-0 loss to New Orleans.

Palmer says he probably would have sat out the final preseason game even if he hadn't broken his nose. He expects to be ready for the opener at Baltimore.

Running back Rudi Johnson could make his first appearance in a Bengals uniform against the Colts.

But after hearing an ESPN report that the Bengals were interested in trading him for a receiver, Johnson called his agent. He says today that he now thinks he could be gone any minute.

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