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Mel Norris

SLB  •  RETIRED @ Age 29 (End of 2026 season)  •  Current Age: 38
6' 1", 245 lbs Draft: Round 30, Pick 32 (2020) Drafted By: Washington Commanders College: Alabama Player_ID: 1166 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 - - -

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 - - -

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