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Report: Josh Norman Benched vs. Saints for Wearing Headphones During Halftime

Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman may have paid the price for literally tuning out of head coach Jay Gruden's halftime talk during a 43-19 defeat to the New Orleans Saints on Monday at the Superdome.

Washington, D.C., radio personality Kevin Sheehan reported Friday that Norman didn't take off his headphones during Gruden's speech. As a result, the coach benched him in the second half. The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg shared a transcript of the discussion:

Dan Steinberg

So here's something. Kevin Sheehan, longtime host of the Skins pregame show, reported on his podcast today that Josh Norman was benched last week for not taking his headphones off during Gruden's halftime talk.