Gunzlingr
04-28-2003, 08:49 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Cincinnati Bengals grabbed Southern Cal quarterback Carson Palmer with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft on Saturday.
Palmer won the Heisman Trophy last season by completing 288 of 458 passes for 3,369 yards and 32 touchdowns. He ended his college career by throwing for 303 yards and one TD in Southern Cal's Orange Bowl win against Iowa.
Palmer started the Trojans' final four games as a freshman in 1998, and redshirted a year later after breaking his collarbone in game three. He came back completely healthy and started every game in 2000 and 2001 before living up to his high school hype last year.
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Palmer won the Heisman Trophy last season by completing 288 of 458 passes for 3,369 yards and 32 touchdowns. He ended his college career by throwing for 303 yards and one TD in Southern Cal's Orange Bowl win against Iowa.
Palmer started the Trojans' final four games as a freshman in 1998, and redshirted a year later after breaking his collarbone in game three. He came back completely healthy and started every game in 2000 and 2001 before living up to his high school hype last year.
MORE (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/draft/news/2003/04/26/nfl_draft_ap/)