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On December 21, 2005, Carson Palmer was one of five Bengals voted to the 2006 Pro Bowl game. The others were Willie Anderson, Shayne Graham, Chad Johnson (now known as Chad Ocho Cinco), and Deltha O'Neal. This would have been Palmer's first Pro Bowl appearance, but he did not play in it due to a severe knee injury that he suffered in the 31–17 loss in the wild card game in the 2005 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cincinnati on January 8, 2006. On the Bengals' second offensive play, Palmer launched a 66-yard completion — the longest in Bengals' playoff history — to Bengal wide out Chris Henry, but just after throwing the ball, he was struck by Steelers defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen, wrenching Palmer's left leg and knocking him out of the game. A magnetic resonance imaging test revealed tears of both the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments as well as cartilage and meniscus damage.
During the off-season, the NFL Rules Committee modified the rule regarding low hits on quarterbacks, prohibiting defenders from hitting a passer at or below the knee unless they are blocked into him. Injuries to Palmer, Roethlisberger and then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brian Griese (who re-signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) were cited as reasons for the new rule. The rule now requires that defenders take every opportunity to avoid hitting a quarterback at or below the knees when the quarterback is in a defenseless position looking to throw with both feet on the ground. There has been much controversy as to whether or not the play was legal. Some say the play was clean and that Von Oelhoffen was blocked into Carson Palmer. Others claim Von Oelhoffen purposely rolled up on Carson Palmer's knee. This is still the subject of much controversy. Von Oelhoffen was subsequently released by the Steelers following the 2005 season, [1] though he did win a Super Bowl ring in 2006 in his final season as a Steeler.
