The Washington Redskins were in the news early and often on Sunday morning after news broke that veteran cornerback Josh Norman would be labeled as a healthy scratch for the game vs. the Detroit Lions.
The inactive label was reportedly coming down after defensive coordinator Greg Manusky had some rather harsh words for Norman earlier this week, saying that he didn’t know what more the team could do to put the defense in a spot to succeed, and at some point the players had to make plays.
However, in a twist that could only come out of Washington, the Redskins changed course and made Norman active for the game, sitting down CB Aaron Colvin instead. But does that mean that Norman will play much in this game?
No, we don’t think so, and we hope not.
Josh Norman is active. As I said this morning, this is like the game earlier this year when he could play but it’s more emergency.
I still anticipate Moreland starting and Norman not playing unless someone else gets hurt.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) November 24, 2019
Though it hasn’t been confirmed by the team, some buzz in Washington has rookie CB Jimmy Moreland slated to make the first start of his career, which is highly anticipated after the breakout preseason he had. If this is true, then Norman might be able to take the field in an emergency, but the Redskins would likely ride with the rookie for as long as possible.
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