Carson Palmer was forced to warm up in this skin-tight American flag

Carson Palmer’s skin-tight jumpsuit left nothing to the imagination.

Dan Gartland | Nov 13, 2016

Carson Palmer was forced to warm up in this skin-tight American flag /

It’s probably not a good thing that the Cardinals’ starting quarterback lost a throwing accuracy competition to his backups.

Every week, the Cards play a game called “Chuck It To The Bucket” and the loser has to wear some embarrassing outfit during warmups. That’s why Patrick Peterson was stretching in a dinosaur costume a few weeks ago.

This week, Palmer was the loser and had to take the field in an American flag made of spandex.

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But wait a second. Surely the hat must have some significance. It certainly serves no practical purpose, given that his eyes are already covered.

Ah, so he loves America and Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. Sure.

Published Nov 13, 2016

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).