{"id":171081,"date":"2022-12-28T23:15:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T23:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/truly-an-honor-to-be-back-with-panthers-says-norman-35\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T23:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T23:15:02","slug":"truly-an-honor-to-be-back-with-panthers-says-norman-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/truly-an-honor-to-be-back-with-panthers-says-norman-35\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Truly an honor’ to be back with Panthers, says Norman, 35"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Josh Norman was running his Atlanta coffee shop that sits across the street from the cigar bar owned by former Carolina Panthers teammate Cam Newton when interim coach Steve Wilks called the cornerback into emergency duty Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Norman, 35, chose to spend the 2022 season getting his business — Omni Coffee & Eggs — off the ground with the thought of returning to the NFL only if the right situation arose.<\/p>\n

That arising Saturday happened when Wilks — who Norman from a fifth-round pick in 2011 into a first-team All-Pro in 2015 — lost starting cornerback Jaycee Horn (broken wrist) for Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay with first place in the NFC South on the line.<\/p>\n

Horn had surgery Tuesday, and the team will evaluate in 10-12 days whether he could return for the regular-season finale at New Orleans.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Norman was signed to the practice squad Monday with the plan to elevate him to the 53-man roster in time for the 1 pm game against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

Carolina (6-9) can win the division if it beats Tampa Bay (7-8) and New Orleans (6-9). That also would help Wilks build his case as he seeks to go from interim to full-time coach after the season.<\/p>\n