Kyle Orton a Husker?

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I was googleing Brook's name to see if I spelled it right in another thread and got sidetracked by reading about Orton..(where did I hear that name before?)

 

Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton is a Husker fan and wears #18 in honor of Brook Berringer. The #18 jersey was assigned to incoming freshman Jeff Perino for the 1996-1997 season, but after Berringer's accident, coaches allowed Perino to switch to jersey number 5.

 

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Kyle Raymond Orton (born November 14, 1982 in Altoona, Iowa) is an American football player and a quarterback in the National Football League. He was selected by the Chicago Bears as the 106th pick of the 2005 NFL Draft.

 

High school career

Kyle Orton attended Southeast Polk High School in Runnells, Iowa, where he lettered in football, basketball, and tennis.

 

 

College career

Orton attended Purdue University, where he played for the Purdue Boilermakers football team. At Purdue, Orton wore uniform No. 18 in honor of former Nebraska Cornhuskers' quarterback Brook Berringer. Orton tied former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees' record for the number of passing yards in a game (522 vs. Indiana Hoosiers) and is one of only three Purdue quarterbacks to start at least three consecutive bowl games (Brees and Mark Herrmann being the other two). Orton started in the 2001 Sun Bowl, the 2002 Sun Bowl, the 2004 Capital One Bowl, and the 2004 Sun Bowl. During his time at Purdue, Orton joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

 

In 2004, Orton was the preseason third-team "All-American" quarterback, behind USC's Matt Leinart and Oklahoma's Jason White. Orton had an impressive start to the season, having led Purdue to a 5-0 start with 18 touchdowns and no interceptions. Orton was touted as the front runner for the Heisman Trophy, until he received multiple injuries in consecutive games against the Michigan Wolverines and Northwestern Wildcats that forced him out of his starting position for a month.

 

 

Professional career

In the 2005 NFL season, Orton was rushed into the Bears starting lineup as a rookie after a preseason injury to starter Rex Grossman, and the poor play of back up Chad Hutchinson. Orton started the first 14 games of the season, however was replaced by Grossman after halftime during the Bears' Week 15 victory against the Atlanta Falcons. After sitting the week 16 game victory over the Green Bay Packers, Orton started the Week 17 final regular season game against the Minnesota Vikings, whose outcome for the Bears would be meaningless; the Bears had clinched the NFC North championship and a first-round bye in the playoffs in the victory over the Packers. Grossman would go on to play in the Bears playoff loss to the Carolina Panthers.

 

Overall, the Bears had a record of 10-5 in games that Orton started, including an eight-game winning streak after a 1-3 start. Despite the team's success, Orton finished with the lowest quarterback rating in the NFL (59.7) among all "qualified" quarterbacks (those with 224+ pass attempts) [1]. Despite the low rating, the Bears coaches repeatedly insisted that they were pleased with Orton's performance. The coaching staff of the Bears asked Orton to minimize mistakes and to let the rushing attack and the defense win ballgames rather than employing an aggressive passing attack. Measuring Orton by victories, his rookie season was a successful one even by historical standards. Orton's 15 starts and 10 victories are both rookie records for Bears quarterbacks, and the 10 victories are the second most in the NFL since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, behind only Ben Roethlisberger's 14 victories in 2004.

 

Following the 2005 season, the Bears signed veteran Brian Griese as the team’s second string quarterback. Orton, now demoted, became the Bears’ third string quarterback, and did not see any playtime throughout the entire 2006 Chicago Bears season. The Bears organization acquired Chris Leak, who had previously lead the Florida Gators to a BCS Championship, shortly after the 2007 NFL Draft. Leak struggled in training camp, while Orton, who had rigorously trained in the off season, excelled.[1] According to the Chicago Tribune, his current progress may allow him to take Griese's position.[2] Orton continued to show signs of improvement in the preseason. He completed sixteen of twenty five passes for 151 yards and one touchdown en route to leading the Bears to a comeback victory over the Houston Texans.[3]

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I met this girl the other night that said her cousin worked at Taco Bell. It has nothing to do with Kyle Orton, but they said they knew of the number 18 and liked the color red. Coincidence??????

 

A three year old thread with about 15 posts is pretty special. Had to get in on it.

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Cool...

 

I met this girl the other night that said her cousin worked at Taco Bell. It has nothing to do with Kyle Orton, but they said they knew of the number 18 and liked the color red. Coincidence??????

 

A three year old thread with about 15 posts is pretty special. Had to get in on it.

 

 

The hot sauce probably reflected on passing ability too.