After one year with the Yellow Jackets, Ortmayer moved on to the National Football League (NFL) to be the special teams coach of the Kansas City Chiefs from 1975 to 1977.
Ortmayer spent 25 seasons in the NFL and won two Super Bowl rings as special teams coach with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.
In 1987, Ortmayer moved to the San Diego Chargers as general manager where he served until his release in December 1989.
With the Raiders, he served in a number of capacities ranging from assistant coach to director of football operations.
In 1995, as vice president of football operations of the Rams, Ortmayer oversaw the move from Los Angeles to St. Louis.