49ers Sign Cornerback Josh Norman

The San Francisco 49ers have signed veteran cornerback Josh Norman to a one-year deal per Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.

More depth is on the way at cornerback. 

The San Francisco 49ers have signed veteran cornerback Josh Norman to a one-year deal per Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.

Norman last played with the Buffalo Bills in 2020 where he carved out a starting role for three games opposite of Tre’Davious White. Norman was fairly solid as the No. 2 cornerback for the Bulls en route to an AFC title game appearance. For the 49ers to bring him in as depth is pretty sweet move for them. Norman is actually a player I have mentioned that the 49ers should bring if they still felt uncomfortable with the depth at cornerback.

The fact that the 49ers ended up inking a deal reveals just how uncomfortable they are. Outside of Jason Verrett and Emmanuel Moseley, there isn’t a player who the 49ers can confidently roll out. Rookie Deommodore Lenoir has stepped up strongly since training camp started, but he is just one player the 49ers can feel sufficient with. And there is a chance he can be the backup nickel since he started receiving reps there. K’Waun Williams is an injury prone player, so Lenoir could be called up soon. 

Perhaps the Norman signing is an indictment of rookie Ambry Thomas, who looked rather poor in the preseason and had a lot of highs/lows throughout camp. Depth at cornerback was desperately needed. Despite a stellar 2020 season, Verrett’s injury history cannot be neglected. It is just one season he has shown to be healthy. 2021 could revert back to his injury prone ways.

Regardless, the 49ers needed to make a move and they got just the right player in Norman for them should need for a starter arise. 


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JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.