The Harsh Reality of NFL Injuries: What Happens to Carson Palmer, Cardinals?

November 12, 2014   ·   Matt Bowen   ·   Jump to comments

Carson Palmer is a ghost.
He’s invisible, removed. A name on a list.
Just another player taken off the depth chart and shipped over to injured reserve with a knee injury that officially ended his season this past Sunday.
It’s a lonely place, a quiet place on IR.
Surgery will come soon. Then rehab. And that’s a grind.
Months of strengthening, flexibility and a structured routine that will test even the toughest guys in the league. Up and down. Good days. Bad days. That’s the mentality when players start the long road back from a torn-up knee.
They are isolated from the locker room with a daily schedule that starts (and ends) under the watchful eye of team trainers with ice bags for the ride home.
"I'm not going to lie, I cried like a baby last night," Palmer said on Monday when discussing the injury.
Surprised to hear the quarterback say that? You shouldn’t be, because this stuff will emotionally kick players in the b...

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