In addition to being one of the best defensive backs in football last season, Josh Norman also had one of the biggest mouths. On Monday night, Norman will kick things off with his new team by trying to cover Antonio Brown.
Ben Roethlisberger has seen how Norman can get into an opponent’s head, and the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback plans to warn Brown about that.
“The big thing for both — they might try to play mind games with each other — I’ll talk to my guy and make sure he keeps a level head and just plays football,” Roethlisberger said this week, via Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Ultimately, Roethlisberger believes Brown can win the matchup against Norman if Big Ben does his job.
“AB is one of the best in the business, and so is Josh, so I think it’s a prime-time matchup,” he said. “Everyone will tune in to see that matchup. I think it’ll come down to if AB’s quarterback is good enough to get him the ball when he needs to.”
Norman has a lot to prove this season, as many believe he was a product of a dominant Carolina Panthers defense last year and a front seven that got after the quarterback. In addition, we know one star receiver who is very familiar with Norman’s ability to get under your skin. If Brown can ignore all that, there’s no reason he shouldn’t get the best of Norman.
