Apparently he was expendable with the depth we have in the secondary, I heard it mentioned there was a chance he may not even make the team because of how much depth we have.
Jeff Dickerson reported on ESPN 1000 last night that Orton had been taking snaps with the 2nd team O in practice yesterday.
Here's an article about the competition.
To me this is a very good sign that Kyle Orton may finally be serious about his football career, working hard in the offseason, coming in not pouting and competing.