Orlando Franklin

Denver Broncos offensive lineman Orlando Franklin is giving Yahoo Sports Canada an exclusive first-person account of life in the NFL. Franklin grew up in Toronto before playing at the University of Miami and was drafted by the Broncos in the second round in 2011.

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Orlando Franklin: It's playoff time and I expect to be ready to play
The good thing about the NFL, and sports in general, is once you get to the playoffs it’s a new slate. You can be anything that you want to be.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: It's Super Bowl or bust for the Broncos -- and every other team in the NFL
We all have one common goal – and that’s to win the Super Bowl.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: We don't like our division rivals, and they don't like us
Anytime you get a division game, it’s going to be a tough matchup.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: I love food, but I have to be careful what and how I eat
The Denver Broncos offensive lineman has a target weight he must not exceed, or else he faces a fine of $495 for every pound he is over.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: On representing Canada in the NFL
It’s definitely unique being a Canadian player in the NFL.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: I've never been 100 percent healthy going into a game, playing hurt is part of the job
I’ve never been 100 percent healthy going into a football game. Ever. Even since college.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: On giving back to the community through charitable work
I have a foundation called the Orlando Franklin Foundation, based out of Toronto, to help at-risk teens in their transition to adulthood
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: What went wrong against the Patriots, and how we fix it
Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots was very hard, it’s a hard loss to stomach. Any time you lose it makes you angry, especially when you have a team like we do.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: A look inside the week-long grind of an NFL player
A lot of people don’t think being a professional athlete is a “job” but it really is. It’s a grind. Every week is full of a lot of work, with long days.
9 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: On being part of history, and what it takes to win big games
Last week against the San Francisco 49ers was an amazing game, it was great to be a part of history of when Peyton Manning broke the career touchdown passes record.
10 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: Giving thanks to the mentors who helped me get where I am today
It hasn’t been easy to get where I am today. I had a great support group and a lot of individuals who helped me along the way. That help, more often than not, did not come on the football field.
10 years ago
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Orlando Franklin: How football led me down the right path, and to protecting Peyton Manning
The Broncos offensive lineman explains how football got him off the streets and into the NFL.
10 years ago