He’s an advocate for social causes and workers’ rights.”, The article notes that the football player’s father, Byron Orton, a Democrat, is a former Iowa labor commissioner and that Orton told the New York Times in the past that Congress “is definitely something that I want to do when I get older.”, Asked recently by a Buffalo News reporter if he still remains passionate about politics, Kyle Orton replied, “Definitely.”. He played college football for Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. Belichick shows rare emotion over loss of mother. Officials said a major cut statewide in Iowa property taxes approved by the Iowa Legislature last year was not reflected in this year’s report, but it will be included in future reports. Measuring Orton's victories, his rookie season was successful. On September 26, 2010, Orton threw for 476 yards against the Indianapolis Colts, a career-high. Journeyman quarterback who made his NFL debut in 2005 for the Chicago Bears. He was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on November 23, 2011, after a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Matt Cassel. Here is a breakdown of how Iowa ranks in various tax categories: corporate tax structure, 49th; individual income tax structure, 32nd; sales tax structure, 23rd; property tax structure, 38th; and unemployment insurance tax structure, 33rd. After an injury to Bears starter Rex Grossman, Orton was pressed into service as the starting quarterback during his rookie year, starting the first 14 games of the 2005 season, but was replaced by Grossman for the playoffs that year. In his first game as their starter, he led the Chiefs to a 19–14 upset of the previously undefeated Green Bay Packers, ending the defending 2011 Super Bowl champions winning streak at 19 games, dating back to the previous season. [1], Orton wore uniform No. BBC World, 30 November 2016 Kyle Orton is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, and can be found on Twitter @KyleWOrton. Tim Tebow was named the starter the following week by interim coach Eric Studesville and played the last three games of the season.

[13] He improved in the final two games of the season, leading the Bears to two consecutive victories, passing for 294 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception.[14]. He regained his starting job from Grossman in 2008, but the team finished a disappointing 9–7 and out of the playoffs. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kyle_Orton&oldid=958211898, Articles with dead external links from November 2016, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from June 2016, NFL player missing current team parameter, Infobox NFL biography articles missing alt text, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2017, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Most passes completed in a single game – 38 (tied with, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 22 May 2020, at 14:19. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. [28], On December 4, 2011, in a game against his former team, the Chicago Bears, Orton came into the second quarter to relieve Tyler Palko, but was injured on his first pass attempt.

Overall, the Bears had a record of 10–5 in games that Orton started, including an eight-game winning streak after a 1–3 start.

After sitting for Week 16, Orton started the regular season finale, Week 17, against the Minnesota Vikings.