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(Message started by: Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 15^th, 2003, 10:13am)

Title: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 15^th, 2003, 10:13am

Well, apparently Orlando Brown, considered to be one of the best tackles at the time, is looking to make a comeback and will be one of the many free agents available.

Remember him? The guy who got hit in the eye with a penalty flag and sued the NFL? Well apparently, he has been keeping in shape and is looking to make a return.

If he is as healthy as he says he is(though they all say that), I seriously hope Tampa makes a stab at this guy, the o-line needs it.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1509173.html

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by StegRock on Feb 15^th, 2003, 12:59pm

Perhaps he has been inspired by the play of OT Jermane Newberry of the Philadelphia Eagles who cannot see out of one eye. Guy's a real gladiator!

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by Walker Boh on Feb 16^th, 2003, 4:23pm

That was one of the craziest things I've ever seen on a football field. Remember how bad his eye looked and how he nearly killed the Ref? That was good stuff. 10 yards?? How about the loss of YOUR CAREER! Talk about a major penalty! I hope he makes it, that guy got screwed.

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 16^th, 2003, 8:23pm

What I'd like to know is if the Ref got fired or got penalized in some way...

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by CoachH on Feb 17^th, 2003, 10:25am

Does anyone know if he lost complete vision in that eye? Just this last week a friend of mine asked me if I knew what had ever happened to this guy? Until now, I honestly didn't know. ;)

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 17^th, 2003, 12:21pm

t has been suggested by some legal experts that Brown might have to sign some sort of injury waiver before a team would sign him. Certainly he would have to demonstrate to interested teams that his eyesight is sufficient to allow him to return and that he is also capable of knocking off three years of rust.

It appears that he isn't totally blind, just has lost a bit of vision, but, like Steg stated, Mayberry of the Eagles is doing just fine with one eye. In fact Mayberry is among the tops in blocking.

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by StegRock on Feb 18^th, 2003, 2:27pm

Well, at least one of Brown's former teams may be interested in bringing him in. Here is the relevant excerpt from a piece in the Baltimore Sun brought directly to you by "the Gridiron Newsstand":

"The Ravens may bring back Williams, who played for the New Orleans Saints last year but may be released in a salary cap move, or former tackle Orlando Brown, who reportedly reached a settlement in his lawsuit against the league, to add depth to the offensive line.

Brown played with the Ravens from 1996 to 1998 before signing with the Cleveland Browns. He has not played since December 1999, when he was struck in the eye by a weighted penalty flag."

Here is link to the whole piece, which is not about Brown, though, but about CB Chris McAlister:
http://www.sunspot.net/sports/football/bal-sp.ravens18feb18,0,5138460.story?coll=bal%2Dsports%2Dfootball.

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by Philly on Feb 19^th, 2003, 1:41pm

on 02/16/03 at 20:23:09, Keyshawn Johnson 76yards wrote:

What I'd like to know is if the Ref got fired or got penalized in some way...

If memory serves me correctly (and it usually doesn't)... the referee who beaned him with the flag was Jeff Triplette and I think he is still officiating.

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Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by StegRock on Feb 19^th, 2003, 3:42pm

Fanball.com claims that the St. Paul Pioneer Press has reported that the Vikings are "eyeing Brown." [smiley=LMFAO.gif] I cannot find substaniation of this via "the Gridiron Newsstand", though. :shrug: They also claim that the Redskins, Ravens (which has already been reported herein), Eagles and Patriots are also sniffing around Brown. The Eagles must really be sold on one-eyed offensive linemen. ;)

Title: Re: Orlando Brown, RT, Remember Him?
Post by BarnabyWilde on Mar 14^th, 2003, 1:38am

Looks like he spurned triple the dough the Vikes were offering to be closer to his kids in Baltimore...

http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1523138.html