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Demaryius Thomas has ultimate comeback for Josh Norman's talk

Josh Norman plans to say whatever he wants this season, but the NFL receivers he talks about aren’t going to quietly take his trash talk.

Norman said a lot of things in an ESPN the Magazine piece this week, and he talked about how he shut down Denver Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas in Super Bowl 50.

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“I don’t know what he was out there for,” Norman told ESPN. “He was supposed to be an all-world guy, and I shut him down.”

It’s true that Thomas had just one catch for 8 yards. And Norman wasn’t necessarily bragging about how great he was in the Super Bowl; he lamented that he dropped two possible interceptions in the Carolina Panthers’ loss. It’s also fair to note that the entire Broncos passing game suffered all season with uneven quarterback play.

But there’s really only one comeback that matters, and Thomas had it.

At the end of the day, I’m sure Norman would trade “shutting down” Thomas for one of those rings.

Of course, Thomas isn’t Norman’s rival. Norman, now with the Washington Redskins, won’t play the Broncos this season. But Norman does have a rival, and that’s New York Giants star Odell Beckham.

Norman said last month he’s done talking about Beckham, but we all knew better.

“Everybody saw what he was,” Norman told ESPN, referring to the multiple altercations the two had when the Panthers and Giants played last year. “People from around the league were coming up to me afterward and saying, ‘He does that crap all the time.’ He lost so much respect from people for that little tantrum. I’ve already got a couple people telling me, ‘OK, I’ve got a hit out on him.’ It’s going to be rough for him this year. And he brought it on himself.

“He’s skilled and talented. I won’t take that away from him. But he’s never been through any adversity in his life. It’s like, when are you ever going to grow up?”

So it appears Norman is serious about saying whatever he wants whenever he wants. He might start a feud with every receiver in the NFL along the way.

Josh Norman after the Panthers lost Super Bowl 50 (AP)
Josh Norman after the Panthers lost Super Bowl 50 (AP)

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdown.corner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!