It was announced that Quarterback, Kyle Orton has informed the Buffalo Bills that he plans to retire from the National Football League.
Orton took over as the Bills starter in week 5 this season, taking over for the ineffective E.J. Manuel and would go 7 and 5 this year.
Kyle played his college football at Purdue and was the only Quarterback to start in four Bowl Games; 2001 Sun Bowl Loss, 2002 Sun Bowl Win, 2003 Capital One Bowl Loss and a 2004 Sun Bowl Loss and threw for 8,918 Yards and 61 Touchdowns. He would be drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round and would battle for the duration of his Bears tenure with Rex Grossman for the starting position.
He would be traded to the Denver Broncos for Jay Cutler and would have a good season winning the first six games of the 2009 season and would remain the Broncos starter until 2011, when “Tebow mania” took over the National Football League. Orton would be waived by the team and would be picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs playing three games there.
Orton would then sign on with the Dallas Cowboys to replace John Kitna as the backup for Tony Romo. Staying there for two seasons, he would play his final season with the Buffalo Bills, and as mentioned finished off his career as an NFL starter.
Overall, Kyle Orton would have a 42 and 40 record as a starter with 18,037 Passing Yards and 101 Touchdowns. He will never be considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but any Quarterback who lasted ten seasons with a winning record deserves a mention from us.
We wish Kyle Orton the best of luck on his post NFL career.
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