Bills Have Had “Initial Conversations” With CB Josh Norman

Bills GM Brandon Beane told reporters at the Combine on Tuesday that they’ve had “initial conversations” with free agent CB Josh Norman, per Matthew Fairburn. 

There are obvious ties between the Bills and Norman, given that he played for HC Sean McDermott while they were together in Carolina. 

This is the first reported interest in Norman since he became available. 

It’s worth mentioning that signing Norman to a contract will not factor into a team’s 2021 compensatory picks, given that he was released. 

Norman, 32, is a former fifth-round pick of the Panthers back in 2012. He spent four years in Carolina and actually received the Panthers’ franchise tag following the 2015 season

However, Carolina surprisingly pulled the tender and he eventually signed a five-year, $75 million contract that includes $36.5 million fully guaranteed with the Redskins.

Norman was set to make a base salary of $12 million for the 2020 season when the Bills released him a few weeks ago. 

In 2019, Norman appeared in 12 games for the Redskins and recorded 40 tackles, one sack, an interception, a forced fumble and six passes defended. 

We have him included in our Top 100 – 2020 Free Agents list.