The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... The Cardinals were rolling last year until they ran out of quarterbacks. But they had some good news Thursday, as the best one of the lot said he planned on being ready for the start of the 2015 season. “I’ll be ready for training camp,” Carson Palmer said, via Darren Urban of the team’s official website.
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As PFT noted, Palmer said his recovery from last November’s torn ACL was going well, and he’s running and cutting now. As with many players in his spot, he wants to push things a bit, saying “you want to jump into everything and you have to slow yourself down.” Palmer said he hopes to get some reps during OTAs, though he knows HC Bruce Arians will likely hold him back. In addition, Palmer said he restructured his contract this offseason to create some salary cap room, which the Cards can use to stock more parts around him. Previous reports had indicated he'd be willing to do so and Palmer's reasoning rings true: “We know we have a shot. And there are a lot of teams that don’t,” Palmer said. While adding talent in free agency will be a plus, having Palmer healthy for a full season -- starting with Week 1 -- would be bigger.