Back to the Oklahoma Sooners Newsfeed

Orlando Brown finds success in following dad's plan

LOS ANGELES — Orlando Brown's third-grade football season lasted two games.

That's all it took for Orlando Brown Sr. to get wind of his son's newfound football career, and just two weeks after it started, it was over.

Orlando Sr., then an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, had a plan for his son, and it didn't involve playing football before middle school.

It didn't matter how big he grew or how strong his football genes were, Orlando Jr. wouldn't put on pads until he turned 12 years old.

Monday afternoon, the 6-foot-8, 345-pound left tackle put on pads for what could be one of his last college games in the Rose Bowl against No.