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Jesse Palmer

For the Australian rules footballer, seeJesse Palmer (Australian footballer).

Jesse James Palmer(born October 5, 1978)[1]is a Canadian television personality, sports commentator, and former professionalfootballplayer who was aquarterbackfor five seasons in theNational Football League(NFL) in the early 2000s. Palmer playedcollege footballfor theFlorida Gatorsunder coachSteve Spurrier,and thereafter, he played professionally for theNew York GiantsandSan Francisco 49ersin the NFL before spending half of the 2006 season with theMontreal Alouettesof theCanadian Football League(CFL).

Jesse Palmer
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Palmer in November 2010
No. 3
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1978-10-05)October 5, 1978(age 46)
Toronto, Ontario,Canada
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Pius X(Ottawa, Ontario)
College:Florida(1997–2000)
NFL draft:2001/ round: 4 / pick: 125
CFL draft:2001/ round: 2 / pick: 15
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:120
Completions:63
Passing yards:562
TD–INT:3–4
Player stats atPFR

Palmer was cast in 2004 as the bachelor on thefifth seasonof the reality television seriesThe Bachelor.He went on to become a college football analyst forESPN/ABCin the United States,[2]and has been a contributor toThe Sports Network(TSN) in Canada.[3]He was also a contributor to ABC'sGood Morning America.In 2018, he hosted the kickoff season ofThe ProposalonABC.Since 2017 he has hosted theHoliday Baking ChampionshiponFood Network.Jesse was host ofDailyMailTVfrom 2017 to 2020. Palmer married model Emely Fardo on June 5, 2020, at a close friend's house in Connecticut.[4]In 2021, Palmer was named as the permanent host ofThe BachelorandThe Bachelorette.[2]

Early life

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Palmer was born inToronto, Ontario,[5]and raised inNepean, Ontario,a suburb ofOttawa.He attended bothConfederationandSt. Pius Xhigh schools, although he played all of his amateur football on teams in the Ontario Minor Football Association and most importantly with the Ottawa Norsemen and Myers Riders Football Clubs in Ottawa.[6]

His father, Bill Palmer, played seven years for theOttawa Rough Riders.[7]His mother, Susan, was a prominent fashion and print model, co-founder of Barrett Palmer Models and former owner of the original ITM: International Top Models, a modeling agency and training centre located in Ottawa, which eventually became the current agency MIM Model International Management.[8]

He has two younger brothers and attended a French-immersion school.[9]His brother Billy playedtight endfor theUniversity of Notre Dame.[7]His cousin,Griffen Palmeris acountry musicsinger and songwriter.[10]

College career

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Palmer accepted an athletic scholarship to attend theUniversity of Floridain Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coachSteve Spurrier'sFlorida Gators footballteam from1997to2000.[11]

Palmer often alternated playing time with quarterbackDoug Johnson,and, later, with quarterbackRex Grossman.As a senior, he was selected as one of the team captains and received the Gators'Fergie Ferguson Award,recognizing the "senior football player who displays outstanding leadership, character and courage." He finished his four-year college career with 3,755 passing yards.[11]

Palmer graduated from the University of Florida in 2001 with two undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from theCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences,and a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from theCollege of Business Administration.He was named to theSoutheastern Conference’s academichonor rollin 1998, 1999 and 2000.[2]

Professional football career

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National Football League

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		231 lb
(105 kg) 		31+1⁄2in
(0.80 m) 		9+3⁄4in
(0.25 m)		 4.78 s 1.68 s 2.77 s 4.29 s 7.13 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 32[12]
All values from NFL Combine[13][14]

Palmer was selected by theNew York Giantsof theNational Football League(NFL) in the fourth round (125th overall pick) of the2001 NFL draft,[15]and he played for the Giants from2001until he was cut before the start of the2005season.[16]As a Giants quarterback, he spent most of his NFL career as a backup behind starterKerry Collins.[17]In 2002, Palmer played in two games. The following season, Palmer played in six games, starting three.[16]Palmer was the second Canadian (afterMark Rypienof the Washington Redskins) to start at quarterback in the NFL.[18]

After a four-year stint as a backup quarterback, he was cut on September 3, 2005, by the Giants. He had entered the summer 2005 training camp as the backup toEli Manning,but found himself odd-man-out when the Giants went withTim Hasselbeckat number two andJared Lorenzenat number three QB.[19]

Attempting to locate another opportunity to stay in the NFL, Palmer worked out with theMinnesota VikingsandOakland Raidersand was signed by theSan Francisco 49erson November 1, 2005, as injuries plagued their quarterbacksAlex SmithandKen Dorsey.[18][20]Dorsey and Smith returned from injury three weeks later, and Palmer was released without having played a down.[21]Palmer was re-signed by the 49ers in March 2006 during the off-season, but was released on August 29, 2006, toward the end of training camp.[21][22]

Canadian Football League

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After leaving the NFL, he looked to theCanadian Football Leaguefor employment. Palmer had been drafted by theMontreal Alouettes15th overall in the2001 CFL Draft.[23]His rights were still held by Montreal; however, theOttawa Renegadestried to acquire the Ottawa native as their top quarterback in September 2005, and Palmer expressed interest in playing for his home town.[24]

