Morice Norris

Morice Norris Jr. (born September 27, 2000) is an American professional football defensive back/cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Orange Coast Pirates and Fresno State Bulldogs.

Early life Norris was born on September 27, 2000, and grew up in Fresno, California. He grew up playing basketball and continued playing the sport while attending Sanger High School. As a senior, he tried out for the football team, after having been convinced to do so by two of his childhood friends, Arron Mosby and Jalen Moreno-Cropper, both of whom later played in the NFL. He opted to begin his college football career at the junior college level with Orange Coast College. While attending the school, he lived in a two-bedroom apartment with five teammates, "staking out a corner of the living room and making the best of it," according to The Fresno Bee. However, near the end of the season, he "blew out his knee," although he was able to return for his 2019 sophomore season. The Fresno Bee noted that after his offer was withdrawn, "Norris was in scramble mode." That year, he started at nickelback in 12 games and made 57 tackles, 8.0 tackles-for-loss (TFLs), six pass breakups and a sack.

Detroit Lions After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Norris signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent. Norris was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 24. He was signed off the practice squad to the active roster on December 28.

On August 8, 2025, Norris sustained a major injury during the Lions' Week 1 preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons that led to the game being prematurely suspended. Norris was hit in the head by Falcons running back Nate Carter's knee. The official result on his injury is yet to be confirmed. Norris was subsequently waived by the Lions on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.

BC Lions On May 18, 2026, Norris signed as a defensive back with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). On May 31, 2026, Norris was released by Lions, during their final cuts before the start of the 2026 CFL season.