Phillip Norman (born August 22, 1995) is an American professional football offensive lineman. He previously played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
 Norman with the BC Lions in 2022 | |
| Born: | August 22, 1995 Sebastian, Florida, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 318 lb (144 kg) |
| College | Bethune-Cookman |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2018–2023 | BC Lions |
| 2024 | Ottawa Redblacks* |
| *Offseason and/or practice roster member only | |
| Career stats | |
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College career
editAfter using a redshirt season in 2013, Norman played college football for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats from 2014 to 2017.[1][2] He played in 40 games over four years, including 11 starts at tackle in his senior year.[2]
Professional career
editBC Lions
editNorman signed with the BC Lions on May 9, 2018.[3] At the conclusion of training camp, he was signed to the team's practice roster to begin the 2018 season, where he spent the entire year.[2]
In 2019, he began the season on the practice roster for the first five games, but made his professional debut on July 20, 2019, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he started at center.[2][4] He played and started in the final 13 games of the regular season, including 11 starts at center.[2][4] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.
As a pending free agent, Norman re-signed with the Lions on January 14, 2021.[5] However, he was released following training camp on July 26, 2021.[6] He re-signed with the team on September 2, 2021, and spent time on the practice roster before starting the final game of the regular season at left tackle.[2][6] Norman re-signed with the Lions on December 30, 2021.[7] He made the team's opening day roster for 2022 as the starting left guard.[2][8] On June 14, 2023, Norman suffered a ‘significant medical episode’ prior to a practice early in the 2023 season. Practice was cancelled for the remainder of the day.[9] He was released from the hospital on June 19, and returned to practice the following day.[10] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.[11]
Ottawa Redblacks
editOn February 14, 2024, it was announced that Norman had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[12] He was released on May 29, 2024.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Phillip Norman". Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Phillip Norman". BC Lions. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Phillip Norman". BC Lions. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Lions extend Rhymes, Norman, Guzylak-Messam". Canadian Football League. December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ 3Down Staff (June 14, 2023). "B.C. Lions' OL Phillip Norman suffers 'significant medical episode' prior to Wednesday practice". 3DownNation. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BC Lions' Phil Norman released from hospital, Dominique Rhymes out Thursday". TSN. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Official 2024 Free Agent Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Redblacks sign offensive lineman Phillip Norman". Ottawa Redblacks. February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.