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Cardinals GM 'would've bet' Carson Palmer, Larry Fitzgerald would be back

TEMPE, Ariz. – While the rest of the football world speculated one way or the other, Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim felt all along that his two most prized players – quarterback Carson Palmer and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald – would be back for the 2017 season.

Call it intuition or just a GM’s sense. Keim had a hunch.

“I would’ve bet that they were going to play just because I know how both of them are wired,” Keim said on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. “There’s no two players in our locker room who are more competitive and more passionate about the game.