The Facts: Palmer has no inside information on the Cardinals' draft plans, but, if Arizona selects a quarterback next month to groom as his replacement, Palmer said he would enjoy playing the role of mentor. "I've been in that mentor role for a decade now, really," Palmer said Saturday. "Not to float my own boat, but I think I'm pretty good at it."
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Palmer cited his own mentor, Jon Kitna, as a huge factor in his career. When Palmer broke into the league with Cincinnati in 2004, Kitna had already been with the Bengals for three seasons and in the NFL for seven seasons. “Probably the most instrumental individual in my career,” Palmer said of Kitna. Palmer said he applies lessons he learned from Kitna (and others) to his own approach. As for this year's incoming rookie QBs? “We’ll see in a couple of years but I know there’s a handful of guys that are expected to be at the top of the draft," Palmer said. "That’s the gazillion dollar question is which one’s the best and how good are they?” Clemson's Deshaun Watson, Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer, North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky, Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes II and Miami’s Brad Kaaya are among the top-rated QBs in this year’s draft. We'll see if any of those get Palmer's mentoring.