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No Shock that Orton made it in Spokane

After Spokane Shock's Greg Orton hauls in a reception, Philapelphia's Chris Martin moves in for the tackle in the first half of their Arena Football League game, Friday, June 10, 2011, in the Spokane Arena. (Colin Mulvany)
By Jim Meehan jimm@spokesman.com(509) 459-5585
After Spokane Shock's Greg Orton hauls in a reception, Philapelphia's Chris Martin moves in for the tackle in the first half of their Arena Football League game, Friday, June 10, 2011, in the Spokane Arena. (Colin Mulvany)
After Spokane Shock's Greg Orton hauls in a reception, Philapelphia's Chris Martin moves in for the tackle in the first half of their Arena Football League game, Friday, June 10, 2011, in the Spokane Arena. (Colin Mulvany)

Greg Orton, the last cut of Spokane’s 2010 training camp, has turned that negative into a positive. He returned at midseason when Spokane was hit by injuries to the receiving unit and he became a mainstay.

Then, he got better. Read about Orton’s journey from being released to being one of the best receivers in the AFL here .

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "SportsLink." Read all stories from this blog