Norman, who was recently ranked No. 11 in the Top 100 Players of 2016 by his peers, played devil’s advocate with Tomlinson’s statement by saying there must not be any good running backs in the game.
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“If you say there are no shutdown corners, well, there’s no game-changing running backs today,” Norman said on NFL Network. “I was just with a guy named A.P. (Adrian Peterson,) so I know he’s a game-changing running back, you ain’t got to tell me, man.”
Tomlinson, who was a running back for the Chargers and Jets, used the fact that there wasn’t a cornerback in the Top 10 to make his point.
“Look, that doesn’t mean the guys back you up by saying that,” Norman countered.
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Tomlinson did appear to try to soften his stance, saying Norman was the best cornerback in the league last year.
