Following months of debate regarding whether Josh Norman is a shutdown corner worthy of being paid top dollar, the Washington Redskins helped the Panthers end any and all discussion on the matter this week when they made Norman the highest paid corner in the NFL.
According to this article from Over The Cap, Norman is now the highest paid cornerback basically every way it can be measured – APY, total value, amount guaranteed or amount fully guaranteed. Observers can say what they want about Norman’s game of chicken with Panthers front office personnel regarding the tag, but I’m having trouble finding a way in which anyone could say that Norman did poorly for himself.