Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Raymond Ortonis a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. After an injury to Bears starter Rex Grossman, Orton was pressed into service as the starting quarterback during his rookie year, starting the first 14 games of the 2005 season, but was replaced by Grossman for the playoffs that year. Orton did not...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth14 November 1982
CityAltoona, IA
It's been a crazy couple months since the draft and all the way from sliding in the draft and now starting opening week, ... It's been lot of ups and downs.
But I've got an excuse, ... Well, actually two. I'm a rookie, and I play for the Bears.
I'm still getting better, still growing, ... I've got to get back to work, and I'll play a better game against the Browns for sure.
Win or lose, we're still going to have to get better and go from there, ... It's not a make-or-break game in our season, by any means, but obviously our goal is to start 1-0 and if we do, great. If we don't, then obviously we've got to get back to work.
He played well. Moose is that veteran guy that has played in big games before. He's big for our offense.