Gery Palmer

[2] Although judged by the club as showing "excellent promise" at the position due to his size and quickness, he was deemed not yet ready for the NFL and was relegated to the Colts' "taxi squad" for the duration of the 1973 season.[2] Returning to the Colts for 1974 season with hopes of making the final roster, Palmer suffered a season-ending knee injury in a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns held in Tampa, Florida.[5] Palmer tried to latch on with the New Orleans Saints for the 1976 season but early in July he failed the team physical, effectively ending his NFL career.The Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission initially awarded Palmer $4,800 in worker's compensation benefits, with the Chiefs suing to overturn the ruling.[4] Attorney Margaret Lineberry for the victorious Chiefs characterized the court's ruling as clear under Missouri's worker's compensation law, stating: "To be eligible, you have to not only prove you were injured on the job, but that it also was an accident.
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