ASHBURN VA, JUNE 8: Corner back Josh Norman during the Washington Redskins' OTA in Ashburn VA, June 8, 2016. (Photo by John McDonnell / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Josh Norman enters the 2016 NFL season with a table-sized chip on his shoulder.
It's the only possible result, really, considering the Carolina Panthers cornerback emerged as the most dominant player at his position in 2015 only to be cut loose into free agency by his employer this offseason.
Now a member of the Washington Redskins, Norman looked back on the strange way things ended in Carolina in an interview with Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman.
People are always underestimating me. I think it happened when I came into the NFL. I think it happened every game I've played. Josh Norman
When asked if he believed the Panthers "underestimated" him, Norman agreed he felt he'd been discounted by the team's management to a degree.
"You'd have to ask them that," Norman said. "But obviously there's some of that."
Being counted out is nothing new to Norman, however.
"People are always underestimating me. I think it happened when I came into the NFL. I think it happened every game I've played. Guys think they can beat me or I'm not that fast or I can't really cover. They miss a lot until the game starts...I think it falls under the category of 'You don't know what you don't know.' I think fans and even some players see me on TV or film but don't get all that I do. They don't see the time that I put in. They don't see the film study or the teamwork. But once that game starts, then they know."
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