By Mark Curnutte
Enquirer staff writer

GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Quarterback Carson Palmer and Jon Kitna each will get two series during the Bengals' annual intrasquad scrimmage tonight.

Coach Marvin Lewis also said he might tinker with the structure to put his offense and defense in dire straits.

"We'll start with the offense a little backed up and maybe start the defense in the high red-zone area and get a little more situational football," Lewis said after the team's one practice Thursday. "It'll be good for us to get through some short-yardage and goal-line (situations)."

There will be live contact in full pads.

Georgetown College officials are expecting large crowds of 7,500 for both the scrimmage tonight and the mock game Saturday afternoon at Rawlings Stadium.

PETE'S BACK: Wide receiver Peter Warrick returned to practice Thursday after missing three sessions. He had been relegated to doing conditioning drills.

Warrick, a fifth-year player, is still regaining strength in his surgically repaired right knee. He suffered torn cartilage in December.

Warrick has been frustrated with the schedule of alternating on-field work with having to sit out.

But Lewis said Warrick would have to get used to missing practice until his leg is stronger.

"He has to keep dealing with it. He had a day off and got out there and did some good things today," Lewis said.

BENGAL HISTORY: Representatives of Orange Frazer Press will be at Rawlings Stadium tonight and Saturday to sell copies of a new Bengals history book.

The Legends, Cincinnati Bengals: The Men, The Deeds, The Consequences, by Chick Ludwig of the Dayton Daily News, will be available for $20.

The 268-page book details the stories of 50 players and four coaches in Bengals history and is replete with photographs.

Ludwig, 50, an Elder High School graduate, followed the Bengals while growing up in Price Hill. He has covered the Bengals since 1997 for the Dayton Daily News.

"Each chapter was a challenge in trying to capture each player's personality," Ludwig said. "But I have to admit Boomer Esiason's was the most fun."

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