Phillip Norman (Canadian football)
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = Phillip Norman
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| image = 2022, 50, Phillip Norman.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Norman with the BC Lions in 2022
| status =
| import = yes
| position1 = Offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|8|22}}
| birth_place = Sebastian, Florida, U.S.
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| college = Bethune-Cookman
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 318
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2018|2023}}
| playing_team1 = BC Lions
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2024}}
| playing_team2 = Ottawa Redblacks*
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| CFL = phillip-norman/164146/
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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).
College career
After using a redshirt season in 2013, Norman played college football for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats from 2014 to 2017.{{cite web|url=https://bcuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/phillip-norman/2242 |title=Phillip Norman |publisher=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |access-date=October 2, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bclions.com/players/phillip-norman/164146/ |title=Phillip Norman |publisher=BC Lions |access-date=October 2, 2022}} He played in 40 games over four years, including 11 starts at tackle in his senior year.
Professional career
=BC Lions=
Norman signed with the BC Lions on May 9, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2018/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} 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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021_CFL_Gm_Notes_61_Edm_at_BC.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} He played and started in the final 13 games of the regular season, including 11 starts at center. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bclions.com/players/phillip-norman/164146/ |title=Phillip Norman |publisher=BC Lions |access-date=January 14, 2021}} However, he was released following training camp on July 26, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} 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. Norman re-signed with the Lions on December 30, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/12/30/lions-extend-rhymes-norman-guzylak-messam/ |title=Lions extend Rhymes, Norman, Guzylak-Messam |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=December 30, 2021}} He made the team's opening day roster for 2022 as the starting left guard.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022_CFL_Gm_Notes_72_BC_vs_Ott.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |author=3Down Staff |date=2023-06-14 |title=B.C. Lions' OL Phillip Norman suffers 'significant medical episode' prior to Wednesday practice |url=https://3downnation.com/2023/06/14/b-c-lions-ol-phillip-norman-suffers-significant-medical-episode-prior-to-wednesday-practice/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=3DownNation |language=en-US}} He was released from the hospital on June 19, and returned to practice the following day.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=BC Lions' Phil Norman released from hospital, Dominique Rhymes out Thursday |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/bc-lions-phil-norman-released-from-hospital-dominique-rhymes-out-thursday-1.1975551 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=TSN |language=en-CA}} He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa24/ |title=Official 2024 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 14, 2024}}
=Ottawa Redblacks=
On February 14, 2024, it was announced that Norman had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2024/02/14/redblacks-sign-offensive-lineman-phillip-norman/ |title=Redblacks sign offensive lineman Phillip Norman |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=February 14, 2024}} He was released on May 29, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/transactions | title=Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=13 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/phillip-norman/164146/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
- [https://bcuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/phillip-norman/2242 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats bio]
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Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
Category:People from Sebastian, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Brevard County, Florida