Nate Palmer

Nathan Palmer Jr. (born September 23, 1989) is a former

American football linebacker. He played college football at Illinois Nate Palmer
State. Palmer was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth
round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Contents
Early life
College career
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Tennessee Titans
NFL statistics
References
Palmer with the Tennessee Titans in
External links 2018
No. 51, 50
Position: Linebacker
Early life
Personal information
Palmer was born in Chicago and attended Simeon Career Born: September 23, 1989
Academy.[1] During his time there, he lettered in baseball, track and Chicago, Illinois
field, basketball, and football.[2] Palmer was also a teammate to Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
future Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose. In football, he Weight: 248 lb (112 kg)
played defensive end, tight end, linebacker, and on the offensive
Career information
line.[2] He only played four games during his junior year due to
injury, however he still had 30 tackles and seven sacks. As a senior, High Simeon (Chicago,
Palmer had 128 tackles and 18 sacks on defense, while catching 10 school: Illinois)
passes for 250 yards and a touchdown on offense.[1] His College: Illinois State
performance earned him a spot on the 2007 Chicago Sun-Times NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 6 /
All-Public League Team.[1][2] Pick: 193
Career history
He was listed as a three star prospect by Rivals.com and as the 17th
best player in the state of Illinois. Palmer received one scholarship
Green Bay Packers (2013–
offer from Illinois.[3]
2015)
Tennessee Titans (2016–2018)
College career
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Palmer began his college career at Illinois. He was redshirted his Total tackles: 108
first year with the team. He played in every game in the 2009
season, primarily on special teams. He had two tackles against Ohio Sacks: 1.0
Pass 2
State, and one against Cincinnati. Additionally, he earned Academic deflections:
All-Big Ten honors for the year.[1] He played in nine games and
Interceptions: 0
recorded six tackles the following year.
Forced 0
Palmer transferred to the Illinois State and earned a starting spot at fumbles:
defensive end. He started every game in his first season for the
Redbirds. In a game against Morehead State, he recorded a sack and Player stats at NFL.com (http://ww
recovered a fumble for a 42-yard touchdown, the first of his college w.nfl.com/players/natepalmer/2541
career. Later, when Illinois State played North Dakota State, Palmer 315/stats/) · PFR (https://www.pro-
posted a career-high eight tackles.[2] His performance for the season football-reference.com/players/P/
PalmNa01.htm)
earned him All-Missouri Valley Conference honors at the end of the
season.[4] He finished up his junior year with 9.5 sacks, leading the
conference. He also had 46 tackles and two forced fumbles. During the final year of his college football career,
Palmer again started every game of the season as a defensive end. During a game against Missouri State, he
achieved a career-high nine tackles.[2] He finished his career again being named to the All-Missouri Valley
Football Conference second-team.[1]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
40- 10- 20- Three-
20-yard Vertical Broad Bench
Height Weight yard yard yard cone Wonderlic
shuttle jump jump press
dash split split drill
10 ft
6 ft 2 in 248 lb 35.5 in
(1.88 m) (112 kg)
4.70 s 1.58 s 2.71 s 4.37 s 6.98 s
(0.90 m)
5 in 20 reps 15[5]
(3.18 m)

All values are from Pro Day[6]

Green Bay Packers

Palmer was selected in the sixth round (193rd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL Draft.[7] On
May 10, 2013, he signed a contract with the Packers.[8]

On August 30, 2014, Palmer was placed on injured reserve.[9]

Palmer was released by the Packers on April 8, 2016.[10]

Tennessee Titans

On April 11, 2016, Palmer was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.[11] In 2016, Palmer notched a
team-leading 12 special teams tackles.

On March 9, 2017, Palmer re-signed with the Titans.[12] In 2017, he posted 10 special teams tackles, marking
two consecutive seasons with double-digit special teams stops.

