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Conor Orr

Conor Orr

Joined: Jan 1, 2018

Conor Orr is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he covers the NFL and cohosts the MMQB Podcast. Orr has been covering the NFL for more than a decade and is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His work has been published in The Best American Sports Writing book series and he previously worked for The Newark Star-Ledger and NFL Media. Orr is an avid runner and youth sports coach who lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children and a loving terrier named Ernie.

Barron will help the Broncos have one of the best secondaries in the NFL.
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NFL Draft Takeaways: Smart Teams Double Down on Strengths

Conor Orr shares his overall thoughts on the draft, including favorite picks, the Browns’ quarterback room and the Day 2 player we’ll be talking about in November.

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Deion and Shedeur Sanders spent two seasons together under a big spotlight at Colorado.
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NFL Draft: Shedeur Sanders’s Fall to Day 3 Was Predictable and Avoidable

After the first round, we looked at how the media tore down the Colorado quarterback. After Rounds 2 and 3, it’s fair to look at his family’s approach to the predraft process.

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Sanders played two seasons under a big spotlight at Colorado.
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The NFL Draft Process Failed Shedeur Sanders, Not the Other Way Around

The Colorado quarterback was not picked in the first round, but the way he was hyped up and spit out was not his fault.

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The Jaguars traded up to draft Hunter with the No. 2 pick.
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Browns Show Admirable Restraint Trading Out of the Travis Hunter Experiment

Cleveland did well to restock its draft coffers, especially considering it might not have been the place to truly maximize the two-way star anyway.

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Carter joins a Giants team that already had success rushing the passer in 2024.
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Abdul Carter Gives the Giants an Identity

New York still has a lot of needs, but landing a potential star at No. 3 is a fortuitous break for a team that has built through a dominant pass rush before.

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The Titans officially made Cam Ward the No. 1 pick Thursday night, but they made it obvious well before then.
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Titans’ Cam Ward Selection Is the Ultimate Test for Brian Callahan

Tennessee has a new regime in place and a new stadium on the way. Now it has a potential franchise quarterback taken with the No. 1 pick.

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Sports superstars can be helicopter parents too.
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How to Raise a Quarterback: NFL Players and Executives Debate Best Environment

Sports dads from Archie Manning to Deion Sanders want their kids to land on the right team. What makes an NFL franchise an ideal fit?

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After months of mock drafts and projections, in just a few days these college stars will finally know their NFL homes.
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2025 NFL Mock Draft 9.0: Steelers Take Unexpected QB at No. 21

The MMQB’s Conor Orr predicts the Raiders will make a pair of trades, the Saints grab Ashton Jeanty and Pittsburgh takes a big swing. Plus, projections for the whole first round.

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Maddon has worked directly with some of the most versatile athletes in modern history
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Joe Maddon’s Advice to NFL Coaches: Let Travis Hunter Do Something Special

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The Eagles built an offense that was perfect for Barkley before they went and got him.
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Memo to NFL Teams: Copy the Post-‘Moneyball’ Eagles at Your Own Peril

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Joe Flacco is set to return to the Browns on a one-year deal.
NFL

Examining the Fallout From the Browns’ Signing of Joe Flacco

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Sanders has been in the public eye for a few years now, but people are acting like they’re learning new information about him.
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Shedeur Sanders’s Stock Isn’t Dropping, This Is Just What the Draft Process Does

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