Jesse Palmer

Contents
1Early life
2 The Bachelor
3 Football career
College
NFL
CFL
4 Broadcast career
5 Personal 

 

 Early life
Although born in Toronto, Palmer lists Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario as his home town.[1] His father, Bill Palmer, played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Palmer attended St. Pius X High School in Ottawa and attended college at the University of Florida.

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.

Football career
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Career highlights and awards 
Position(s):
Quarterback Jersey #(s):
3
Born: October 5, 1978 (1978-10-05) (age 30)
Career information
Year(s): 2001–2006
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125
College: Florida
Professional teams
New York Giants (2001-2004)
San Francisco 49ers (2005) *
Montreal Alouettes (2006)
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only 
Career stats
TD-INT     3-4
Passing Yards     562
QB Rating     59.8
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com 

 

College
Palmer played college football at the University of Florida where he alternated playing time with quarterback Doug Johnson and later with Rex Grossman.

 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]

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.

Broadcast career
Palmer was a color commentator for the NFL on 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 In-Studio Co-Host for the show with Joe Schad on College Football Live.

Palmer is currently a New York correspondent for CTV's entertaiment news program, eTalk. He has covered both sports and entertainment events including the Super Bowl and the 79th and 80th Academy Awards.[4]

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]