Carson Palmer Net Worth 2024

March 24, 2024

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Carson Palmer is a retired American Football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons. He spent most of his playing time with Cincinnati Bengals and the Arizona Cardinals.

What is Carson Palmer net worth?

Name	Carson Hilton Palmer
Net worth	$90 million
Date of birth	December 27, 1979
occupation	former American football quarterback
Nationality	US

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Carson Palmer Net Worth and Biography

Carson Palmer net worth 2024 is $90 million. Carson Hilton Palmer is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals.

Carson Palmer net worth is $90 million. Keep reading to find more information about him in this article.

Early years

Palmer was born in Fresno, California. By the time he was in seventh grade, Palmer had remarkable size and arm strength for his age. His father, Bill Palmer, enrolled him in private classes in Orange County, where he was later taught by quarterback guru Bob Johnson.

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He went on to attend 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 the quarterback on the freshman team, Palmer was so good that members of the varsity team would halt practices to watch him play. After a successful stint as a starter his junior year, Palmer started to field offers from USC, Notre Dame, Colorado, Miami, and reportedly San Diego State and Northern Arizona University.

He was named to the first-team all-league and All-CIF despite suffering a stress fracture in his right foot. Palmer finished his high school career with 27 school records and 2 straight CIF championships.

Palmer entered the University of Southern California in 1998, where he played for head coach Paul Hackett the first three years of his college career. He began the season as a back-up to Mike Van Raaphorst. They split time throughout the first 8 games, with Palmer mainly coming in during the second half.

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Going into his sophomore year in 1999, he was named the starting quarterback of the Trojans. The season opener was against Hawaii and Palmer played in a little more than two quarters. He finished the game with 14/16 completions (87.5%), 167 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, and a 9-yard rushing touchdown.

Professional career

In 2003, Palmer signed a six-year contract worth $42.69 million after being selected first overall by the Cincinnati Bengals. Unlike most quarterbacks drafted with the first overall pick, Palmer did not play at all during his rookie season; instead, Palmer learned the position during games and in practice under head coach Marvin Lewis and quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese.

After learning the position during his rookie season, Palmer was given the starting quarterback position for the 2004 season and started 13 games; the Bengals finished that season 8–8.

In 2005, the Palmer-led Bengals ended 15 years of futility by notching their first winning season since 1990 and winning the AFC North division with an 11–5 record.

Plmer signed for Oakland Raiders in 2011 for a four-year contract worth $43 million.

After two seasons with Raiders, He moved to Arizona Cardinals in 2013 in a contract worth $16 million.

Retirement

On January 2, 2018, Palmer announced his retirement from the NFL. At the time of his retirement, he was 12th all-time in both passing yards and passing touchdowns with 46,247 and 294, respectively. Palmer was inducted into the Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor on September 29, 2019, its 18th inductee.