On August 7, 2018, Palmer was placed on injured reserve after being carted off in practice with a leg
injury.[13]

NFL statistics
Source: NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/player/sambarrington/2540280/profile)

Tackles Interceptions Fumbles

Year Team G GS
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
Regular season
2013 GB 8 2 17 8 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2015 GB 16 10 68 47 21 1.0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 24 12 85 55 30 1.0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Postseason
2015 GB 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

References
1. "Illinois State Redbirds: Nate Palmer" (http://goredbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=685).
GoRedbirds.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
2. "Green Bay Packers: Nate Palmer" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160421194727/http://www.p
ackers.com/team/roster/nate-palmer/6343805e-d286-4186-a721-cd938e617d8e).
Packers.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
3. "Rivals: Nate Palmer" (https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/60905). Rivals.com.
Retrieved November 4, 2016.
4. "Valley announces 2011 All-Conference Team" (http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/201
1-12/5649/valley-announces-2011-all-conference-team/). Valley-Football.org. November 28,
2011. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
5. "2013 Green Bay Packers draft picks" (http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/204373411.ht
ml). JSOnline.com. April 27, 2013. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20180616204340/htt
p://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/204373411.html) from the original on June 16, 2018.
Retrieved June 16, 2018.
6. "Nate Palmer - Illinois State, OLB : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile" (http://www.nfldraftsco
ut.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83927&draftyear=2013&genpos=olb). NFLDraftScout.com.
Retrieved November 4, 2016.
7. "Nate Palmer NFL Draft Profile" (http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/nate-palmer?id=254131
5). NFL.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
8. "Packers sign nine draft choices, nine undrafted free agents" (https://web.archive.org/web/2016
1030001759/https://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/packers-sign-nine-draft-choic
es-nine-undrafted-free-agents/f4309bf1-b665-4867-9469-57622511f123). Packers.com. May
10, 2013. Archived from the original (https://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/packe
rs-sign-nine-draft-choices-nine-undrafted-free-agents/f4309bf1-b665-4867-9469-57622511f12
3) on October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
9. "Packers release 18, place four on IR" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160819151219/http://ww
w.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-release-18-place-four-o
n-ir/6239e8e3-a394-4112-9d0d-58695aba93b0). Packers.com. August 30, 2014. Archived from
the original (http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-rel
ease-18-place-four-on-ir/6239e8e3-a394-4112-9d0d-58695aba93b0) on August 19, 2016.
Retrieved November 4, 2016.
10. "Packers release LB Nate Palmer" (http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-rele
ase/article-1/packers-release-lb-nate-palmer/34ee17fe-5237-41ac-8f67-48010d22ed7f).
Packers.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
11. Wyatt, Jim (April 11, 2016). "Titans claim former Packers LB Nate Palmer" (http://www.titansonli
ne.com/news/article-4/titans-claim-former-packers-lb-nate-palmer/0a0b4019-368d-41eb-8fa6-a
02284ef1efa). TitansOnline.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
12. Wyatt, Jim (March 9, 2017). "Titans Agree to Terms with Karl Klug, Nate Palmer" (http://www.tita
nsonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Agree-to-Terms-with-Karl-Klug-Nate-Palmer/31af6101-d724
-4daa-8ea4-4f08b0ed9679/). TitansOnline.com.
13. Wyatt, Jim (August 7, 2018). "Titans Add LB, TE While Releasing TE Supernaw and Placing
LB Palmer on IR" (https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-add-lb-te-while-releasing-te-supern
aw-and-placing-lb-palmer-on-ir). TitansOnline.com.

External links
Tennessee Titans bio (http://www.titansonline.com/team/roster/nate-palmer/a73f2318-b2ee-423
4-9896-56158ff04932)
Green Bay Packers bio (https://web.archive.org/web/20160421194727/http://www.packers.com/
team/roster/nate-palmer/6343805e-d286-4186-a721-cd938e617d8e) at the Wayback Machine
(archived April 21, 2016)
Illinois State Redbirds bio (http://goredbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=685)
Illinois Fighting Illini bio (http://www.fightingillini.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2940)

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com

(http://www.nfl.com/players/2541315) · ESPN
(http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15930) · CBS Sports (https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/pl
ayers/playerpage/2057694) · Yahoo! Sports (https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/26816/) · Pro
Football Reference (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PalmNa01.htm)

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