As multiple Wisconsin Badgers get set to begin their NFL journeys, they are doing so in unprecedented times that could include playing in front of no fans for their entire rookie campaigns.
For former Wisconsin LB and current Carolina Panthers rookie Chris Orr, this is nothing new because he of course played at Ryan Field, the home of the Northwestern Wildcats, during his time in Madison.
Rookie LB Chris Orr, former Wisconsin player, laughed when asked if he's ever played in front of no fans: "Not no fans, but every time we go play Northwestern there's not many people there, so I think pretty close."
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) September 4, 2020
Northwestern has the smallest capacity home stadium in the Big Ten, seating just 47,130 (compare that to Camp Randall’s 80,321 capacity). In the Wildcats defense, they did have only the fifth-worst total attendance numbers in the Big Ten last season.
Hopefully Orr find success as an UDFA this season with the Panthers, as Badger fans will certainly always root for a player who defines the saying “once a Badger, always a Badger.”
On Wisconsin https://t.co/AT7foaA366
— Chris Orr (@Chris_Guwap) September 4, 2020