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Mel Norris

SLB  •  RETIRED @ Age 29 (End of 2026 season)  •  Current Age: 49
6' 1", 245 lbs Draft: Round 30, Pick 32 (2020) Drafted By: Washington Commanders Super Bowl trophy 0 Rings Yrs Pro: 7 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2025 NYG 1 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.6 0.000
2024 NED 5 0 3 8.5 1 - - 0.0 0 0 1 3.7 0 - - 0 1 - - - 1 0 - 1.4 0.070
2024 CIN 2 0 7 21.1 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 3 - - - 0 0 - 1.0 0.030
2023 MIN 16 8 32 9.6 12 - - 5.0 9 4 2 4.8 1 - - 1 19 - - - 1 2 - 5.8 0.500
2022 MIN 16 6 34 9.5 11 - - 3.5 6 2 1 3.1 2 - - 1 22 - - - 1 1 - 5.9 0.590
2021 SEA 16 1 11 6.3 4 - - 0.5 0 0 1 0.7 0 - - 0 7 - - - 1 1 - 2.2 0.150
2020 WAS 16 9 57 9.7 13 - - 1.0 2 0 0 0.7 2 - - 8 28 - - - 1 1 - 6.4 0.550
Career 72 24 144 9.4 42 - - 10.0 17 6 5 2.3 5 - - 10 80 - - - 5 5 - 23.3 1.890
First-Team All-Pro Second-Team All-Pro Champion Postseason Honor

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2021 SEA 1 0 1 7.7 0 - - 0.0 0 0 1 9.1 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2020 WAS 1 1 5 20.0 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 2 1 6 16.3 1 - - 0.0 0 0 1 4.3 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - - -
Champion Super Bowl MVP

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 23 37 72 96 21 20 73 41 41 17 43 41 41
2020 Post-Camp 23 29 63 93 36 30 55 74 47 15 45 43 43
2021 Pre-Camp 24 30 65 95 34 29 58 70 47 15 36 43 43
2021 Post-Camp 24 37 76 100 26 22 80 53 42 21 53 45 45
2022 Pre-Camp 25 38 77 100 26 22 82 52 42 21 54 46 46
2022 Post-Camp 25 40 77 100 26 24 80 52 43 20 54 46 46
2023 Pre-Camp 26 40 77 100 26 24 80 51 43 21 55 46 46
2023 Post-Camp 26 39 78 100 26 23 81 50 44 21 55 46 46
2024 Pre-Camp 27 39 78 100 25 23 81 50 44 21 56 46 46
2024 Post-Camp 27 39 69 94 24 10 75 45 34 18 56 41 41
2025 Pre-Camp 28 39 68 93 24 10 75 44 34 17 56 41 41
2025 Post-Camp 28 30 55 86 30 10 50 61 37 13 34 36 36
2026 Pre-Camp 29 29 55 86 30 10 50 62 37 13 34 36 36
2026 Post-Camp 29 26 46 76 27 6 42 54 33 9 34 31 31

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2021 Washington Commanders released
2021 Seattle Seahawks signed as a free agent: 1yr, $850,000
2022 Minnesota Vikings signed as an unrestricted free agent: 3yrs, $5,280,000
2024 Minnesota Vikings released
2024 New England Patriots signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,530,000
2024 New England Patriots released
2024 Cincinnati Bengals signed as a free agent: 1yr, $990,000
2025 New York Giants signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,160,000
2025 New York Giants released
2025 New York Giants signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,160,000
2026 Indianapolis Colts signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,190,000
2026 Indianapolis Colts released