Josh Norman Signs With Washington Redskins

Josh Norman and the Washington Redskins have agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract, making him the highest paid cornerback in the NFL.

Given Washington’s 1st place schedule following a trip to the playoffs last year, having Norman will paid dividends early and often. Here’s the schedule for just the first month of the season:

vs Pittsburgh (Antonio Brown)
vs Dallas (Dez Bryant)
@ New York Giants (Odell Beckham)

It softens after that – Cleveland, Baltimore, Philly and Detroit, but Norman should have a major immediate impact on the Redskins defense. Quarterbacks rarely threw at Norman last year, and now they’ll have to make a quicker decision because the Redskins have a solid pass rush with Ryan Kerrigan (9.5 sacks) and promising 2nd-year pro Preeston Smith (8 sacks).