Jesse Palmer (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Jesse James Palmer (born October 5 1978, Toronto) is a former pro football quarterback and one-time star of the reality television series The Bachelor. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers before spending half a season in 2006 in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. Currently he is a college football analyst for ESPN.

Although born in Toronto, Ontario, Palmer lists the former city of Nepean, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa, as his home town.

Palmer attended St. Pius X High School in Ottawa.

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, eventually selecting 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.

College career

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

Professional career

He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 4th round (125th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft. Although he started a few games due to injuries to former Giants starting quarterback Kerry Collins, Palmer spent his entire NFL career as a backup. After a four-year stint as a backup quarterback, Palmer was cut on September 2, 2005 by the Giants.

At first, wanting to stay in the game, he looked to the CFL for employment. His rights are held by the Montreal Alouettes; however, the Ottawa Renegades tried to acquire the Ottawa native to be 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 make 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.

Palmer was a color commentator for the NFL on FOX for two games late in the 2005 season. Palmer 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. Palmer currently works as an in-studio host of TSN's Monday Morning Quarterback. A new feature created by TSN for their coverage of the 2007 NFL season.

Personal

Palmer has lived in Hoboken, New Jersey since 2005.

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