raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁Ohio ▁State ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁compet it iveness , ▁strength , ▁and ▁size . ▁ ▁Nor well ▁went ▁und raft ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers ▁Nor well ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year , ▁$ 1 , 5 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers ▁as ▁an ▁und raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁Ro ok ie ▁season ▁With ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁off ensive ▁line ▁struggling , ▁Nor well ▁was ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁starting ▁line up ▁in ▁Week ▁ 7 . ▁Following ▁Week ▁ 1 0 , ▁Pro ▁Football ▁F ocus ▁r ated ▁Nor well ▁as ▁the ▁nin th ▁best ▁guard ▁in ▁the ▁NFL , ▁ahead ▁of ▁two ▁other ▁high - profile ▁ro ok ie ▁gu ards , ▁Z ack ▁Martin ▁and ▁Jo el ▁Bit onio . ▁His ▁insert ion ▁into ▁the ▁starting ▁line up ▁at ▁left ▁guard ▁helped ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁off ensive ▁line , ▁and ▁over ▁his ▁last ▁six ▁games ▁at ▁left ▁guard , ▁Pro ▁Football ▁F ocus ▁r ated ▁Nor well ▁as ▁the ▁fourth - best ▁left ▁guard ▁in ▁the ▁NFL . ▁His ▁emer gence ▁into ▁the ▁starting ▁line up ▁helped ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁rank ▁sevent h ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁in ▁r ushing , ▁including ▁a ▁league - leading ▁ 9 7 5 ▁yards ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁games . ▁He ▁also