Buffalo Bills quarterback Kyle Orton decided it was time to hang up the cleats after playing ten years in the NFL and apparently didn’t want to tell his teammates
Quarterback Kyle Orton decided to retire from the NFL after a ten-year career
Instead of announcing his retirement with a news conference like 75 percent of players, the 32-year-old Orton retired in a slightly different way.
According to reporter Prescott Rossi of News 8, Kyle Orton went to his locker, told players he was going to a meeting, and then never came back.
Kyle Orton stopped to grab his wallet around 9:00. Said he was going to a meeting, would talk later. Never came back. pic.twitter.com/8ImJP9ZvOg
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) December 29, 2014
Later, players told Rossi they found out Orton had retired through the media.
Talked to Fred Jackson, Boobie Dixon and Robert Woods. All said they learned of Orton's retirement from media.
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) December 29, 2014
Orton finished his ten-year NFL career with 18,037 passing yards, 101 touchdowns, 69 interceptions. He also played for five different teams in his career, including the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, and Buffalo Bills.
As a starter, Orton had a 42-40 record and never started a playoff game in his career.
(twitter/Business Insider)
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