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.

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

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

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

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Examining the Fallout From the Browns’ Signing of Joe Flacco

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

The Bills should once again be back among the top teams in the league next season.

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NFL Post-Free Agency Power Rankings: Bills Challenge Eagles for Most Complete Team

With free agency mostly settled and the focus now squarely on April’s draft, let’s take a look at how the league stacks up.

Watson and coach Kevin Stefanski at a 2022 minicamp. His Browns tenure has not turned out how they hoped.

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Browns Finally Admit Deshaun Watson Mistake, But Have More Work to Do

Owner Jimmy Haslam fell on the sword for an “organizational decision.” Succeeding with a new QB may still require some humility.

Jalen Hurts lines up for the tush push during Super Bowl LIX.

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Banning the Tush Push Would Be Cowardly and Tragic for the NFL

Hiding behind imagined health and safety concerns is a pathetic reason to take out a play that represents what we used to love about football.

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How the Nimble Behemoths of the Offensive Line Became the NFL’s Best Athletes

Counterintuitive to their size, these 300-pounders embody a special type of big-man athleticism that rivals the fitness of the best of the best in sports.

A number of NFL teams make sense for Sanders, who passed for 4,134 yards and 37 touchdowns this past season.

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Russell Wilson’s Signing Leaves Shedeur Sanders With Four Intriguing Scenarios

The Giants’ decision to sign both Wilson and Jameis Winston presents some interesting possibilities for the NFL draft’s most famous quarterback.

Winston has started stretches of games for the Saints and Browns during his years at a backup QB salary.

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Giants Signing Jameis Winston Is Like Chucking One Toward the End Zone

The former No. 1 pick is not for everyone, but the low-cost deal gives New York a chance to try something new and frees up the organization in the draft.

Rodgers competing in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in 2024

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Why the Aaron Rodgers Free Agency Tour May Keep Dragging On

Reading the tea leaves on the reporting about the future Hall of Famer, he could still give the Vikings a chance to change their minds instead of committing to the Steelers or Giants.

The Raiders trading for Smith changes the franchise’s window and trajectory in a way none of these other moves do along with Carroll, their new head coach.

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The MMQB Debates Which NFL Free Agent Will Make the Biggest Impact

There’s a lot to account for over the past week or so including a puzzling trade, an aging wide receiver signing, a quarterback move still to be made and another joining his former coach.

Rodgers would be following a similar NFL path as Brett Favre, going from the Packers to the Jets and then to the Vikings, if he signs with Minnesota.

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It’s Time for the Vikings to Sign Aaron Rodgers

Chase and Higgins are now the highest-paid wide receiver duo in the league.

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You Can No Longer Call the Bengals Cheap, but They Still Have to Build a Roster

The Steelers and Giants are waiting on Rodgers to decide whether he wants to join either team.

Aaron Rodgers Is Anything But a Prize for Either the Steelers or Giants

The Patriots are building up a nice roster around Maye, while Daboll and the Giants are still looking for a solution at quarterback.