Joe's Doc "all systems go"

[Wes Mantooth]

I'd also like to point out that when Palmer knee injury happened he had already signed his huge extension.  He was paid, and he had no monetary incentive to rush his return.

But guess what?  The guy battled back and was ready for week 1.  This happening when the medical field and rehab process was 20 years ago.  His rehab process was so noteworthy that Sports Illustrated did a cover story on it.

He deserves credit for that.  You can't just gloss over these facts and pretend like he's some prima-donna, laid back LA douchebag.  The guy worked his ass off when a lot of other players probably would have played it safe and taken longer to return.