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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.

Barkley ran through the Rams and the snow in a divisional round win for the Eagles.
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Eagles’ Equipment Staff Has Been Unsung Hero of Super Bowl Run

When you watch highlights of Saquon Barkley dashing through the snow, you may not think about the people who outfitted him with the proper cleats for that weather. But that’s just another team that helped Philadelphia get here.

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Sirianni and DiSandro coming off the field after a game, with the Italian flag visible on Sirianni’s visor.
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Philadelphia Famiglia: How Italian Culture Bonds the Eagles Amid a Super Bowl Run

You may notice several coaches wearing Italian flags on the Eagles’ sideline. And the shared background plays a real part in bringing the team, and its community, together.

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Under Fangio, the Eagles' defense led the league by allowing just 278.4 total yards per game.
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Eagles DC Vic Fangio's Knack for Adjustments Are Rooted in Pennsylvania

The NFL's oldest defensive coordinator hangs his hat on being able to adapt on the fly—a skill honed decades earlier growing up and coaching high school football in Dunmore, Pa.

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Eli Manning won two Super Bowls with the Giants.
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Eli Manning’s Hall of Fame Enshrinement Is Inevitable

The two-time Super Bowl winner will eventually be inducted into the Hall, and when he is, those insisting he was entitled to a first-ballot entry will seem just as silly as those who never wanted him to get in.

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Barkley scored three touchdowns Sunday, and is a major reason the Eagles are positioned better than they were two years ago
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The Eagles Are Better Positioned to Win the Super Bowl Than Last Time

Philadelphia returns to the big game with an amoebic offense and an identity built on selflessness from the team's star players.

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Daniels walks off the field after losing the NFC championship game, which ended a season of so many improbable wins.
NFL

Commanders’ Starlit Season Ends in Hugs and Hung Heads, as They Often Do

Rookie sensation Jayden Daniels got his first NFL taste of a feeling he never wants to feel again. But Dan Quinn and a cast of veterans lifted this sullen franchise higher and faster than anyone thought possible.

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Schottenheimer will be the 10th head coach in Cowboys franchise history.
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Don’t Blame Brian Schottenheimer for Jerry Jones Turning Dallas’s Coaching Search into A Joke

The Cowboys’ move isn’t a surprise but that doesn’t mean we have to like how it was done.

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Carroll is back coaching in the NFL with the Raiders, while Belichick made the move to college to coach North Carolina.
NFL

The Definitive Surprise of This NFL Coaching Cycle

With the Raiders hiring Pete Carroll, Bill Belichick will have to utilize his own stage at North Carolina to prove the seven hiring teams this cycle right, or dreadfully wrong, in forcing him to stay there.

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Kingsbury is in his first season as the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator.
NFL

Why Kliff Kingsbury and the Cowboys are Right for Each Other

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Aaron Glenn talks with reporters during Lions OTAs.
NFL

Aaron Glenn Has What the Jets Need

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Johnson spent three seasons as offensive coordinator in Detroit.
NFL

Hiring Ben Johnson Is an Organizational Win for the Bears

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Johnson can conduct in-person interviews with teams now that Detroit has been eliminated from the playoffs.
NFL

2025 NFL Coaching Carousel: With Lions Out, Ben Johnson Enters the Open Market

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