“It’s just a matter of going out there, playing every down like it’s my last,” Norman said. “Playing hard, focusing in on what I’ve got to do, understanding that I’ve got to fight through the adversities that are here, being faced with pain and fight through it all, and understanding that — if the doc give me the shot or not, we don’t know, but if he does, it’ll help it a little bit — but it’s definitely painful and just have to block it out and do the best I can.”

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The sprained wrist, Norman admitted, could hinder his ability to play with the kind of physicality he prefers.

“Well, I like to get up there and get my hands on people,” he said. “That’s the biggest part of my game that I like to play. It’s going to be interesting to see this week how that affects us, if it does, if it doesn’t. But that’s my game, man, and getting that ball out whatever way I can. I love to go with my right. That’s my strong, dominant hand, and I like to be trialed on that, mostly. I guess we’re going to have to be ambidextrous and go to our left and see if we can’t make some plays there, because that’s what I love to do, go after that football.”

Even if Norman, who ranks third in the league with eight pass breakups, receives a shot to lessen the pain, he could lose some of his feeling, which also hinders his effectiveness with his right hand. “It’s pros and cons with everything you do,” he said of the prospect of taking a shot.

In addition to struggling to jam receivers, however, Norman could have some trouble catching the ball. Still, he said, “I’ve been practicing a little bit this week on it. If the ball comes, I guess, my God-giving will take over. … I’m not going to just knock it down. I’m going to do what I’ve been trained as a defensive back and go at it with two hands.”

Norman already had an injured hand entering last week’s game, and he then aggravated the injury when an opponent fell on his arm. The 28-year-old writhed in pain on the field for several minutes before retreating to the locker room with team doctors and trainers for further evaluation. Norman returned and played the entire second half despite lingering pain and reduced use of his hand, finding a way to remain effective. He aims to do the same thing this week against the Eagles.

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“If I have to go out there one-handed and get the ball out, that’s what I’ll have to do,” Norman said. “Adrenaline is everything. Adrenaline got me back in the game. The rise and fall of it and just trying to win. Any means necessary and trying to win, and if I can do that, and have my concentration on that and don’t worry about the pains and hurts and all that, then I’ll be fine. That’ll carry me through.

:Say a prayer over it, continue to do that, bless over it before I go out there, and we’ll see what happens, man. I don’t live my life going slow. I go full-speed and see what kind of collision I can make.”