Zachary Orr was born on June 9,1992 and is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.
18 Facts About Zach Orr
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Zach Orr previously served as an assistant coach for the Ravens from 2017 to 2020 and from 2022 to 2023 as the inside linebackers coach.
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Zach Orr was the outside linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021.
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Zach Orr was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
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Zach Orr made the 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie and finished second on the team with 7 special teams tackles.
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Zach Orr began the 2016 season as the Ravens starting weak-side linebacker, and sealed a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3 with an interception in the waning seconds.
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Zach Orr started all 15 games he played in, recording 132 tackles, five passes defended, three interceptions, and a forced fumble.
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Zach Orr was placed on injured reserve on December 30,2016, prior to the season finale.
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Zach Orr was named second-team All-Pro after the 2016 season.
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On June 28,2017, Zach Orr announced on Good Morning Football that he would be coming out of retirement and return to football after receiving encouraging diagnoses about the congenital spinal condition.
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Zach Orr was set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, but the Ravens never placed a tender on him since they assumed he would retire, therefore making Zach Orr an unrestricted free agent.
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Zach Orr officially announced his retirement for a second time on August 18,2017.
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On February 11,2021, Zach Orr was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their outside linebackers coach under head coach Urban Meyer.
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On February 23,2022, Zach Orr was hired by the Ravens as their inside linebackers coach under head coach John Harbaugh.
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On February 1,2024, Zach Orr was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, replacing Mike Macdonald after his departure to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
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Zach Orr is the son of former Washington Redskins tight end Terry Zach Orr.
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Zach Orr has three brothers, all of whom have played college football: older brother Terrance, who played at Texas State, younger brother Nick, who played at TCU and youngest brother Chris, who played at Wisconsin and is a coach after playing in the NFL and USFL.
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Zach Orr was born with a rare spinal condition where his C-1 vertebrae, the one located at the top of his neck below his skull, was not fully developed.