Editing Carson Palmer (section)

==Early life==
Palmer was born in [[Fresno, California]]. By the time he was in seventh grade, Palmer had remarkable size and arm strength for his age. His father, Bill Palmer, enrolled him in private classes in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], where he was later taught by quarterback guru Bob Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Mitch |date=January 13, 2012 |title=The education of a quarterback |url=http://www.espn.com/high-school/football/great-state-debate/story/_/id/7460056/education-quarterback |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412141531/http://www.espn.com/high-school/football/great-state-debate/story/_/id/7460056/education-quarterback |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2018 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

He went on to attend [[Santa Margarita Catholic High School]] in [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California]]. At Santa Margarita High School, he played on their high school football team. As the quarterback on the freshman team, Palmer was so good that members of the varsity team halted practices to watch him play.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JockBio: Carson Palmer Biography |url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/CPalmer/CPalmer_bio.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011808/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/CPalmer/CPalmer_bio.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref> After a successful stint as a starter his junior year, Palmer received offers from [[USC Trojans football|USC]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]], [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (Florida)]], and reportedly [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]] and [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football|Northern Arizona University]] (where his mother attended college). He followed up a stellar junior season with a remarkable senior season, cementing himself as one of the most touted players ever to come out of Santa Margarita Catholic High School. In his senior season, he led Orange County with a 203.9 quarterback rating. He was named to the first-team all-league and All-CIF despite suffering a stress fracture in his right foot. Palmer finished his high school career with 27 school records and 2 straight CIF championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carson Palmer: The High School Years |url=http://www.footballphds.com/2011/05/31/carson-palmer-the-high-school-years/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020132139/http://www.footballphds.com/2011/05/31/carson-palmer-the-high-school-years/ |archive-date=October 20, 2011 |access-date=May 30, 2011 |website=www.footballphds.com}}</ref>