Jerry Norton began his professional football career in 1954 with the Philadelphia Eagles, starting as a Safety, then playing halfback before returning to safety. Norton was also an excellent Punter, and in 1957 he would lead the league in Punts and Punting Yards. He was traded to the Chicago Cardinals (which would become the St. Louis Cardinals) before 1959, where he played safety and Punter, and he continued a five-year streak of Pro Bowls that began in Philadelphia. Norton again led the NFL in Punts and Punting Yards in 1960, the same season he led the league in Interceptions (10). He would accumulate 35 picks in total.
Late in his career as a Green Bay Packer, he would act solely as a Punter.


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