Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer | |
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Palmer 2015 | |
Position (s): Quarterback |
Jersey numbers: 9, 3 |
born December 27, 1979 in Fresno , California | |
Career information | |
Active : 2004 - 2017 | |
NFL Draft : 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st | |
College : Southern California | |
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Career statistics | |
TD - INT | 294-187 |
Thrown yards | 46,247 |
Quarterback rating | 87.9 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Carson Palmer (* 27. December 1979 in Fresno , California ) is a former American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He played in the National Football League (NFL), including for the Arizona Cardinals , the Oakland Raiders and the Cincinnati Bengals . Palmer attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2002.
College career
After graduating from Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Palmer enrolled at the University of Southern California in 1998 . He was second quarterback on the college football team behind Mike Van Raaphorst , who was replaced by Carson Palmer after nine games of the USC Trojans because of his ineffectiveness. Palmer had his breakthrough in his senior year of college under the new offensive coordinator Norm Chow. He threw 309 passes for 3,942 yards and 33 touchdowns with just ten interceptions and led the Trojans to a 38-17 victory over the University of Iowa in the Orange Bowl . In a game against Notre Dame , he threw 425 yards, the most ever scored by a quarterback against Notre Dame. Because of this extraordinary achievement, Carson Palmer was awarded the Heisman Trophy , an award for the best player in college football .
Professional career
Rookie season
Carson Palmer was selected first in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals . He was the second player after Vinny Testaverde to be selected with the first pick and also to win the Heisman Trophy. He didn't play a single game in his first season as Jon Kitna , who joined the Bengals as a free agent in 2001 , started every game. Although the team ended the season with a record of eight wins and eight losses, so with their first non-negative record since 1996, Palmer and not Kitna was declared the starter for the next season.
2003-2004
In his first season as the starting quarterback, Palmer threw passes over 2,897 yards and 13 touchdowns. One of his notable appearances was in the December game against the Baltimore Ravens . After Baltimore went into the fourth quarter with a 20-3 lead, he brought his team back into the game with three touchdowns to 23:24. When the Ravens took the lead again after a field goal , Palmer brought the Bengals over 60 yards in eight plays in position for the field goal to victory by Shayne Graham .
2005 - the breakthrough
In the 2005 season Palmer reached a record of 11-5 with the Bengals and thus the first title in the AFC North since 1990. He became the first Bengal with a quarterback rating over 100, was with 3,836 yards fourth best pass thrower in the NFL and led entered the league with 32 touchdown passes. On December 21, 2005, Carson Palmer was elected to the Pro Bowl . In this game he could not take part because he was injured in the wildcard play-offs game against the Pittsburgh Steelers by defensive tackle Kimo Oelhoffen in the knee. Without Palmer, the Bengals were eliminated from the playoffs. Palmer was diagnosed with a complicated knee injury involving both the cruciate ligament and cartilage. He was led by Dr. Lonnie Paulos operated in Houston, Texas and was able to play again the following season.
Although the Bengals could not build on their successes in the following seasons, Carson Palmer was elected MVP of the Pro Bowl in 2006.
In January 2018, Palmer announced his retirement.
Career statistics
year | team | Comp-Att | Comp% | Yards | TD | INT | QB Rtg |
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2003 | CIN | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
2004 | CIN | 263-432 | 60.9 | 2897 | 18th | 18th | 77.3 |
2005 | CIN | 345-509 | 67.8 | 3836 | 32 | 12 | 101.1 |
2006 | CIN | 324-520 | 62.3 | 4035 | 28 | 13 | 93.9 |
2007 | CIN | 373-575 | 64.9 | 4131 | 26th | 20th | 86.7 |
2008 | CIN | 75-129 | 58.1 | 731 | 3 | 4th | 69.0 |
2009 | CIN | 282-466 | 60.5 | 3094 | 21st | 13 | 83.6 |
2010 | CIN | 362-586 | 61.8 | 3970 | 26th | 20th | 82.4 |
2011 | OAK | 199-328 | 60.7 | 2753 | 13 | 16 | 80.5 |
2012 | OAK | 345-565 | 61.1 | 4018 | 22nd | 14th | 85.3 |
2013 | ARI | 362-572 | 63.3 | 4274 | 24 | 22nd | 83.9 |
2014 | ARI | 141-224 | 62.9 | 1626 | 11 | 3 | 95.6 |
2015 | ARI | 342-537 | 63.7 | 4671 | 35 | 11 | 104.6 |
2016 | ARI | 364-597 | 61.0 | 4233 | 26th | 14th | 87.2 |
2017 | ARI | 164-267 | 61.4 | 1,978 | 9 | 7th | 84.4 |
total | 3,941-6,307 | 62.5 | 46,247 | 294 | 187 | 87.9 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy: Cardinals QB Carson Palmer retires after 15 seasons . January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Palmer, Carson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fresno |