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Jerious Norwood #32 | Running Back | Atlanta Falcons
Height: 5-11    Weight: 204    Born: Jul 29, 1983, Jackson, MS

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December 21, 2008
Sources in Atlanta believe Jerious Norwood has not been the same player since suffering a rib injury in Week 11 against Denver, according to Pro Football Weekly.
November 28, 2008
Jerious Norwood is being listed as questionable for Week 13 because of his injured rib, according to NFL.com.
November 21, 2008
NFL.com reports that Jerious Norwood (ribs) is questionable for Week 12.
November 9, 2008
Jerious Norwood posted six carries for 17 yards, along with two receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown in the Week 10 win over New Orleans.
November 7, 2008
The Falcons would like to get Jerious Norwood more involved in the offense, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Coach Mike Smith said, "Jerious is a very gifted athlete. He can do a number of things. He’s very multi-faceted. He’s an integral part of our football team. It’s not a surprise that he’s had the success that he’s had. When you give him opportunities to get touches he’s made the most of them."
November 2, 2008
Jerious Norwood rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries on Sunday.
November 2, 2008
QB D.J. Shockley (3rd), FS Thomas DeCoud, CB David Irons, LB Tony Gilbert, C Alex Stepanovich, T Sam Baker, DE Simon Fraser, and WR Adam Jennings are all inactive for the Falcons.
October 31, 2008
Jerious Norwood is listed as questionable on the injury report. He is recovering from a concussion.
September 25, 2008
During Week 3 the Dolphins turned some heads in the way they used Ronnie Brown in the shotgun. The NFL is known as the "copy cat" league and that is exactly what might happen this week. The Falcons are going to use Jerious Norwood in the same type of capacity. Norwood told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that they have imployed some of the same formations.
September 21, 2008
Jerious Norwood had 11 carries for 75 yards in the Falcons Week 3 victory over Kansas City.
September 11, 2008
Not only did Jerious Norwood have a good Week 1 rushing with over 90 yards, he excelled on special teams. Norwood made two special teams tackles and had a 33 yard kickoff return, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
September 7, 2008
The Falcons ran the ball so well against Detroit, that there was plenty of leftovers for Jerious Norwood, who compiled 93 rushing yards on 14 carries, including a 10-yard score.
September 1, 2008
Michael Turner is going to handle the bulk of the workload at running back, but Jerious Norwood hopes that his role will develop into a situational third-down back, who will also show up as a wide receiver in some four- and five-receiver sets, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Norwood said, "Right now, I really don’t know my role. I’m just going to go out and take it easy, and wherever the coach wants to use me, I’ll be willing to do whatever it is they want me to do." He added, "We have a couple of formations where they’ll split me out wide and let me do my thing out wide. I feel that’s one of my greatest assets, going one-on-one in the open field."
August 22, 2008
Jerious Norwood showed some of his explosiveness in his team's victory over the Titans, rushing just four times, but accumulating 53 yards.
August 6, 2008
While the addition of Michael Turner has most fantasy owners looking at the former Charger as the rusher of choice in Atlanta, reports from camp indicate new coach Mike Smith is looking to give more opportunity to Jerious Norwood , according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
July 2, 2008
The Falcons are giving rusher Jerious Norwood a look as a potential target of choice on punt returns, according to AtlantaFalcons.com.
June 5, 2008
Jerious Norwood hasn't seen enough touches the past few years, and as a result the Falcons are considering splitting him out wide at the receiver position, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "He's a guy that can cause all kinds of problems for defensive coordinators," said Falcons coach Mike Smith. "Not strictly because of his speed but because of the potential matchup problems he can create. Jerious is a special athlete that can do a number of different things."