Redskins' Norman hands out blankets to homeless

Redskins cornerback Josh Norman spent Wednesday night handing out blankets and supplies to homeless people in Washington. 

Norman, who turned 31 Saturday, called distributing clothing items and other supplies at several local homeless shelters an early birthday present. He told ESPN he wanted to do this instead of doing something else to celebrate his birthday.

“What else is there for me to get?” Norman said.

"It brightens my day," Norman told reporters.

On Friday night, Norman continued his charitable streak by performing in "The Nutcracker." Switching cleats for ballet slippers, Norman joined the Loudoun Ballet Performing Arts Company's performance of Tchaikovsky's seasonal classic in support his Starz24 Foundation. 

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A post shared by Josh R. Norman (@jno24) on Dec 14, 2018 at 8:03pm PST

Been working on The Nutcracker for a few weeks now. Thanks to Mrs. Cherie Maroni, the team supporting cast & her company Louden ballet Performing Arts for inviting me to be apart of tonight’s show as (The Arabian Prince) & donating a portion of the proceeds to my non profit; @starz24org. & @bgca_clubs Christmas is a great time to give back. And this is one of my gifts unto my clubs. & to the Spirited @lauren.bacchus Thanks for Not making me look bad doing this. --

A post shared by Josh R. Norman (@jno24) on Dec 14, 2018 at 2:19pm PST

After a stressful few weeks for the Redskins, Norman said doing good deeds helps him remain positive. 

“You always have to think positive,” Norman said. “I deal with it by helping other people out. It’s pretty cool when you can do that, give back to other people. Helps out a lot.”

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