Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up

SmootSmack · 08-24-2011, 12:36 PM

Good for Orakpo

He's not someone I would have pegged necessarily as the face of the team from a commercial perspective

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rbanerjee23 · 08-24-2011, 12:45 PM

Wow, that is so awesome -- that alone would convince me to buy from Geico

skinsfaninok · 08-24-2011, 12:48 PM

Sweet!!!

firstdown · 08-24-2011, 01:42 PM

Good for him. I guess I need to target Cowboy, Giant, and Eagle fans that have Geico.

mooby · 08-24-2011, 02:11 PM

I can't remember the last time I saw a bonafide Redskin have a presence in national tv advertisements. Easterns doesn't count, because their ads were a local thing. McNabb doesn't count, because he was doing all his tv ads before he got here. Some might say this is a bad thing, but I think it's good for Orakpo to increase his profile like this.

NYCskinfan82 · 08-24-2011, 02:35 PM

Good for him. Face of the Skins I have no prob with.

MTK · 08-24-2011, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooby

I can't remember the last time I saw a bonafide Redskin have a presence in national tv advertisements. Easterns doesn't count, because their ads were a local thing. McNabb doesn't count, because he was doing all his tv ads before he got here. Some might say this is a bad thing, but I think it's good for Orakpo to increase his profile like this.

Cooley has been in some national commercials.

mooby · 08-24-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

Cooley has been in some national commercials.

I remember he was in that NFLN fantasy football commercial a few years ago where he caught a ball after punching his arm through a sheet of drywall. I can't think of any other national tv spots though.

MTK · 08-24-2011, 02:44 PM

NFL Shop with his wife, Snyder and his wife too are in it too.

Or maybe it was just Cooley's wife... can't remember.

artmonkforhallofamein07 · 08-24-2011, 02:51 PM

Portis had a spot on NFL Network's total access commercials a few years back.
Remember the Colley spots, good stuff.

mooby · 08-24-2011, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattyk

NFL Shop with his wife, Snyder and his wife too are in it too.

Or maybe it was just Cooley's wife... can't remember.

I know Snyder and his wife were in the NFL Shops spots, can't forget those because they still air them all the time. And I think it was just Cooley's wife and not him in those as well.

Jontrem · 08-24-2011, 02:58 PM

Campbell was in the same commercial as Cooley punching his hands through the sheetrock. It was the one where he threw two balls, made them hit each other in the air and both balls were caught by WRs....what a laugh that was! I also think he was the one who threw the ball to Cooley.

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sportscurmudgeon · 08-24-2011, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooby

I can't remember the last time I saw a bonafide Redskin have a presence in national tv advertisements. Easterns doesn't count, because their ads were a local thing. McNabb doesn't count, because he was doing all his tv ads before he got here. Some might say this is a bad thing, but I think it's good for Orakpo to increase his profile like this.

Does Deion count?

SmootSmack · 08-24-2011, 04:06 PM

Orakpo I believe is the first Redskin I can remember in a long time to be featured in a national commercial that isn't tied to the NFL (Geico's not even an NFL sponsor)

rbanerjee23 · 08-24-2011, 04:13 PM

Yeah, Orakpo won't be wearing his Redskins jersey for that reason -- I don't know if he is that recognizable nationwide but w/e. Stoked to see Rak with the Geico caveman

08-24-2011, 12:36 PM	#1
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Good for Orakpo He's not someone I would have pegged necessarily as the face of the team from a commercial perspective So Easy A Linebacker Can Do It: Redskins' Brian Orakpo To Appear In Geico Ads - SportsBusiness Daily \| SportsBusiness Journal __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

08-24-2011, 12:45 PM	#2
rbanerjee23 The Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,440	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Wow, that is so awesome -- that alone would convince me to buy from Geico __________________ "Tough times don't last but tough people do" -Mike Shanahan HTTR

08-24-2011, 12:48 PM	#3
skinsfaninok Warpath Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UNITED STATES Age: 37 Posts: 35,984	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Sweet!!! __________________ “Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.” ― Nick Saban

08-24-2011, 01:42 PM	#4
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 59 Posts: 15,817	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Good for him. I guess I need to target Cowboy, Giant, and Eagle fans that have Geico.

08-24-2011, 02:11 PM	#5
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,274	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up I can't remember the last time I saw a bonafide Redskin have a presence in national tv advertisements. Easterns doesn't count, because their ads were a local thing. McNabb doesn't count, because he was doing all his tv ads before he got here. Some might say this is a bad thing, but I think it's good for Orakpo to increase his profile like this. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

08-24-2011, 02:35 PM	#6
NYCskinfan82 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queens, NYC Age: 54 Posts: 3,803	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Good for him. Face of the Skins I have no prob with.

08-24-2011, 02:44 PM	#9
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,328	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up NFL Shop with his wife, Snyder and his wife too are in it too. Or maybe it was just Cooley's wife... can't remember. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

08-24-2011, 02:51 PM	#10
artmonkforhallofamein07 Pro Bowl Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charleston , SC Posts: 5,001	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Portis had a spot on NFL Network's total access commercials a few years back. Remember the Colley spots, good stuff. __________________ Just win.

08-24-2011, 02:58 PM	#12
Jontrem Impact Rookie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 608	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Campbell was in the same commercial as Cooley punching his hands through the sheetrock. It was the one where he threw two balls, made them hit each other in the air and both balls were caught by WRs....what a laugh that was! I also think he was the one who threw the ball to Cooley. NFL - Reebok Fantasy Football Commercial - FootballAmerica.com - YouTube Last edited by Jontrem; 08-24-2011 at 03:00 PM.

08-24-2011, 04:06 PM	#14
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Orakpo I believe is the first Redskin I can remember in a long time to be featured in a national commercial that isn't tied to the NFL (Geico's not even an NFL sponsor) __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

08-24-2011, 04:13 PM	#15
rbanerjee23 The Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,440	Re: Orakpo's Ready for His Close Up Yeah, Orakpo won't be wearing his Redskins jersey for that reason -- I don't know if he is that recognizable nationwide but w/e. Stoked to see Rak with the Geico caveman __________________ "Tough times don't last but tough people do" -Mike Shanahan HTTR

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