Cornerback Josh Norman isn’t the same player he once was. With the Panthers, the now 32-year-old earned All-Pro honors. Then with the Redskins, things got tough.
With the Bills, Norman is hoping for a bounce-back year next season. In his effort to find that, re-joining a team led by Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane made tons of sense to the vet cornerback, he recently admitted.
Norman said on the Neil Reynolds Podcast that linking up with a defense and organizational structure that he’s familiar was just what he was looking for.
“I’m extremely excited. Being back with [McDermott and Beane] was a no-brainer for me. It was just like, ‘I don’t know about anyone else.’ We just had to make sure that everything was right contractually. And once that all came down to it it was just like, ‘Alright, you know what, man? I’m gonna go do it.’ Because I’m not gonna sit here and wait. I’m not gonna do all the other stuff. I’m gonna go ahead and get down. These guys, they know me, I know them,” Norman said.
Contractually, it took a one-year, $6 million deal for the Bills to land Norman. It’s nothing long-term, but the price tag was a bit higher than some expected.
Norman will battle incumbent Levi Wallace and returnee EJ Gaines for time at the No. 2 cornerback spot across from All-Pro Tre’Davious White. All three players have prior experience playing in McDermott’s defensive scheme over their careers, so it could be anyone’s position to earn. But Norman, who previously said he’s going to have an “All-World season” with the Bills in 2020, still is remaining confident as well.
“Let’s go make this very simple and plain because when I get here I’m coming and I’m not coming solo. I’m bringing the storm with me,” Norman said. “And we’re going to sit down here and we’re going to roar.”
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