A remarkable scene unfolded when Zachary Orr’s stunning retirement press conference ended at the Under Armour Performance Center Friday.
The auditorium was nearly filled with Orr’s teammates, coaches, friends, family members, journalists and Ravens staffers, but rather than get up and leave now that the event was over, everyone stayed in their seats, seemingly transfixed by the grace and perspective Orr had exhibited on what surely was one of his most disappointing days.
It could have been the saddest of occasions, almost funereal in nature. Orr, 24, had beaten the odds and was well on his way to becoming the Ravens’ latest rags-to-riches story.