1. Brian Orakpo played college football for the University of Texas, was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and was selected by the Washington Redskins with the thirteenth overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft.
47 Facts About Brian Orakpo
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Brian Orakpo played for Tennessee Titans, and was selected to four Pro Bowls.
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Brian Orakpo played defensive end and tight end and was a two-time First-team all-district selection for the Texans football team.
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Brian Orakpo attended the University of Texas, where he played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2004 to 2008.
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Brian Orakpo was redshirted as a freshman in 2004, but in 2005 he played in all 13 games and started in one.
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Brian Orakpo made an immediate impact for the Longhorns, helping them finish 10th in the nation at defense, recording 27 tackles, a half sack, a forced fumble and recovered fumble.
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Brian Orakpo's play earned him Defensive Freshman of the Year and first-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News.
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Brian Orakpo helped the Longhorns obtain their fourth National Championship.
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Brian Orakpo was the Defensive MVP of the 2007 Holiday Bowl against Arizona State after recording six tackles and two sacks during the game.
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Brian Orakpo finished the season with 37 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
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Brian Orakpo was the winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the best defensive player, the Ted Hendricks Award, given to the top defensive end, The Bill Willis Trophy given to the top collegiate defensive lineman, and the Lombardi Award, given to the best lineman or linebacker.
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Brian Orakpo was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American, after receiving first-team honors from the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
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Brian Orakpo was the first Texas Longhorn defensive end to earn All-American honors since Tony Brackens in 1995.
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Brian Orakpo attended the NFL Combine with much anticipation due to his well-known reputation as a "workout warrior".
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Head coach Jim Zorn named Brian Orakpo the starting strongside linebacker to begin the regular season, along with Rocky McIntosh and middle linebacker London Fletcher.
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Brian Orakpo made his first career sack on quarterback Matthew Stafford for an eight-yard loss in the third quarter.
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Brian Orakpo had a sack on Bruce Gradkowski and three sacks on Jamarcus Russell and tied the Redskins' single-game sack record.
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Brian Orakpo earned the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance.
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On December 30,2009, it was announced that Brian Orakpo was selected to play in the 2010 Pro Bowl and was the only rookie to be initially voted to the NFC roster.
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Brian Orakpo finished his rookie year 50 combined tackles, a career-high 11 sacks, and two pass deflections in 16 games and starts.
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Brian Orakpo was sidelined for the Week 16 victory at the Jacksonville Jaguars after sustaining a hamstring injury the previous week.
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Brian Orakpo finished his second professional season with 56 combined tackles, 8.5 sacks, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble in 15 games and starts.
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Brian Orakpo's performance earned him the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award.
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Brian Orakpo exited the game after suffering an injury to his left shoulder and pectoral muscle after sacking Michael Vick in the second quarter.
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On January 10,2012, it was reported that Brian Orakpo successfully underwent surgery to repair his shoulder.
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Brian Orakpo was selected as an alternate for the 2012 Pro Bowl along with teammates, London Fletcher and Lorenzo Alexander.
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Brian Orakpo finished his third season with 59 combined tackles, nine sacks, and five pass deflections in 16 games and starts.
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On September 18,2012, the Redskins officially placed Brian Orakpo on injured reserve after confirming he would have to undergo surgery to repair his torn pectoral muscle and would miss the rest of the season.
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Brian Orakpo finished the season with five solo tackles, three pass deflections, and a sack in two games and starts.
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Brian Orakpo intercepted a pass by quarterback Jay Cutler, that was intended for wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.
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Brian Orakpo was inactive for the Redskins' Week 17 loss as the New York Giants due a ground injury he sustained the previous week.
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Brian Orakpo finished the season with a career-high 60 combined tackles, ten sacks, four pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 15 games and starts.
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On March 3,2014, the Redskins applied their non-exclusive franchise tag on Brian Orakpo which allowed them to match any contract offer by other teams attempting to sign him.
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Brian Orakpo named Orakpo and Ryan Kerrigan the starting outside linebackers to begin the regular season, along with inside linebackers Keenan Robinson and Perry Riley.
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Brian Orakpo finished the 2014 season with 24 combined tackles, a pass deflection, and was credited with half a sack in seven games and starts.
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Brian Orakpo became an unrestricted free agent in 2015 and was regarded as the top free agent linebacker available.
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Brian Orakpo attended a private meeting with the Tennessee Titans and had a meeting scheduled with the Arizona Cardinals.
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Brian Orakpo entered training camp slated as the starting right outside linebacker.
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On October 21,2015, Brian Orakpo was announced as the Titans' defensive captain.
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Brian Orakpo finished his first season with the Titans with 51 combined tackles, seven sacks, and five pass deflections in 16 games and starts.
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On December 20,2016, it was announced that Brian Orakpo was named to the 2017 Pro Bowl roster.
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Brian Orakpo finished the 2016 season with 46 combined tackles, 10.5 sacks, four pass deflections, and a forced fumble in 16 games and starts.
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Brian Orakpo was ranked 78th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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Brian Orakpo finished the 2017 season 44 combined tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles, and two pass deflections in 16 games and starts.
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Brian Orakpo missed the final three games of the season due to an elbow injury.
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Brian Orakpo finished the 2018 with 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks, three passes defensed, and a forced fumble in 13 games starting all of them.
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On December 31,2018, Brian Orakpo announced his retirement from the NFL after 10 seasons.