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Jesse Palmer
Image:Nickname:Jesse"The Bachelor"Palmer
Date of birth	October 5, 1978
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Florida
NFL Draft	2001 / Round 4
Statistics	Pro Football Reference
Team(s)
2001-2004 2005 2006-present	New York Giants San Francisco 49ers Montreal Alouettes

Jesse Palmer (born October 5, 1978, Toronto) is a Canadian Football League backup quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes and former star of the reality television series The Bachelor.

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.

Contents 1 The Bachelor 2 College Career 3 Professional Career 4 Personal 5 External links

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.

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

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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 3, 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 Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks 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.

Palmer has lived in Hoboken, New Jersey since 2005.

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