{"id":16226,"date":"2024-12-13T02:55:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T02:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16226"},"modified":"2024-12-13T02:55:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T02:55:23","slug":"report-former-nfl-star-qb-carson-palmer-lands-major-head-coaching-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16226","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Former NFL Star QB Carson Palmer Lands Major Head Coaching Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0star quarterback and 2003 first-overall pick Carson Palmer is making a move to the coaching sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Per Eric Sondheimer of the\u00a0<em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, Carson Palmer has been named\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/highschool\/story\/2024-12-12\/carson-palmer-football-coach-santa-margarita\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the new head coach<\/a>\u00a0of the Santa Margarita High School football team. Palmer attended this school before taking his talents to USC.<\/p>\n<p>As Sondheimer noted, the school put coach Anthony Rouzier on administrative leave following a locker room incident. He was subsequently fired, with defensive coordinator Steve Fifita taking on the interim HC role.<\/p>\n<p>Palmer was previously on the school\u2019s freshman team as a volunteer to help his son, Fletch, Sondheimer added. Fletch is also a signal-caller.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">High school football: Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer named head coach at Santa Margarita (CA) \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udfc8<\/p>\n<p>Full story \u2b07\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XaiylEpASn\">https:\/\/t.co\/XaiylEpASn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x1PRjzQkLK\">pic.twitter.com\/x1PRjzQkLK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxPreps\/status\/1867345000805335192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old Carson Palmer was drafted first-overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003 after winning the Heisman Trophy. Palmer restored some relevance to the long-struggling franchise, helping Cincy to AFC North division crowns in 2005 and 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Palmer eventually lost his starting job to rookie\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/andy-dalton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Dalton<\/a>\u00a0in 2011 following speculation that he would retire after his age-31 2020 season. A public feud intensified between Palmer and the Bengals\u2019 front office, and he was traded to the Oakland Raiders in a blockbuster mid-season trade.<\/p>\n<p>After two disappointing seasons with the Raiders, Palmer was traded to the Arizona Cardinals. There, \u201cquarterback whisperer\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/bruce-arians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Arians<\/a>\u00a0helped Palmer enjoy the best football of his up-and-down career.<\/p>\n<p>He led Arizona to three straight winning seasons (2013 to 2015), two playoff berths and a trip to the 2015 NFC Championship Game. Palmer retired after a frustrating 2017 season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-carson-palmer-had-an-up-and-down-career\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carson Palmer Had An Up-And-Down Career<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, injuries and inconsistent play prevented Palmer from fully reaching his potential. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in the club\u2019s 2005 Wild Card Round loss to the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>\u00a0and tore his ACL in the midst of an MVP-caliber career.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s no telling how different things could have been for Cincinnati and Arizona if Palmer didn\u2019t suffer those injuries. As solid as he was behind center, there are several \u201cwhat ifs\u201d that linger over his career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Former\u00a0NFL\u00a0star quarterback and 2003 first-overall pick Carson Palmer is making a move to the coaching sidelines. 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