NFL CAREER – A versatile addition to the New Orleans offensive line, Norton has appeared in 36 career games with 18 starts for the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers at both tackle positions.
TRANSACTIONS – Signed by the Saints to a one-year contract, 3/21/23; Re-signed by the Chargers to a one-year contract, 4/18/22; Reinstated from Reserve/COVID-19 by the Chargers, 1/1/22; Placed on Reserve/COVID-19 by the Chargers, 12/29/21; Signed by Los Angeles Chargers, 4/14/20; Waived by the Vikings, 8/31/19; Signed by the Vikings to a reserve/future contract, 1/2/19; Signed to the Vikings practice squad, 11/6/18; Vikings practice squad contract terminated, 11/3/19; Signed to the active roster from the Vikings practice squad, 10/27/18; Signed to the Vikings practice squad, 9/2/18; Waived by the Vikings, 9/1/18; Signed by the Vikings to a reserve/future contract, 1/29/18; Vikings practice squad contract terminated, 1/16/18; Signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad 12/12/17; Practice squad contract terminated by the Arizona Cardinals, 11/30/17; Signed to the Cardinals practice squad, 11/6/17; Practice squad contract terminated by the Detroit Lions, 10/31/17; Signed to the Lions practice squad 10/26/17; Practice squad contract terminated by the Lions, 9/25/17 Signed to the Lions practice squad, 9/13/17; Signed to the active roster from the practice squad by the Lions, 9/9/17; Signed to the Lions practice squad 9/3/17; Waived by the Lions, 9/2/17; Signed by the Detroit Lions, 5/12/17
2022 – Appeared in 12 games for the Los Angeles Chargers, seeing action at left tackle and right tackle in five contests…Vs. Las Vegas, Sept. 11, logged three offensive snaps and five special teams snaps played, contributing primarily on field goal protection unit…At Kansas City, Sept. 15, appeared in 34 offensive snaps after right tackle Trey Pipkins III left with injury. Contributed on special teams with four snaps…Vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 25, appeared in 28 offensive snaps in the second half after LT Rashawn Slater left in third quarter…At Houston, Oct. 2, contributed to six special teams units, primarily on field goal protection…At Cleveland, Oct. 9, played in five offensive snaps in the first half in relief of an Pipkins and added six special teams snaps, primarily on the field goal unit…At Atlanta, Nov. 6, appeared in 12 offensive snaps after Pipkins left the game due to injury. Also appeared in four special teams snaps, appearing on the field goal protection unit…Vs. Kansas City, Nov. 20, appeared in five special teams snaps on the field goal protection unit, as well as one snap on offense…Vs. Miami, Dec. 11, appeared in one offensive snap and five snaps on special teams. 2021 – Started 15 of the 17 games played in at right tackle for Chargers…At Washington, Sept. 12, stepped in at right tackle for second half and did not allow a sack of QB Justin Herbert, who went on to record his ninth-career 300-yard performance. Contributed on field goal protection…Vs. Dallas, Sept. 19, started his first game of season and helped protect Herbert, who passed for 338 yards…At Kansas City, Sept. 26, started and didn't allow a sack…Vs. Las Vegas, Oct. 4, started and played every offensive snap while not allowing a sack…Vs. Cleveland, Oct. 10, helped protect Herbert as he passed for a career-high 398 yards, with four passing scores and a rushing TD…At Baltimore, Oct. 17, protected Herbert as he became the second-fastest player in NFL history to eclipse 6,000 yards passing…Vs. New England, Oct. 17, helped a line that propelled run game to total 122 yards on the ground in first half, the fourth-most by a Chargers offense in the opening half over the last decade…At Philadelphia, Nov. 7, protected Herbert as he secured his sixth career outing with multiple passing touchdowns and one rushing TD, registering a career-best 84.2 completion percentage…Vs. Minnesota, Nov. 14, helped protect Herbert who accounted for his 50th career passing touchdown…Vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 21, blocked for Herbert as he became first QB in NFL record books to throw for 350 yards and rush for 90 yards in a single game. Blocked for RB Austin Ekeler who totaled a career-high four scrimmage TDs…At Cincinnati, Dec. 5, provided protection as Herbert recorded his 15th career 300-yard and 11th-three TD performance while reaching 700 completions faster than any player in NFL history…Vs. NYG, Dec. 12, protected Herbert as he threw for three touchdowns, becoming the first player in NFL history to toss at least 30 touchdowns in each of their first two seasons…Vs. Kansas City, Dec. 16, contributed to a unit that did not allow a sack…At Houston, Dec. 26, blocked for RB Justin Jackson as he totaled 162 yards from scrimmage…Vs. Denver, 1/2/22, served on an offensive line unit that did not allow a sack…At Las Vegas, 1/9/22, blocked for Ekeler, who reached a league-high 20 touchdowns from scrimmage on the season, as Herbert totaled three passing touchdowns to set the NFL record for most passing touchdowns (69) and total touchdowns (77) by any player in their first two seasons. 2020 – Appeared in six games with three starts in first season for the Chargers…At New Orleans, Oct. 12, logged five snaps at right tackle for the offensive unit…Vs. New England, Dec. 6, made first career start…Vs. Atlanta, Dec. 13, appeared on offense at right tackle, playing in 70 offensive snaps after Bryan Bulaga suffered an injury…At Las Vegas, Dec. 17, started at right tackle and helped protect Herbert as the rookie tied the NFL record for most passing TDs in a season…Vs. Denver, Dec. 27, appeared at right tackle and protected for Herbert as he became the fourth rookie QB in the Super Bowl era to produce game-winning drives in three consecutive games…At Kansas City, 1/3/21, started at left tackle and helped guide an offense that produced over 400 net yards and 35 points as Herbert accounted for four total TDs to set the record for most total TDs by a rookie…Prior to signing with the Chargers in the offseason, started all five games at left tackle for the XFL's Los Angeles Wildcats after the team made him the No. 1 overall selection in phase two of the 2020 XFL Draft. 2019 – Competed for a roster spot in preseason with Vikings. 2018 – Appeared in one game for Vikings…Vs. New Orleans, Oct. 28, made NFL regular season debut, participating on special teams. 2017 – Spent the majority of the season on the practice squads of the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals.
COLLEGE – Played four seasons at Toledo, redshirting his freshman season…Participated in 46 career games with 28 starts…Earned first-team All-Mid American Conference honors at left tackle in 2015 and was named to the Associated Press All-Bowl team…As a junior, paved the way for the No. 1 rushing attack in the MAC, averaging 207.9 yards per game…Earned a degree in criminal justice.
PERSONAL – Named First-Team All-Toledo Blade and was the district's Lineman of the Year as a senior at Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio) HS…Recognized as first-team All-State, All-District and All-Conference during his final prep season in 2011…As a junior, was named second-team All-District and All-Conference…Lettered in football, basketball and track and field…Older brother, Beau, walked on at Toledo…Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Chris Wormley was a high school teammate…Grandfather, Troy, served in the U.S. Navy…Enjoys golfing…Storm Willis Norton was born on May 16, 1994 in Toledo, Ohio.
