Happy 45th birthday to three-time Pro Bowler and first-overall pick from the 2003 NFL Draft, Carson Palmer! Palmer was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals after his 2002-03 Heisman Trophy-winning campaign at USC, but didn’t take an NFL snap until 2004. Palmer played seven total seasons with the Bengals, eclipsing 3,000 passing-yards and 20 touchdowns in his five full seasons as  the starter. But while he was clearly a quality NFL quarterback, the Bengals as a team struggled and eventually drove Palmer to a temporary retirement after they apparently were unwilling to honor a trade request.  He was eventually traded to Oakland after a successful start from replacement Andy Dalton, and Palmer played two seasons with the Raiders before getting traded to Arizona for the final five seasons of his career. In 2015 he had the best season of his career, throwing for 4,671 yards and 35 touchdowns to 11 interceptions, leading the Cardinals to a 13-3 record and a playoff victory over Green Bay before falling to the CarolinRead More