The whole point is that word I'm sure is very widespread among NFL football players. For a multimillionaire professional athlete to claim the be all hot and bothered by the fact a player said it to me is nonsensical.HS gunner days? I don't see any relevance. I was speared and hit after the whistle in HS too. Doesn't make it right or is it in the least bit relevant.
If Norman used a slur, he should be called on it. Just like Rondo was in the NBA.
And Rondo said it to a REF. I bet there are tons of things football players say to each other that they wouldn't say to a ref.