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Conor Orr
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Senior Writer | Sports Illustrated

I’ve got the will to work hard and a library card

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‘I know I’ll be seeing you again soon.’ – John Harbaugh to Tim Salouros, the owner of the restaurant where the Giants took him.

@conororr.bsky.social shares all the details of the dinner that sealed the deal: www.si.com/nfl/inside-j...
Inside the Meal That Sealed the Deal for the Giants and John Harbaugh
The restaurant owner goes through his custom menu with SI and tells us the coach said: ‘I know I’ll be seeing you again soon.’
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January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Vance Joseph is set to interview with the Giants, Titans, Raiders and Cardinals. I wrote about the evolution of his scheme, the evolution of his personality and what has always remained constant for @themmqb.bsky.social. www.si.com/nfl/vance-jo...
Why Vance Joseph Is Ready to Break a Trend in the Coaching Industry
Defensive coordinators don’t often get second chances to be head coaches, but the Broncos’ mastermind is deserving of the opportunity.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Orr at the close of 2023: Hell yeah, the Bucs should run this team back!

Orr at the close of 2025: OK, OK. Enough.
December 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is a thrilling story about a wild thing we're all going to realize about the 2028 Olympics: that kayaking is in Oklahoma?
When it was announced that Oklahoma City would host 7 events at the 2028 L.A. Olympics, a lot of people asked … why?

I *went rafting with the mayor of OKC* and got the full story of a city that's transformed itself through sports.

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The Inside Story of How Oklahoma City Landed Seven Events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
How a city celebrating the Thunder’s NBA title, with Olympic softball and canoe slalom on the way, has used sports to change its identity.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
That was a copy-pasting error on my part. Thanks for the heads up!
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Our annual Future Head Coaches list. Who is on the rise? What are other coaches saying about them? What are industry trends going into this cycle?

It's all here @sportsillustrated.bsky.social:
@conororr.bsky.social’s annual list of future NFL head coaches:

4️⃣2️⃣ top candidates who could interview for jobs this year, plus rising position coaches who could become coordinators

‘The year of the defensive genius’?

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The Top NFL Head Coaching Candidates Teams Will Consider for 2026
Our annual exhaustive list of everyone who could interview for jobs this offseason, and why this could be ‘the year of the defensive genius.’
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December 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
On Philip Rivers, getting old and providing the normalities of time with a middle finger www.si.com/nfl/colts-ph...
Philip Rivers's Battle Against Father Time Could Be the Story of the NFL Season
We don’t need it. We absolutely, positively don’t need it. We are satiated. Satisfied. When the dessert cart rolls by, we can pat our stomachs confidently. This
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December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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HELLO! It's GIVING TUESDAY and I am coming to you as the proud President of the Greater Newark Holiday Fund asking for help to meet our fundraising goal. We provide: housing, medicine, food, clothing, service programs and mental health intervention. I love our team:

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December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
HELLO! It's GIVING TUESDAY and I am coming to you as the proud President of the Greater Newark Holiday Fund asking for help to meet our fundraising goal. We provide: housing, medicine, food, clothing, service programs and mental health intervention. I love our team:

holidayfund.org/donation/con...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The NFL has done such a "good" job of satisfying its broadcast partners by front-loading schedules that it has created an additional, inadvertent benefit:

More "good" teams through 12 weeks and the true "good" teams having to go through an artificially constructed wilderness to the playoffs.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Canvassed the industry for a Giants-specific list of coaching candidates. Here's mine, tailored to what is thought to be the top projected opening in 2025.

To note: Many are noting how unorthodox this cycle will be. College coaches are back en vogue. www.si.com/nfl/giants-t...
Fifteen Top Candidates to Replace Brian Daboll as Giants Head Coach
Why New York may have the best job that will come open this cycle, and the types of candidates a proud franchise will look to fill it.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here's why I'm not piling on Dan Quinn for keeping Jayden Daniels in the game www.si.com/nfl/dan-quin...
Why You Shouldn’t Blame Dan Quinn or Jayden Daniels for the QB’s Gruesome Injury
The Commanders’ franchise quarterback remained in the game late in a blowout, but that is shockingly standard operating procedure in the NFL.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Kind of a proud moment when you cook up crazy ass, borderline inexplicable takes for a living and start to see the same talent in your kids
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🏈DREAM TRADES TIME🏈

✅I want Sean Payton to unlock multi TE sets

✅I want the Bills to plug up that D-Line

✅I want the Seahawks OL to hum

✅ I want Justin Fields in a place that will love him back

All this, and more...

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Twelve NFL Trade Deadline Deals We’d Love to See
The Colts and Eagles land pass rushers, the Seahawks shore up their offensive line and the Vikings land a current starting quarterback.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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In Aaron Rodgers’s first meeting against the Packers, a strange peacefulness seemed to emanate from the former Green Bay quarterback, writes @conororr.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/even-in-...
Even in a Loss, Pittsburgh Is the Best Place for Aaron Rodgers
After competing against his former team, the veteran Q sounded like someone whose edges have been sanded, the opposite of how his time with the Packers ended.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Dallas traded Micah so they could be good against the run and since then have been *checks notes* 29th in EPA per carry AND 28th in EPA per pass
October 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
On the Jets, Nick Mangold, and wins the right kind of people find beautiful www.si.com/nfl/jets-gut...
Jets’ Gutsy Win Over Bengals Was a Fitting Tribute to Nick Mangold
A franchise legend died over the weekend, and then Gang Green pulled an unlikely first win out of the cosmos.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thought: Picking up a sideline photographer after you plow him over is the NFL player equivalent of returning your shopping cart.

Massive personality reveal.
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Let’s fight!
October 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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After Tua Tagovailoa called out his teammates’ preparation, @conororr.bsky.social says it’s time for Stephen Ross to uncover the true root of the Dolphins’ dysfunction www.si.com/nfl/tua-tago...
Tua Tagovailoa’s Postgame Comments Elevate Dolphins’ Issues Above Mike McDaniel
After the quarterback called out his teammates’ preparation, it’s time for Stephen Ross to uncover the true root of the team’s dysfunction.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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October 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Brain farts, multitasking deficits and bottom-up actions.

@conororr.bsky.social talks to experts in neuroscience and psychology to understand why players keep dropping the ball before the goal line: www.si.com/nfl/brain-fa...
A Brain Fart Scientist Explains Why NFL Players Drop the Ball at the Goal Line
A silly blunder has occurred two weeks in a row. Experts weigh in on multitasking deficits, bottom-up actions and why this keeps happening.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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A fun and interesting piece from @conororr.bsky.social on why players drop the ball at the goal line.

And I got to use the phrase “Brain Fart Scientist” in a headline: www.si.com/nfl/brain-fa...
A Brain Fart Scientist Explains Why NFL Players Drop the Ball at the Goal Line
A silly blunder has occurred two weeks in a row. Experts weigh in on multitasking deficits, bottom-up actions and why this keeps happening.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM