Did you know Carson Palmer lived like Pablo freakin' Escobar during his time as QB of the Cardinals?!?!
It's true ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned the ex-NFL superstar just sold his mansion now that he's retired -- and the place was EPIC!!
The palace -- located just north of Scottsdale in (fittingly) Paradise Valley -- was a whopping 6,785 square feet and had 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, a pool AND A MOVIE THEATER!!
It coulda been all yours too ... but somebody just snatched it off the market for $2.9 MILLION -- according to David Khalaj from Pro Sports Realty.
Bummer for Carson to lose such a crib ... but he did make $300,000 on the deal -- sooo, all good, right??
Happy retirement!!