Carson Palmer Biography, Age, Wife, Kids, Brother, Salary, Net Worth, Contract & Stats

BIOGRAPHY OF CARSON PALMER

Carson Palmer, whose full name is Carson Hilton Palmer, is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was born on December 27, 1979 in Fresno, California.

He attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. At Santa Margarita High School, he would play on their high school football team. As a freshman quarterback, Palmer was so good that members of the varsity team would interrupt practices to watch him play. After a successful stint as a starter in his freshman year, Palmer began fielding offers from USC, Notre Dame, Colorado, Miami (Florida), and San Diego State. In his senior season, he led Orange County with a 203.9 quarterback rating. He was named to the All-League and All-CIF First Team despite suffering a stress fracture in his right foot.

Palmer attended the University of Southern California in 1998, where he played for head coach Paul Hackett the first three years of his college career. He finished his first season with 130 completions, 235 attempts (55.3%), 1,755 passing yards, 116 rushing yards, 7 passing touchdowns, 6 interceptions and one rushing touchdown. Entering his sophomore year in 1999, he was named the Trojans’ starting quarterback.

During his Sophomore season, USC finished the season with a 5–7 record and Palmer finished with 228 completions, 414 attempts (54.9%) for 2,914 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. He finished his junior season with 221 completions, 377 attempts (58.6%), 2,717 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 12 starts. He played in his final collegiate game in the 2003 Orange Bowl against No. 3 Iowa, finishing with 21 of 31 passes, 303 passing yards, and a touchdown, while also being named the game’s MVP. .

Palmer finished his senior season with 309 completions, 489 attempts (63.2%), 3,942 passing yards, 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while breaking the school record for most completions. passing yards and passing touchdowns in a season. He was voted the 2002 Heisman Award winner. Palmer was the fifth player and first quarterback from USC to win the award. After 5 years at USC, he finished his career with 72 touchdown passes, 49 interceptions, 927 completions, 1,569 attempts and 11,818 passing yards. He also ended up being the Pac-10 career leader in completions, attempts, and passing yards.

He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft from the Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals for eight seasons. After learning the position during his rookie season, Palmer got the starting quarterback job for the 2004 season and started 13 games. On October 18, 2011, the Bengals agreed to trade Palmer to the Oakland Raiders. On April 2, 2013, Palmer was officially traded to the Arizona Cardinals for a sixth-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft and a conditional pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

CARSON PALMER AGE

He was born on December 27, 1979.

CARSON PALMER WIFE – CARSON PALMER KIDS

Palmer married former USC football player Shaelynn on July 5, 2003. The two met during freshman orientation. His wife gave birth to twins, son Fletch and daughter Elle, on January 20, 2009.

BROTHER CARSON PALMER

Her brother, Jordan Palmer, was her best man at her wedding.

SALARY CARSON PALMER

28,5 M $

CARSON PALMER NET WORTH

He has an estimated net worth of $60 million.

CARSON PALMER CONTRACT

Palmer signed a three-year, $49.5 million extension in November with the Arizona Cardinals. The deal included $19.5 million in bonuses paid during the first four months of the contract.