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United States Chris Orr has transitioned from a collegiate and professional football linebacker to a defensive quality control coach for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Chris Orr enters his first season with Kansas City as defensive quality control coach in 2025. Orr previously spent time with the Chiefs as a football intern in 2024.
Orr previously spent time with Baylor University serving as assistant linebackers coach in 2024. Orr was tasked with assisting Head Coach Dave Aranda and Coach Jamar Chaney with the linebacker group.
Orr also spent a part of 2024 with HBCU National Champion Jackson State University as linebackers coach and run game coordinator.
From 2021-23, Orr served as director of player development at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Orr signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2020 and spent one NFL season with them. Prior to joining the Panthers as an undrafted free agent, Orr spent five seasons at University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015-19) where he was a four-time NCAA Division I Scholarship Student-Athlete letter winner, a Lott Impact semifinalist and a team captain.
Orr was drafted by the New Jersey Generals in the 21st round of the 2022 USFL draft.
On January 5, 2024, Orr was selected by the Birmingham Stallions during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.
Chris Orr, born on June 17, 1997, in DeSoto, Texas, established a notable football career as a linebacker before transitioning into coaching. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2015 to 2019, where he was a four-time NCAA Division I Scholarship Student-Athlete letter winner. During his collegiate career, Orr demonstrated significant defensive capabilities, culminating in a senior season (2019) where he started all 14 games, recorded 78 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, and set a school record for most sacks by an inside/middle linebacker with 11.5. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Life Science Communication in 2018 and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2019 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His strong performance at Wisconsin led to him being a Lott Impact semifinalist and a team captain.
Following his college career, Orr signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He spent one NFL season with the team, making three appearances. His professional playing career continued in the USFL with the New Jersey Generals (2022-2023) and briefly with the Birmingham Stallions in the UFL (2024). Concurrently, Orr began his transition into football operations and coaching. From 2021 to 2023, he served as the Director of Player Development at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he continued to contribute to the Badgers’ program.
In 2024, Orr took on roles as an assistant linebackers coach at Baylor University, assisting Head Coach Dave Aranda and Coach Jamar Chaney. He also served as the linebackers coach and run game coordinator for HBCU National Champion Jackson State University. In 2024, Orr gained experience assisting the Kansas City Chiefs as a football intern, which led to his current position. He officially joined the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff in 2025 as a Defensive Quality Control Coach. Orr comes from a family with a strong football background; his father, Terry Orr, was a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Washington Redskins, and his brother, Zach Orr, is currently the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens.
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