Never missed a game in high school. Pulled off the rare feat of going wire to wire in college, appearing and starting in most of his 50 games. Didn’t miss a game after being inactive for the season opener in his rookie season.
And then, a “freak thing,” as Orchard describes it, completely derailed his second NFL season.
The former second-round pick went down with a severe ankle injury on the final play of Cleveland’s Week 3 overtime loss at Miami. Already limited in bodies at Orchard’s position of outside linebacker, the Browns had no choice but to place him on injured reserve.