Orlando Brown….Ravens should include him in Ring of Honor

 In 2001 former Ravens RB, Earnest Byner, was the 1st inductee to the Ravens “Ring of Honor” for the most part, for his time both with the Ravens and Browns when they resided in Cleveland. With the recent passing of legendary Browns, and Ravens OT Orlando Brown…its time to put his name onto the Ravens “Ring of Honor”.

My facebook post(feel free to add me) http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1638828369 I had a couple Ravens fans comment on meeting Orlando Brown in person, and they both shared one thing in common….Orlando Brown was perhaps the nicest football player off the field. One person talked about meeting him back in 2005 at a Ravens Roost event. Another met him and his son, at the deli in Cross Street Market. Orlando spent almost 30 minutes talking to her.

I had Orlando Brown on my facebook friends list. Today, his facebook wall, is covered in R.I.P. comments, and several comments from people who knew him personally. One girl stated, that back in college, Orlando would carry her, like she was a little kid. Several former teammates from his South Carolina days, sent him messages, talking about stuff they did back in the day. And the hardest part about Orlando’s facebook page….he uploaded so many pics of his kids.

I didnt know the guy personally, but you could tell….he lived for his kids. Its clearly a sad day in Baltimore. Clearly going to be very rough on his kids. Having had a REAL LIFE partial out of body experience, when I OD’d, from Valumn, vodka, and flu medicine some 15 years ago. I can guarantee, Orlando is still here in spirit. I shook his hand at a South Baltimore Royal Farms just 6 months ago. I was once at a red light next to him….and he was in his Black Bentley, with license plates that read ZEUS.

Its clearly a sad day in Baltimore. Its time the Ravens step up…and put Orlando Brown in the “Ring of Honor” you couldnt pick a better Raven…to be remembered!! From Ravens Red Zone, and me Tim Lumber personally….I want to send out my condolences to the entire Brown family.