The Washington Redskins haven’t spent wildly for free agents for most of the last five years and have only made the occasional splash when it comes to big names. But they made a huge one Friday, signing suddenly available free-agent corner Josh Norman.
Yes, it harkened back to earlier days when the Redskins pursued big names with abandon. But Norman is coming off his best season and remains in his prime – two things you couldn’t say about some failed Redskins signings of the past.