Marrio Reytwan Norman (born August 10, 1986) is an

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defensive back who is currently a free agent. Norman played college football at

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and attended Greenwood High School in

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. He has also been a member of the

West Texas Roughnecks The West Texas Roughnecks were a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas that plays in the Lone Star Football League. The team's nickname was a tribute to the oil industry, which has been the source of Odessa's wealth over the ...

Georgia Force The Georgia Force was an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States (part of suburban Atlanta) that played in the South Division of the American Conference. The team was owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Je ...

Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators were a professional arena football team based in Orlando, Florida and member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was most recently owned by Orlando Predators LLC, a company owned by David A. Siegel, and played its ...

Cleveland Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators were an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena, which they shared with the Cleveland Cava ...

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and

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in ...

Early years

Norman played

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for the Greenwood High School Eagles, earning two

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. He earned a spot in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas after being named to the High School Sports Report All-State team for the second consecutive year. He also earned Index-Journal Honorable Mention All-State honors two straight years. Norman played most of his senior season with a broken hard, recording 27 solo tackles, an interception and two pass breakups.

College career

Norman played for the

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from 2004 to 2008. He earned First Team All-

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honors in 2007 after recording 53 tackles.

Professional career

West Texas Roughnecks

Norman played for the

of the

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in 2011.

Georgia Force

Norman was signed by the

on October 3, 2011.

Orlando Predators

Norman signed with the

on November 7, 2012. He was released by the Predators on April 24, 2013.

Cleveland Gladiators

Norman was signed by the

on May 7, 2013. He was named First Team All-Arena in . He was placed on the Gladiators' Other League Exempt list on July 29, 2014.

Baltimore Ravens

Norman was signed by the

on July 29, 2014. He was released by the Ravens on August 25, 2014.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Norman signed with the

on May 5, 2015. He was released by the Roughriders on June 21, 2015. He was signed to the Roughriders' practice roster on June 23, 2015. Norman was promoted to the active roster on June 26 and added back to the practice roster on July 4, 2015. He was released by the Roughriders on July 16, 2015.

Cleveland Gladiators

On July 29, 2015, Norman was assigned to the

. He became a free agent after the 2015 season. He was assigned to the Gladiators on July 6, 2017.

Shanghai Skywalkers

Norman was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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Albany Empire

On March 23, 2018, Norman was assigned to the Albany Empire.

Washington Valor

On March 6, 2019, Norman was assigned to the

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Personal life

Norman's brothers

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, Renaldo and Orlando are also athletes. Josh plays for the

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, Renaldo played

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Edward Waters College Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) as a school to educate freedmen and their children. ...

and Orlando played football at

North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (also known as North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina A&T, N.C. A&T, or simply A&T) is a public, historically black land-grant research university in Greensboro, North Caro ...

References

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders bioBaltimore Ravens bioJust Sports StatsNFL Draft Scout
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norman, Marrio Living people 1986 births Players of American football from South Carolina American football defensive backs Canadian football defensive backs African-American players of American football African-American players of Canadian football Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football players Odessa Roughnecks players Georgia Force players Orlando Predators players Cleveland Gladiators players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Shanghai Skywalkers players Albany Empire (AFL) players Washington Valor players People from Greenwood, South Carolina 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people