 kyle raymond orton (born november 14, 1982) is an american football quarterback for the buffalo bills of the national football league (nfl). he played college football for purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. he was drafted by the chicago bears in the fourth round of the 2005 nfl draft. 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. orton did not play at all in 2006, and sparingly in 2007. orton regained his starting job from grossman in 2008, but the team finished a disappointing 9-7 and out of the playoffs. in the offseason of that year, he was traded to the denver broncos. orton started his broncos career by winning his first six games in the 2009 season, but injuries hobbled him in the second half of the season. though orton threw 21 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions, the team finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs. orton started 2010 season as the starting quarterback, though the team was not competitive most of the season, finishing 4-12. after throwing 3 interceptions versus the arizona cardinals on december 12 and with the broncos eliminated from the playoffs, orton was replaced by tim tebow for th
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