In 2002, Carson Palmer was the best Quarterback in College Football, winning multiple awards and going number one overall in the Draft.  Fast forward a decade later, and Palmer was on his third team (Arizona), and despite the two Pro Bowls, was considered a minor disappointment based on the initial hype.  It was with the Cardinals that he eventually had the best season of his life.

Palmer threw for 4,274 Yards in 2013, finishing eighth in that stat, and became the first QB to throw for 4,000 Yards in a year for three different teams.  A torn ACL took him out of half of 2014, but his 2015 was electric.  Palmer was second in MVP voting to Carolina's Cam Newton and had career-highs in Passing Yards (4,671) and Touchdown Passes (35) while topping the league in Yards per Attempt (8.7), Yards per Completion (13.7) and QBR (76.4).

Palmer had another excellent year in 2016 (4,233 Passing Yards & 26 TDs) but a broken arm in Week 7 of 2017 ended his campaign, and eventually his career, as he retired in the off-season.  With Arizona, Palmer had 16,782 Yards and 105 Touchdowns, and entered their Ring of Honor in 2019.