Dennis Norman

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Dennis Norman
No. --     Free Agent
Guard / Center / Offensive Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1980-01-26) January 26, 1980
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Weight: 313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
College: Princeton
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 222
Debuted in 2003 for the Seattle Seahawks
Career history

Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Games played 64
Games started 24
Fumble recoveries 1
Stats at NFL.com

Dennis M. Norman (born January 26, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. 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. Dennis 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. 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". Retrieved 2012-09-10. 

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