Jesse Palmer
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| Jesse Palmer | |
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| Position(s): Quarterback |
Jersey #(s): 3 |
| Born: October 5, 1978 [citation needed] | |
| Career information | |
| Year(s): 2001–2006 | |
| NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125 | |
| College: Florida | |
| Professional teams | |
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| Career stats | |
| TD-INT | 3-4 |
| Passing Yards | 562 |
| QB Rating | 59.8 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jesse James Palmer (born October 5, 1978, in Toronto, Ontario)[citation needed] is a sports commentator and former pro American football quarterback. He was featured on the reality television series The Bachelor. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers before spending half a season in 2006 in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. He is now a college football analyst for ESPN and a football analyst for TSN.[citation needed]
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[edit] Early life
Although born in Toronto, Palmer lists Nepean, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario as his home town.[1] His father, Bill Palmer, played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Palmer attended St. Pius X High School (Ottawa) and later attended college at the University of Florida.[citation needed] In his minor league years with the Myers Riders he managed to throw for more than 1000 yards in one season.[citation needed]
[edit] The Bachelor
In the spring of 2004, Palmer appeared on The Bachelor television program, in which he was given his choice of eligible single women. He is known for accidentally forgetting a woman's name during the first rose ceremony. He eventually selected Jessica Bowlin. However, as is common with relationships forged through reality television shows, Palmer's and Bowlin's courtship lasted for only a few months after the end of the show.
[edit] Football career
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[edit] College
Palmer played college football at University of Florida where he alternated playing time with quarterback Doug Johnson and later with Rex Grossman.
[edit] NFL
Palmer was drafted by the New York Giants were he spent most of his NFL career as a backup behind starting quarterback Kerry Collins. After a four-year stint as a backup quarterback, Palmer was cut on September 2, 2005 by the Giants. Jesse Palmer was the second Canadian (behind Mark Rypien of the Washington Redskins) to start at the quarterback position in the NFL.[2]
[edit] CFL
At first, wanting to stay in the game, he looked to the Canadian Football League for employment. His rights are held by the Montreal Alouettes; however, the Ottawa Renegades tried to acquire the Ottawa native as their top quarterback, and Palmer expressed interest in playing for his home town. Palmer's agent reportedly asked for a three year contract in the neighborhood of $660,000 per year, which would have made Jesse the highest paid player in the league.
Attempting to locate another opportunity to stay in the NFL, Palmer worked out with the Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders and was temporarily signed by the San Francisco 49ers on November 1, 2005 as injuries plagued their quarterbacks Alex Smith and Ken Dorsey. Shortly after Dorsey and then Smith returned from injury Palmer was released.
Palmer was re-signed a few months later by the 49ers during the 2006 off-season but was later released on August 29, 2006 toward the end of training camp. On September 11, 2006, the Montreal Alouettes signed him to their developmental roster.
[edit] Broadcasting career
Palmer was a color commentator for FOX for two games late in the 2005 season, and returned to the booth on November 26, 2006. On April 25, 2007, Palmer appeared on the NFL Network as an analyst and commentator for the weekend's NFL Draft.
On May 24, 2007, Palmer announced his retirement from the Canadian Football League to pursue a broadcasting career with FOX.[1][3]
Palmer currently works for ESPN as a studio analyst on College Football Live and ESPN2 telecasts. He is a game analyst on ESPN Thursday Night College football games
Palmer is currently a New York correspondent for CTV's entertainment news program, eTalk. He has covered both sports and entertainment events including the Super Bowl and the 79th and 80th Academy Awards.[4]
[edit] Personal
He has lived in Hoboken, New Jersey since 2005, in the same building as former Giants teammate Eli Manning (who, along with brother Peyton, are close friends) and Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b TSN : CFL - Canada's Sports Leader
- ^ SportingNews.com - Giants release Lewis, Palmer, others
- ^ http://tv.yahoo.com/the-bachelor/show/28908/news/urn:newsml:tv.ap.org:20070524:fbo_palmer_retires__ER:73926;_ylt=AgMmAJv7f7EN17twMgOvbv2Rv9EF
- ^ CTV.ca| Jesse Palmer
- ^ Kocieniewski, Davis; and McGeehan, Patrick. "Corzine's Mix: Bold Ambitions, Rough Edges", The New York Times, November 2, 2005. Accessed January 1, 2008. "But within a year, he had left his wife and the stately New Jersey house in Summit where they had raised their three children. He moved to a Hoboken apartment building that was also home to the Giants quarterbacks Eli Manning and Jesse Palmer, who also starred in the reality series 'The Bachelor.' He is the monday morning quarterback. "
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Doug Johnson |
Florida Gators Starting Quarterbacks 1998-2000 |
Succeeded by Rex Grossman |
| Preceded by Bob Guiney |
The Bachelor Season 5 |
Succeeded by Byron Velvick |
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