INDIANAPOLIS – Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Zach Orr hopes to end his brief retirement and return to the NFL, and that notion immediately got the attention of the Indianapolis Colts — a team with an unsettled situation at inside linebacker.

But don’t jump to the conclusion that the team’s decision to host the free agent — Baltimore’s leading tackler last season — for a visit Friday will lead to Orr landing in Indianapolis.

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Friday’s visit, according to an NFL source, was an information-gathering effort, the Colts wanting to get a sense of whether Orr’s recently discovered congenital spinal condition would allow him to continue playing. And thus far, the Colts have not reached a comfort level with Orr that would pave the way to his signing with the team.

Orr’s obvious talent and the Colts’ lack of standouts at inside linebacker made them an obvious suitor for the three-year veteran. But, ultimately, medical opinions will be the chief determining factor behind any decision to sign Orr after news of his spinal issue.

Orr, 25, announced in January that he would retire from the NFL because of the spinal condition, which he has had since birth. He said doctors told him he was at risk of death or paralysis if he continued playing. Since then, however, Orr said he has gotten conflicting opinions from other doctors, some of whom he says told him he is not at any greater risk than other players.

“As far as me physically, mentally, I’m ready to go,” Orr told NFL Network earlier this week. “I’m feeling better than ever.”

But given the spinal condition, the reality is no team wants to be the one who gets this wrong. That’s what Orr is up against as he continues to explore a return to the sport.

Orr has already visited the Lions and said Friday he plans to visit the Jets over the weekend.

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