Dennis Norman

American football player (born 1980)

Dennis M. Norman (born January 26, 1980) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Princeton. Norman has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Diego Chargers.

Norman attended Cherokee High School in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. As a student, he was a member of the National Honor Society and was a National Merit Scholar. In track&field, he was a three year letterman and an All South Jersey selection. Norman graduated from Cherokee High School in 1997.

He was a three year letterwinner at Princeton University. Norman was named first team All Ivy League his final three seasons. He started 26 of 29 career games played and is one of only four players to be named All Ivy League three times. He was also a member of the track and field team, and ranks 5th all time for the school in the discus with a throw of 175'11"

Norman was drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He was the only tackle and the sixth player overall ever drafted from Princeton. Norman played nearly four seasons with the Seahawks before being waived on October 15, 2004.

Norman was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 7, 2004. He was released on September 8, 2009 after the team signed offensive lineman Kynan Forney.

Norman was signed by the San Diego Chargers on September 16, 2009. After the 2009 season Norman was not re signed.