On September 11, 2006, the Montreal Alouettes signed him to their developmental roster.[23]Palmer did not dress for a game with Montreal. He retired from the CFL before the start of the 2007 season to pursue a broadcasting career.[25]

The Bachelor

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Main article:The Bachelor (American season 5)

In 2004, Palmer was the first professional athlete to appear onThe Bachelortelevision program and the first non-American Bachelor. During the first rose ceremony, Palmer called the name Katie in error, meaning to say Karen. After consulting with hostChris Harrison,Palmer offered a rose to both contestants.[26]He eventually selectedJessica Bowlin,but their courtship lasted for only a few months after the end of the show.[27][28]He would return as host ofthe 26th season,a role which he also filled onthe 19th seasonofThe Bachelorette.[29]Palmer also hostedBachelor In Paradise,Season 8.[30]He is currently host ofThe Bachelorfranchises.[31]This includesThe Golden Bachelor,the first season of which aired in Fall of 2023.

Broadcasting career

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Palmer's broadcast career began withFox Sports NetanalyzingArena Football Leaguegames. He was later a game and studio analyst forCSTVin late 2005 and worked NFL games for Fox in 2006. He also appeared on theNFL Networkand theMSG Network.[2]

Palmer was acolor commentatorforFoxfor two games late in the 2005 season, and returned to the booth on November 26, 2006.[citation needed]On April 25, 2007, Palmer appeared on theNFL Networkas ananalystand commentator for the weekend'sNFL Draft.[citation needed]

On May 24, 2007, Palmer announced his retirement from the Canadian Football League to pursue a broadcasting career with Fox.[32]He joinedESPNin 2007.[33]Palmer worked for ESPN as a studio analyst onCollege Football LiveandABCtelecasts, and frequently appeared with fellow CanadianJohn Saundersuntil 2017.[33]He was a game analyst onESPN Thursday Night College football games.He was also co-host on The Palmer and Pollack Show on ESPNU with former Georgia defensive end,David Pollack.[33][34]

On March 12, 2014, ESPN named Palmer andBrent Musburgeras the lead game announcers for the forthcomingSEC Network.[35]

Palmer was also New York correspondent forCTV's entertainment news program,eTalk,covering both sports and entertainment events, including theSuper Bowland the79thand80th Academy Awards.[36]

Palmer was a studio analyst for ESPN's broadcast of the2012 Cotton BowlinDallas, Texas,the2010 Fiesta BowlinGlendale, Arizona,and the2009 Rose BowlinPasadena, California.[citation needed]He was the ESPN analyst for the2023 Orange BowlinMiami Gardens, Florida.He is also an NFL analyst forTSN's "Monday Morning Quarterback" segment.[37]

Palmer guest starred in theLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitseason 7 episode "Design," portraying professional baseball player Don Lacey. He hosted the first two seasons of the food competition showRecipe to RichesonFood Network Canada.[38]On May 19, 2015, Palmer joinedGood Morning Americaas a "Special Contributor". He left the position in August 2017, to host the newly launchedDailyMailTV.[39]He began hostingSpring Baking Championshipin 2023 and has been hosting theHoliday Baking Championshipfor several seasons on Food Network,[40]as well asFood Truck Face Off,Bakeaway Camp,[41]andHoliday Baking: Gingerbread Showdown.[42]In 2019 he became one of the commentators on ESPN'sCollege Football Final.

In September 2018, Palmer began doing commercials as a spokesman for retail furniture chain Rooms To Go.[43]He also became host ofThe Proposalon ABC.

On August 14, 2020, the producers ofDailyMailTVannounced that for the show's fourth season,Thomas Robertswas replacing Palmer.[44]

In 2021, Palmer hosted the inaugural season of ABC's showThe Ultimate Surfer.Subsequently, it was announced that he would become the new host ofThe Bachelor,Season 26, replacingChris Harrison.[45]He then hostedThe Bachelorette,[46]Season 19, andBachelor In Paradise,Season 8.[30]He is currently host ofThe Bachelorfranchises.[31]

In October 2023, he became the spokesman for Avocados from Mexico.[47]

Personal life

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Jesse Palmer is married to Brazilian photographer and model Emely Fardo. They met in a boxing class in 2017 and married in Connecticut in 2020. After pandemic restrictions eased, they had a second wedding at Château De La Gaude, a luxury hotel inAix-en-Provence, Francein 2022. Their daughter Ella was born in January 2024.[48]

See also

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References

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  8. ^MIM Models International Management, former ITM International Top Models, Ottawa, Canada |https://modelsinternational.ca/pages/about
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  18. ^abPatton, John (April 15, 2011)."Florida Gator Quarterbacks Through the Years".bleacherreport.com.RetrievedJanuary 28,2018.
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  20. ^Phillips, Roger (November 3, 2005)."TV-hottie Palmer begins date with 49ers".East Bay Times.RetrievedJanuary 28,2018.
  21. ^abPasquarelli, Len (August 29, 2006)."49ers dump 'Bachelor' Palmer, claim QB Hamdan".ESPN.RetrievedJanuary 28,2018.
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