BRIAN ORAKPO RUMORS & GOSSIP
Skins Orakpo at Linebacker: Puzzling or Another Sign of Genius?
Listening to Sirius NFL Radio this week, I was struck by some sound from an interview with Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall on Brian Orakpo and the coaches’ decision to work him out at linebacker. If you had simply read the quote, you would have seen that Hall thought Orakpo “looks great” executing drills during mini-camp. [...]
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May 09, 2009
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Watch Out For the Po-Po
At Lamar High School in Houston, Texas, Brian Orakpo lettered three times at defensive end. He was a two-time first-team All-District choice and helped his team to a 29-8 mark during those three seasons. Brian was recruited to the University of Texas as a defensive end prospect.
While at UT, Orakpo was named Defensive Freshman of [...]
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May 08, 2009
Brian Orakpo as a Redskin in Madden NFL 10
Roger Goodell and Brian Orakpo were still on stage at last weekend’s NFL Draft and EA Sports already had Orakpo’s Madden NFL 10 Washington Redskins player card ready. The EA experts love his speed and power and rated him as an 82 overall. Both in real life and in the game, Rak is going to [...]
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May 02, 2009
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May 02, 2009
Redskins Rookie Brian Orakpo Opens Camp At OLB
Brian Orakpo was on the field for the first session of the three-day minicamp and, as expected, did all of his individual work with the linebackers,...
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May 01, 2009
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May 01, 2009
What if Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder Was a Genius?
Whether by accident or design, the Redskins’ inability to snag Sanchez, combined with the dumb luck of finding Texas DE Brian Orakpo still available at the #13 spot, set the tone for a defensive-focused 2009 Draft. Combine the draft picks (DE, CB, LBX2) with the free agents (DT, CB) and you have a team [...]
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April 30, 2009
Live Blog Day 1, Round 2: Yardbarker at the NFL Draft
Round one took a cool 3 hours and 35 minutes. The Yard got video with every greenroom guy except Brian Orakpo, but who cares about the Redskins anyway. We'll get that video up as soon as we can. Unfortunately the Internet here is slower than Rey Maualuga's 40 time.Yardbarker's coverage of the 2009 NFL Draft. Continued.
April 25, 2009
Redskins draft Orakpo at lucky number 13
Maybe it is a warning, perhaps it means nothing. With the 13th pick in the draft, the Redskins selected workout warrior Brian Orakpo of Texas.
Orakpo’s stock took off after an impressive combine performance. However, you cannot ignore the long list of top prospects to come out of Texas who have not made a successful transition [...]
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April 25, 2009
Bengals Mock Draft Big Board 3/25
For the first time this year, an offensive tackle isn’t leading the Cincinnati Bengals Mock Draft Big Board. With OTs Eugene Monroe and Jason Smith increasingly being projected as top four picks, Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji has blown up to the top of the board.
WR Michael Crabtree, DE Brian Orakpo and OT [...]
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March 25, 2009
Brian Okapo 5th pick in latest McShay mock draft
ESPN?s Todd McShay is one of the best in the business and he?s got Texas? Brian Orakpo headed to the Cleveland Browns with the 5th pick in his latest mock draft. He also has some pretty high praise for
Orakpo exited the combine as the top hybrid DE/OLB in the 2009 class. His pass-rushing ...
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February 28, 2009
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February 28, 2009
Brian Orakpo - A Beast, A Monster, A Freak
We all know how good Brian Orakpo has been on the field this season, but wait until you see what he can do in the weight room. Pretty scary.
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October 27, 2008
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October 27, 2008
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