Jackson State Loses Linebackers Coach Chris Orr To Super Bowl LIX Team

The linebackers coach was with JSU during their HBCU National Championship season.

Kyle T. Mosley | Feb 13, 2025

Chris Orr / Credit: Orr's X Account

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Successful collegiate football programs typically undergo seasonal transformations. Jackson State head coach T.C. Taylor must replace one of his best assistant coaches.

Linebackers coach Chris Orr has accepted an offer to join the Kansas City Chiefs, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Longtime Cowboys reporter Clarence Hill reported Orr would become a quality control coach with the Chiefs.

Llinebackers Chris Orr (left) and Zack Baun are enjoying themselves during the Badgers' Rose Bowl pep rally Monday in Los Angeles. Rosebowl Peprally 13wood / Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Orr, brother of Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr, was responsible for developing Jackson State linebackers who helped the HBCU national champions become a formidable FCS defense.

His NFL experience as a special teams player was with the Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, and Minnesota Vikings.

He was an exceptional linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors with 11.5 sacks in his senior season.

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Published Feb 13, 2025

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