Josh Norman has neither reached a long-term agreement with the Panthers, nor has he signed his $13.95 million franchise tender. Therefore, he won’t be in the building when the Panthers begin offseason workouts next week, The Charlotte Observer reported.
Norman wants to be among the highest-paid cornerbacks in the league for the next several years, which could be upwards of Darrelle Revis’ $14,024,212 average annual salary. However, Panthers GM Dave Gettleman said he’d feel much better about giving Norman that type of cash after playing one year under the franchise tag.
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Since next week’s workouts are voluntary, Norman will not be subject to any fines.