Quarterbacks Carson and Jordan Palmer will have an opportunity to make history in 2008.

If Jordan lands on the Bengals' 53-man active roster as a backup to Carson, the Palmers will become the first brother quarterback tandem to play on same team since the Super Bowl era began with the 1966 season.  The Bengals signed Jordan to a two-year contract on Wednesday. He'll compete with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jeff Rowe for two roster spots behind Carson.

Texas-El Paso's career passing leader in yards (11,084) and TDs (88), Jordan was Washington's sixth-round pick in the 2007 draft. The Redskins waived him on Sept. 1.  "So much with a quarterback is mental," Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski said. "If he knows things well enough to where he can anticipate and get the ball out, he's certainly got enough arm talent to do it. The mental aspect will be the most challenging part from the beginning.  "(Fitzpatrick and Rowe) are a step ahead mentally. So it'll be up to him to catch up and show us, physically and mentally, that he's going to earn some of those practice snaps and preseason snaps as well."

The Bengals nearly drafted Jordan in 2007.  "Between Carson and his parents, they felt it probably wouldn't be a comfortable situation," Bratkowski said. "Now that he was out there and looking for a place to catch on, everybody's reassessed their feelings. He's going to be here and have an opportunity."