Dan Orlovsky shares family tragedy after brother-in-law's sudden death
The ESPN NFL analyst asked fans to support his sister and her three sons through a GoFundMe after her husband, Fed Lascano, died unexpectedly over the weekend.
Why Dan Orlovsky is trending
Dan Orlovsky, the NFL analyst for ESPN and ABC, is trending because he shared a death in his family. He said Thursday that his brother-in-law, Fed Lascano, died suddenly over the weekend. Lascano leaves behind Orlovsky's sister and their three sons, Brayden, 18, Cameron, 16, and Colton, 11. Orlovsky did not say how Lascano died, and no cause has been reported.
Here is what is known. Orlovsky posted about the loss Thursday morning on X and set up a GoFundMe for his sister and her boys. By Thursday morning the page had collected more than $65,000 toward a $100,000 goal, with the money earmarked for family bills and the kids' future education. What is not known is the cause of death. What happens next is on the family's own timeline, Orlovsky said, as his sister adjusts to single parenthood and a single income while her sons grieve their father.
What Orlovsky said
Orlovsky called it an unimaginable tragedy. He said his sister is now facing the reality of raising three boys alone on one income while helping them process losing their dad. He said no family should have to worry about money while trying to piece their lives back together. He closed by thanking people in advance for showing up for his sister and nephews during what he called an incredibly painful and uncertain stretch.
The response
The post moved fast online. Within its first hour it had drawn roughly 3,900 likes, 373 reposts and 254 replies, according to The Big Lead. ESPN's Laura Rutledge, who sits next to Orlovsky on NFL Live, reposted it to her own followers.
Who is Dan Orlovsky
Orlovsky, 43, is a Bridgeport, Connecticut native who played at UConn before the Lions took him in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He spent 12 years in the league as a backup quarterback, with stops in Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay and with the Rams. He retired in 2017 and joined ESPN the following year as an NFL and college football analyst, signing a multi-year extension in 2025. He shows up regularly on NFL Live, Get Up and First Take. Lascano had been his sister's partner since their college years.
Facts per New York Post, The Big Lead. Opinion is the taproom's.