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23	November 2018

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Coach Bruce Arians once said he and quarterback Carson Palmer would ride away into the sunset together like a pair of old desert cowboys.

Well http://www.coltsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-tyquan-lewis-jersey , they have.

Palmer announced his retirement after 15 NFL seasons on Tuesday in an open letter released by Cardinals, one day after Arians said he was leaving his long coaching career.

�Over the years, I�ve had teammates who decided to hang it up and I would ask them how they knew when it was time to walk away,� the letter began. �The answer was almost always the same: You just know. For me, it is time now. Why? Quite simply, I just know.�

Palmer, who turned 38 last week, made the announcement in an open letter released Tuesday by the Cardinals. Palmer missed the last nine games of what would be his final season with a broken left arm.

He called his long professional career �the most incredible experience of my life.�

Palmer and Arians were together the past five seasons, and they included some of the best days of the quarterback�s career.

Standing 6-foot-5 with a remarkably strong arm, Palmer was a Heisman Trophy winner at USC and the No. 1-overall pick by Cincinnati in 2002. He threw for 46,247 yards, 12th-most in NFL history, in a career with the Bengals, Oakland and Arizona.

�When I entered the league, I was a 23-year-old kid,� Palmer wrote. �I�m leaving a 38-year-old husband and father of four with memories and experiences that I will treasure for the rest of my life. And like most things in life, it feels like it all passed in a blink of an eye.�

Acquired by the Cardinals for only a sixth-round pick and a swap of seventh-rounders, Palmer�s strong arm was a great fit for Arians� �no risk it, no biscuit� big-play passing game.

Palmer twice came back from torn ACL injuries. The first occurred in his playoff debut for Cincinnati in 2005. He was hurt on his first pass, a 66-yard completion. The second came in the sixth game of the 2014 season.

Palmer returned from that one to have probably the best year of his career. In 2015, he set single-season franchise records and career highs for yards passing (4,671) and touchdowns (35) while leading the Cardinals to a 13-3 record, second-best in the NFC. He won his only playoff game in four tries that season, in overtime over Green Bay.

�My family and I are beyond grateful for everything the game has given us as well as the love and support we�ve felt from fans everywhere we�ve been http://www.coltsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-nyheim-hines-jersey ,� he said. �That�s been especially true in Arizona, where we never expected to end up but wound up being such a special place for us.�

Cardinals center A.Q. Shipley, through Twitter, congratulated Palmer on �one hell of a career.�

�My favorite all-time teammate is walking away on his terms,� Shipley said. �Not many people have that opportunity. It�s been an honor and a privilege to block for you and be your teammate. Enjoy retirement brother!�

Cardinals star running back David Johnson, also on Twitter, praised the leadership of Palmer and Arians.

�They have taught me so much on/off the field,� Johnson wrote. �I seriously owe so much to Carson & (at)BruceArians for how they have gotten me to where I am in my career/life today. I wish you all the best as you start the next stages of life!�

Palmer, with a career 62.5 percent completion rate, leaves as the only quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season with three teams. He did it twice for Cincinnati, once for Oakland and three times with Arizona.

Palmer spent seven years with the Bengals, leaving in a dispute with owner Mike Brown that led him to hold out to start the 2011 season, saying he would retire if he wasn�t traded.

He eventually was dealt to Oakland for considerable compensation � a first-round draft pick in 2012 and second-rounder in 2013. Palmer started nine games for the Raiders that season. He put up big numbers with the Raiders but there was little success in wins and losses. Oakland eventually deemed him expendable and sent him to Arizona without much in return.

In addition to the two ACL injuries and this season�s broken arm, Palmer also was limited to four games in 2004 with an elbow injury and missed time with a concussion and shoulder injury in Arizona.

Still, Palmer said he would �especially miss the grind� of being an NFL player.

�It�s the part I don�t think people fully appreciate,� he wrote, �maybe because many NFL players make the game look so easy and effortless. The mental and physical preparation it takes to compete � week in and week out, year in and year out � is draining and grueling but has always been my favorite part.�

Now, Cardinals President Michael Bidwill and general manager Steve Keim are looking for a new coach and a new quarterback.

Several interviews for the coaching job reportedly have been lined up. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that the Cardinals had received permission to talk to Steelers offensive line coach and former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak.

The departures of Arians and Palmer leave Larry Fitzgerald as the lone remaining member of the triumvirate that represented the core of the Cardinals� push for a title the past five years.

Fitzgerald, 34, caught 109 passes this season, second-most in the NFL, and has a contract for next season. But he has said he will take some time before deciding whether to return.

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Joe Mauer didn�t receive any gifts for returning from a lengthy stint on the disabled list.

No http://www.chargersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-derwin-james-jersey , his reward was an immediate matchup against two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber.

�Yeah, welcome back, right?� Mauer said with a laugh.

The six-time All-Star returned to the lineup on Friday after missing 25 games with a strained neck and concussion-like symptoms sustained when he was injured diving for a foul ball last month.

And while facing Kluber might not be an ideal first step back, the struggling Twins, who have one of the league�s weakest offenses, were thrilled to have Mauer back in their lineup.

�It�s good for any manager to have a chance to put a guy like Joe�s name down there,� said manager Paul Molitor, who had Mauer batting first against Kluber in the opener of a three-game series against the AL Central-leading Indians. �Yeah, he�s in a good place, he�s excited to be here and we welcome him back. Hopefully, he can give us a little bit of a boost.�

The Twins came in seven games under .500 and batting just .238 as a team. They also entered the series with only three runs in the past 19 innings.

That�s not ideal against Kluber, who is 5-0 with a 0.76 ERA against the AL Central this season.

�Obviously, he�s one of the best in the game,� Mauer said. �That�s the big leagues. You�re going to face the best night in and night out. It�s a tough matchup first game, but the one tomorrow (Carlos Carrasco) is pretty tough, too. I�m just excited to be back.�

Mauer has been symptom-free for a week. He went hitless in 10 at-bats over three games in a rehab stint with Triple-A Rochester, but the three-time batting champion feels ready to go.

�It�s been going good,� said Mauer, who was batting .283 with one homer and 11 RBIs when he got hurt. �Obviously, I went down there and got in a couple of games and did everything I had to do to get back here. I�m excited to check off those boxes, get a couple of at-bats and play in the field for nine innings.�

Mauer said he didn�t have to make any diving stops in the field at Rochester, and that he won�t alter his game just because of the recent injury.

�My experience is when you try to do that you end up getting hurt,� he said. �I got the full clear to go and I�m excited for that.�.

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