Dennis Norman
No. 68, 62
Position:Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1980-01-26) January 26, 1980
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Marlton (NJ) Cherokee
College:Princeton
NFL Draft:2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 222
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:64
Games started:24
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Dennis M. Norman (born January 26, 1980) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Princeton.

Norman has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Diego Chargers.

Early years

Norman attended Cherokee High School in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. As a student, he was a member of the National Honor Society and was a National Merit Scholar. In track&field, he was a three-year letterman and an All-South Jersey selection. Norman graduated from Cherokee High School in 1997.

College career

He was a three-year letterwinner at Princeton University. Norman was named first-team All-Ivy League his final three seasons. He started 26 of 29 career games played and is one of only four players to be named All-Ivy League three times. He was also a member of the track and field team, and ranks 5th all-time for the school in the discus with a throw of 175'11"[1]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Norman was drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.[2] He was the only tackle and the sixth player overall ever drafted from Princeton.

Norman played nearly four seasons with the Seahawks before being waived on October 15, 2004.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Norman was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 7, 2004. He was released on September 8, 2009 after the team signed offensive lineman Kynan Forney.

San Diego Chargers

Norman was signed by the San Diego Chargers on September 16, 2009. After the 2009 season Norman was not re-signed.

References

  1. ↑ "Track & Field Program History" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. ↑ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.