Departures of note

Orenthial James Brigance was an American professional football linebacker who played in both the Canadian Football League and the National Football League. He starred at Rice University, where he remains the program's career tackles leader, before beginning his pro career with the BC Lions in 1991. He later played for the Baltimore Stallions, helping the team become the first American club to win the Grey Cup, and was a CFL All-Star in 1995.

Brigance joined the NFL with the Miami Dolphins in 1996, where he was twice voted team captain and received the Ed Block Courage Award in 1999. He then signed with the Baltimore Ravens, serving as special teams captain and making the first tackle of Super Bowl XXXV, which the Ravens won. He is one of the few players to win both a CFL and NFL championship, and the only one to do so for the same city.

After retiring, Brigance served as the Ravens' director of player development from 2004 until his death. Diagnosed with ALS in 2007, he became a prominent advocate, co-founding the Brigance Brigade Foundation with his wife Chanda and serving as an ALS ambassador for Johns Hopkins' Robert Packard Center. He received the 2016 NCAA Inspiration Award for his advocacy and continued working with the Ravens, communicating through eye-tracking technology as his condition progressed.