Orlando Brown Jr.

Orlando Brown Jr. is the offensive tackle (OT) for the Cincinnati Bengals. Brown played college football at Oklahoma and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2018 NFL Draft. His father, Orlando Brown Sr. also played as the offensive tackle for the Ravens.

Brown Jr. was born to Orlando Brown Sr. and Mira Brown in Baltimore. His parents got together in the early 1990s and were together for over a decade before getting divorced in 2004.

He grew up with two siblings, brothers Justin Brown and Braxton Brown. Orlando’s younger brother, Braxton plays football for South Carolina State.

Regarding his love life, Brown Jr. is in a long-term relationship with Holly Luyah. They started dating in 2019 and are going strong to the day. Brown was playing for the Kansas City Chiefs at the time they started seeing each other.

The long-time couple are parents to two children. They welcomed their firstborn, Orlando Brown III (born December 28, 2020), and their younger son was born in December 2020.

Career Highlights

• Brown Jr. played high school football at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia.
• For the college, he initially committed to Tennessee, however, later changed his commitment to Oklahoma.
• He redshirted his first year in Oklahoma i.e., the 2014 season.
• Orlando decided to forgo his senior college season in 2018 and entered the 2018 NFL Draft.
• The Baltimore Ravens selected him in the third round, with the 83rd overall pick in the 2018 draft.
• The Ravens signed Brown Jr. to a four-year, $3.49 million contract that included a signing bonus of $865,720.
• He played in all 16 games in his rookie season and started in 10 of them.
• Brown was named as an alternate at OT to the 2020 Pro Bowl. However, he was later added to the active Pro Bowl roster after Trent Brown was injured.
• The Ravens traded Brown to the Kansas City Chiefs with a second-round pick in the 2021 draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft.
• Brown won his first Super Bowl of his career in the Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles.
• He signed a four-year, $64 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on March 17, 2023.

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