Storm Willis Norton (born May 16, 1994) is an

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offensive tackle for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at Toledo and signed with the Detroit Lions as an

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in 2017.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Norton signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Lions' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 9, 2017. He was waived two days later and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on September 25, 2017. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 26, 2017, but was released a few days later.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 6, 2017, Norton was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. On November 30, 2017, Norton was released by the Cardinals.

Minnesota Vikings

On December 12, 2017, Norton was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was released on January 16, 2018. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 29, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Norton was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 27, 2018. He was waived again on November 3, 2018, and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2019. On August 31, 2019, Norton was waived by the Vikings.

Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)

Norton was selected first overall in the second phase by the

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in the

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named Norton as the highest rated offensive lineman during the

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shortened XFL season. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

Los Angeles Chargers

Norton signed with the

on April 14, 2020.

References

External links

Toledo Rockets bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norton, Storm 1994 births Living people Arizona Cardinals players Detroit Lions players Los Angeles Chargers players Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL) players Minnesota Vikings players Players of American football from Ohio Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio Toledo Rockets football players