Norman compares 'Dancing With The Stars' to playing in Super Bowl

With millions watching around the world, most people would find the Super Bowl as pressure-packed an atmosphere as there is, but Josh Norman has found a comparable event: Competing on "Dancing With The Stars."

The Washington Redskins cornerback is on this year's all-athletes version of the hit show and admitted the pressure he feels heading into the semifinals is the same as playing in Super Bowl 50 as a member of the Carolina Panthers.

"It is the Super Bowl," Norman said, as per David Newton of ESPN. "It's just a different type of pressure because your heart will be racing, man, with anxiety. You get out there and put it all out there on the dance floor in front of millions of people watching. Then you've got a couple of hundred people in the audience that is extremely looking at every moment."

Norman and his partner Sharna Burgess were tied for the lead after the premiere episode with a very impressive rendition of the cha-cha. They dropped back a bit in the paso doble last week, but have shown enough talent to keep them among the favorites for the title, which is to be handed out next week.

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