Josh Norman says Redskins’ defense is ‘much closer than we ever have been before’

Late on Thursday night, long after the Washington Redskins’ third preseason game had finished, cornerback Josh Norman stood in the locker room of Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium talking about his teammates in the secondary.

“This is the best one I’ve had,” he declared, before quickly adding “here” as in Washington.

Then he paused.