CARDS: Topps XFL 2020 Certified
ACQUIRED: Ebay, 2022

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Storm Norton played OT for Toledo from 2012-’16.
• Undrafted he signed with the Detroit Lions in 2017 and was on and off the practice squad through October.
• Signed and cut by the Arizona Cardinals later that year.
• At the tail end of 2017, signed by Vikings and was on and off their practice squad through 2019.
• Was the number one pick of the second phase of the XFL 2020 draft.
• Considered the highest rated/graded lineman during the COVID shortened season.
• Signed with the Chargers in 2020 and spent the next two seasons with the team.
• Signed by the Saints in 2023 and relegated to the practice squad.
• Snatched off the practice squad by the Atlanta Falcons during the regular season.

NOTES:

I think if John Madden was still alive, he’d name Storm to him All Madden team for his name alone. You have to be a football player with a name like ‘Storm’. Sadly for his base card, they pretty much used the same pose, with a slightly different expression.