Kyle Orton Traded To Denver

Former SE Polk High School standout Kyle Orton is on the move.
Orton has been traded to the Denver Broncos as part of a large deal involving several draft picks.The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Bears will deal their #1 draft picks in 2009 and 2010, their 3rd-round pick this season and Orton to Denver for Jay Cutler and Denver's 5th round pick this season.

I spoke with Kyle Orton's father this afternoon after the deal was announced. Byron Orton said he was on the phone with Kyle this afternoon when Kyle's agent called. After taking that call, Kyle called his dad back with a simple message: "Dad, I think I've been traded."Byron went on to say that Kyle fielded at least one more call from his agent, and a call from Bears coach Lovie Smith asking him to come to the Bears offices for a meeting.Byron Orton says his son is excited about the opportunity to take the reins in Denver.

At the same time, Byron said Kyle expressed some sadness about not playing with his former teammates. When I asked him if Kyle knew anything about his new team, the senior Orton said "He knows Denver has big-time playmakers."

Kyke Orton Profiles

Kyle Raymond Orton (born November 14, 1982 in Altoona, Iowa) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played at the college level at Purdue.

From the start of November 2008, Kyle Orton passed for ten touchdowns, and four interceptions, leading the Bears to a 4-3 record. Orton sustained an injury to his ankle against the Detroit Lions in Week 9 of the NFL season, and missed his subsequent start. Orton rushed himself back into the starting lineup a week after Grossman had a solid outing for someone coming off the bench against the Titans. Since his return, Orton throw eight touchdowns, and eight interceptions while averaging a quarterback rating of 66.9, including ratings of 39.1 against Minnesota, 49.2 against New Orleans, and 48.7 against Green Bay.

The Bears finished the season with a 9-7 record, while missing the playoffs by one game. Coach Lovie Smith was pleased with Orton's performance, and believed he would be the team' starting quarterback for the following season. However, the team's general manager, Jerry Angelo, stated he wished to further solidify the quarterback position in the long run.

The following off-season, the Bears acquired Chris Leak, who had previously led the Florida Gators to a BCS Championship, shortly after the 2007 NFL Draft. Leak struggled in training camp, while Orton, who had trained in the off season, excelled. [3] According to the Chicago Tribune, he was en route to overtaking Griese's (then) second string position. [4] Orton continued to show signs of improvement in the preseason. He completed sixteen of twenty-five passes for 151 yards and one touchdown en route to leading the Bears to a comeback victory over the Houston Texans. [5]

After the Bears lost their chances of making a post-season berth, Lovie Smith chose to start Orton over Griese, who served as Grossman’s back-up. Orton made his first start in nearly two seasons on December 17, 2007 against the Minnesota Vikings, the last team he started against before relinquishing his starting role to Grossman. The Bears lost the game by a score of 20-13, with Orton finishing with 22 completions on 38 attempts, with 184 yards and 1 interception. He improved in the final two games of the season; leading the Bears to two consecutive victories by throwing three touchdowns and an interception for 294 yards.

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