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Sam Bradford, Before anything: please tell your team mates to come by for an AMA if you had a good experience, that would be awesome. Also please return later also, we rarely are able to ask quarterback questions and have them reply. I have numbered my questions below so it's easier to reply

1) for a quarterback, how much of the game is mental compared to physical? Most quarterbacks in the Nfl have amazing arms, and the best are mentally prepared also, but which would you consider more important?

2) I am a younger quarterback who has a fairly good throwing motion. I enjoy football a lot and have a passion for it (I play high school football at the quarterback position). But there recently has been something that has been preventing me to be better: how the hand leaves the football to create a "perfect spiral", I understand that there has to be space under the football in between your palm and the ball (I try to match your grip) and I also understand that the last finger has to leave off the ball to create an amazing spiral. What I'm asking is.. Is there anything else that you do with your wrist/fingers when you throw the football? Is there some fingers that you grip the football harder than others? Anything else that you could describe to help me improve the release of the football? (Sorry for so many questions)

3) what was the most difficult thing you've had to overcome personally? (Not necessarily football related)

4) did you have other plans for a career if football didn't work out?

Thank you in advance!

I posted this in yesterday's thread, but since Carson Palmer didn't answer any questions yesterday and he most likely will today.. Ill just leave this here

Hey Carson Palmer, Before anything: please tell your team mates to come by for an AMA if you had a good experience, that would be awesome. Also please return later also, we rarely are able to ask quarterback questions and have them reply. I have numbered my questions below so it's easier to reply

1) for a quarterback, how much of the game is mental compared to physical? Most quarterbacks in the Nfl have amazing arms, and the best are mentally prepared also, but which would you consider more important?

**2) I am a younger quarterback who has a fairly good throwing motion. I enjoy football a lot and have a passion for it (I play high school football at the quarterback position). But there recently has been something that has been preventing me to be better: how the hand leaves the football to create a "perfect spiral", I understand that there has to be space under the football in between your palm and the ball (I try to match your grip) and I also understand that the last finger has to leave off the ball to create an amazing spiral. What I'm asking is.. Is there anything else that you do with your wrist/fingers when you throw the football? Is there some fingers that you grip the football harder than others? Anything else that you could describe to help me improve the release of the football? (Sorry for so many questions)

3) what was the most difficult thing you've had to overcome personally? (Not necessarily football related)

4) did you have other plans for a career if football didn't work out?

Thank you in advance! Good luck this season, you're a local hero!