Overview
- Orlovsky recounted on ESPN Radio’s Unsportsmanlike that as a backup he awaited a play call after a change of possession and heard snoring over the headset.
- He said the lapse forced him to give a play call himself, noting the starting quarterback’s veteran experience helped steady the situation.
- He did not identify the coach, and there has been no independent confirmation of the incident beyond his first-person account.
- Coverage notes Orlovsky’s Lions stints were 2005–2008 and 2014–2016, listing coordinators from those periods without pinpointing who was involved.
- Reporters cite Orlovsky’s prior remark that the coach was “old” and note a hint it occurred during a home game, as a social clip from the show fueled broader pickup by sports outlets.