▁be ▁a ▁restricted ▁free ▁agent . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Nor well ▁officially ▁signed ▁his ▁tender ▁with ▁the ▁Pan thers . ▁Nor well ▁started ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁at ▁left ▁guard , ▁on ▁his ▁to ▁being ▁named ▁first - team ▁All - Pro . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁best ▁guard ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁according ▁to ▁Pro ▁Football ▁F ocus . ▁ ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Nor well ▁signed ▁a ▁five - year , ▁$ 6 6 . 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars ▁with ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁guaranteed , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁highest - pa id ▁guard ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁at ▁left ▁guard ▁before ▁suffering ▁an ▁an k le ▁injury ▁in ▁Week ▁ 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁injured ▁reserve ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁paid ▁left ▁guard ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁in ▁average ▁sal ary ▁at ▁$ 1 3 . 3 ▁million , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Ra iders ' ▁Ke le chi ▁Os eme le ▁($ 1 1 . 7 ▁million ) ▁and ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁Ali ▁Mar pet ▁($ 1 0 . 8 2 5 ▁million ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External