Tony Palmer (American football)

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Tony Palmer
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Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1983-02-23) February 23, 1983 (age 41)
Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Midwest City (OK)
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 2006  / round: 7 / pick: 243
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tony Palmer (born February 23, 1983) is an American former professional football guard. The former University of Missouri guard was selected by the St. Louis Rams. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers after being cut in the 2006 preseason by St. Louis. Palmer was released by the Packers in the 2008 offseason. [1]

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Early life

Palmer was selected First-team All-state by the Daily Oklahoman as well as All-Metro and All-city honors on offense. He also had a solid defensive career as well, racking up 133 tackles and forcing 11 fumbles, with six of the forced fumbles as a senior.

College career

At the University of Missouri he was voted First-team All-Big 12 in his senior season. In addition, he was Second-team All-Big 12 in 2004 and was honorably mentioned in 2003. As a freshman, in 2002, he was named in the Big 12 All-Freshman team.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Palmer ran a 5.52 40-yard dash at the University of Missouri Pro Day and bench-pressed 225 pounds 41 times.

St. Louis Rams

Palmer was drafted with the 235th pick (seventh round) of the 2006 NFL draft. [2] He was cut by the Rams in August, 2006.

Green Bay Packers

He was signed by the Packers and remained with the club for the 2006 and 2007 season. He was released in the 2008 off-season.

Personal life

Palmer is a cousin of former MLB star, Joe Carter.

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References

  1. ↑ Inside Slant - USATODAY.com<
  2. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.


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