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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | Bakersfield, California, U.S. | July 19, 1993||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Centennial (Bakersfield) | ||||
College: | Utah (2011–2015) | ||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
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Jared Scott Norris (born July 19, 1993) is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Carolina Panthers and Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played high school football at Centennial High School in Bakersfield, California, where he was a three-year starter and three-year letterman. He also earned All-State honors his senior year. Norris played college football at Utah, where he was a three-year starter and four-year letterman. His senior year in 2015, he was named second-team All-Pac-12 and played in the Senior Bowl. During his college career, Norris played in 42 games and started 32 of them. He recorded 269 total tackles, seven sacks, eight pass breakups, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Norris signed with the Panthers. He played in 28 games for the Panthers from 2016 to 2018 and made 11 total tackles. He also appeared in 16 contests for the Washington Football Team from 2020 to 2021, recording six total tackles. Norris was primarily a special teams player during his NFL career. Of the 807 career snaps he took part in, 800 were on special teams.