EaglesPeteC Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/12/31/brian-orakpo-is-retiring-from-the-nfl/ Seems kind of abrupt. Now he can run his cupcake shop without football getting in the way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Dominant pass rusher for a brief time. Injuries really piled up and degraded his abilities. Wish him well in his future endeavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Superman(DH23) said: Dominant pass rusher for a brief time. Injuries really piled up and degraded his abilities. Wish him well in his future endeavors. I'm not sure "dominant" is the right term. He's never had more than 11 sacks in a season. He's struggled with a lot of injuries in his career, and was never that great against the run. Always a solid starter nothing more IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hope- Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 good player and great dude who was an instrumental piece of the core group of players who helped lift the titans out of the basement of the NFL. he had clearly lost a step or three this year and struggled with injuries after staying pretty healthy overall during his time in nashville. probably a good time to hang em up. happy trails, rak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 25 minutes ago, EaglesPeteC said: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/12/31/brian-orakpo-is-retiring-from-the-nfl/ Seems kind of abrupt. Now he can run his cupcake shop without football getting in the way..... He owns a cupcake shop? That sounds wonderful tbh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: He owns a cupcake shop? That sounds wonderful tbh... http://www.espn.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/25994/how-two-nfl-players-sweet-tooths-made-them-hands-on-business-owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Enjoy retirement, Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanLegend Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Was a really good player for 3 years for us, fell off a cliff physically this year but was still solid in the run game. Wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 13 minutes ago, EaglesPeteC said: http://www.espn.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/25994/how-two-nfl-players-sweet-tooths-made-them-hands-on-business-owners So that’s how he got that physique huh? Ima have to give that a try.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Good player, never great but I always liked him. He had a good career. Certainly one of the better Redskins first round picks this century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorns90 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Oh dang. Can't say much for his NFL career as I didn't follow him all that closely, but I absolutely loved him as a Horn. Wish him well on all his post-football endeavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskieTitan Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Loved him as a prospect coming out of Texas, followed him during his time in Washington (I distinctly remember him sealing a win against the Romo Cowboys when he got held to prevent the sack and it was flagged on the final play), and was thrilled when he came to Tennessee. He was a great locker room presence and helped turn our franchise around. But you could see this year that all those prior injuries had caught up to him and he wasnt the same player. Happy retirement, Orakpo. Hope you make the Hall of Fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrdbrane Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Trading in sacks and tackles for icing and soft cakey goodness....good for him and his team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Sadly injuries ruined a seemingly promising long-term career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 His legs finally gave out on him this year, good to do it now rather than in another year or two and risk doing even more damage to himself. He was a great player in his prime and made that Titans defense legitimate when he got there, wish him well in retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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