Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in Fresno, California,) is an American football quarterback who plays for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals franchise. He attended the University of Southern California, where he won the Heisman Trophy Award in 2002 in his senior season. He was drafted by the Bengals with the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft and signed a 6-year, $118.75 million contract extension on December 29, 2005. Carson Palmer's younger brother, Jordan, is a highly-ranked quarterback at the University of Texas-El Paso entering his senior season in 2006.
