Carson Palmer
Quarterback
Career Earnings: $172,500,000
Career APY: $11,500,000
Total Guarantees: $78,895,294
Largest Cash Payment: $19,000,000 (2014)
Largest Cap Number: $24,125,000 (2017)
- Date of Birth: December 27, 1979
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 235
- College: USC
- Entry: 2003 Draft, Round 1, #1 overall (Bengals)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2003 | 6 | $40,000,000 | $6,666,667 | $14,010,000 | $14,500,000 | 36.3% | $7,250,000 |
| Bengals | Extension | Traded | 2005 | 6 | $97,000,000 | $16,166,667 | $24,000,000 | $69,500,000 | 71.6% | $11,583,333 |
| Raiders | Other | Traded | 2011 | 4 | $43,000,000 | $10,750,000 | $5,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 34.9% | $7,500,000 |
| Cardinals | Other | Renegotiated | 2013 | 2 | $17,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 47.1% | $8,000,000 |
| Cardinals | Extension | Extended | 2014 | 3 | $49,500,000 | $16,500,000 | $14,235,294 | $29,500,000 | 59.6% | $14,750,000 |
| Cardinals | Extension | Reserve | 2016 | 1 | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $11,650,000 | $36,000,000 | 171.4% | $18,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 8 | $84,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $84,000,001 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Raiders | 2 | $15,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $5,660,000 | 0.0% | $9,340,000 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 5 | $73,500,000 | $14,700,000 | $66,875,000 | 0.0% | $6,625,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bengals | $1,070,000 | $1,430,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | 3.3% | $11,080,000 | ||
| 2004 | Bengals | $1,337,500 | $2,057,242 | $0 | $0 | $2,082,500 | $0 | $5,477,242 | 6.8% | $3,420,000 | ||
| 2005 | Bengals | $3,750,000 | $5,232,758 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,982,758 | 10.5% | $18,750,000 | ||
| 2006 | Bengals | $6,750,000 | $6,230,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,980,000 | 12.7% | $15,750,000 | ||
| 2007 | Bengals | $7,250,000 | $6,230,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,480,000 | 12.4% | $7,250,000 | ||
| 2008 | Bengals | $7,750,000 | $6,230,001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,980,001 | 12.1% | $7,750,000 | ||
| 2009 | Bengals | $9,500,000 | $4,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,300,000 | 11.6% | $9,500,000 | ||
| 2010 | Bengals | $10,500,000 | $1,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,300,000 | -- | $10,500,000 | ||
| 2011 | Raiders | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | 2.1% | $2,500,000 | ||
| 2012 | Raiders | $825,000 | $2,335,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,160,000 | 2.6% | $12,500,000 | ||
| 2013 | Cardinals | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 3.2% | $8,000,000 | ||
| 2014 | Cardinals | $9,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,235,294 | $13,000,000 | 9.4% | $19,000,000 | ||
| 2015 | Cardinals | $1,000,000 | $6,375,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $7,375,000 | 5.0% | $10,500,000 | ||
| 2016 | Cardinals | $4,900,000 | $6,625,000 | $6,350,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $4,900,000 | $18,375,000 | 11.5% | $18,500,000 | ||
| 2017 | Cardinals | $15,500,000 | $6,625,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $15,500,000 | $24,125,000 | 14.0% | $17,500,000 | ||
| Total | $83,632,500 | $61,970,001 | $7,850,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,082,500 | $27,635,294 | $156,535,001 | $172,500,000 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 10 | -- | -- | 59.3% | 0.0% | 199/328 | 60.7% | 2753 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 80.5 | 16 | 20 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 15 | -- | -- | 88.2% | 0.0% | 345/565 | 61.1% | 4018 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 85.3 | 18 | 36 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | 0.0% | 362/572 | 63.3% | 4274 | 24 | 22 | 41 | 83.9 | 27 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 38.7% | 0.0% | 141/224 | 62.9% | 1626 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 95.6 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 94.2% | 0.0% | 342/538 | 63.6% | 4671 | 35 | 11 | 25 | 104.4 | 25 | 24 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 90.8% | 0.0% | 364/597 | 61% | 4233 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 87.2 | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 40.8% | 0.0% | 164/267 | 61.4% | 1978 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 84.4 | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |