Brian Orakpo will call it quits after 10 NFL seasons. The veteran outside linebacker announced his retirement on Monday.
He was battling an elbow injury and did not play in the final three Titans games this season. Prior to missing time, Orakpo had never missed a game in his four-year Tennessee tenure.
The former Titans and Redskins defender was a four-time Pro Bowl honoree and was slated for free agency after this season. He signed a four-year, $31MM contract with the Titans during the 2015 offseason and played it out. He only registered 1.5 sacks this season but finished his career with 66. The Texas product recorded three double-digit sack seasons, with his 2009 rookie slate producing a career-high 11.
Washington kept Orakpo for six seasons as an old-CBA first-round pick but prioritized an extension for Ryan Kerrigan in 2015. That duo teamed up for four seasons, from 2011-14. Orakpo, 32, paired with Derrick Morgan in Tennessee to form a long-term edge partnership. The Titans brought in second-round pick Harold Landry this year.
Orakpo ranks in the top six on the Redskins’ and Titans’ (Nashville era) all-time sack lists.
Now Orakpo can fully dedicate his time to his cupcake business
Yep he will be great with cupcakes and would get a lot of business.
Great guy. Wish him the best
I remember I thought the Bills were going to draft him. He went after the position they were picking, but instead they traded up and took a late fast riser instead. I can’t remember his name but he played for Penn St and was a total bust. He was out of the league in 2 years.
Aaron Maybin