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Source: Norman tried to sign tag at last minute
- Updated: April 25, 2016
6:52 AM ET
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cornerback Josh Norman wanted to stay with the Carolina Panthers so badly that he made a last-minute attempt to sign his franchise tag, according to a league source and multiple media reports.
The Panthers rescinded the tag on Wednesday, making Norman a free agent. On Friday, Norman signed a five-year, $75 million deal with the Washington Redskins.
After being informed that the tag, which would have guaranteed him $15.952 million in 2016, had been rescinded, Norman contacted the Panthers, offering to fire agent Michael George and sign the tag, the source said.
By that time the Panthers had filed the paperwork with the league and decided to move on.
Norman signed agent Ryan Williams to handle his free-agency negotiations. He kept George on as a co-representative to avoid having to wait five days to sign with another team.
Norman told the Redskins’ …
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