Palmer hasn’t talked to the media since making his trade request.
A text message seeking comment wasn’t returned.
Brown, Lewis and the staff are in Alabama to coach players for the Senior Bowl.
Palmer’s request is an indication he doesn’t think the team can win the way it currently operates.
Brown said they didn’t get into specifics of what was bothering Palmer.
"We’ll just have to see how it plays out," Brown said.
"We’ll reach out to him and understand the things that are in his craw.
Maybe there are things we can do that will appeal to him.
When Ochocinco tried to get traded before the 2008 season, Brown dug in.
Ochocinco expects the same to happen with his quarterback.
"Carson isn’t going anywhere … relax," Ochocinco tweeted on Monday.
Palmer has few options if the team decides it wants to keep him.
The question is how having an unhappy quarterback will affect the organization.
He tore up his left knee during a playoff loss to Pittsburgh.
He got six years added to the deal, which lasts through 2014.
At the time, he said he wanted to finish his career in Cincinnati.
He also matched his career high with 20 interceptions.
Running back Cedric Benson, another free agent, said the team should have stayed with its run-first philosophy.
Now, Palmer is throwing up his hands in frustration.
Brown thinks they can still coexist.
"The life of a pro quarterback is not always easy," Brown said.
"When you’re down the criticism will flare up.
That’s the nature of our business.
We want him to re-up, be in good spirits and in time he’ll come around.
This was a deeply disappointing season for us, we have all suffered from it.
I think we will rebound."
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