D. Orlando Ledbetter

D. Orlando Ledbetter

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D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. is currently the Atlanta Falcons/NFL Pro Sports Writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The award-winning journalist has a professional background that includes work in both the print and broadcast media. Ledbetter has appeared on ESPN’s Cold Pizza, ESPN’s Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith, MSNBC, and ESPN’s SportsCenter. Ledbetter joined the University of Georgia faculty in the Spring of 2015 and has lectured at the Marquette University's National Sports Law Institute and taught at Clark Atlanta University.

D. Orlando Ledbetter staff image

D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. is currently the Atlanta Falcons/NFL Pro Sports Writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The award-winning journalist has a professional background that includes work in both the print and broadcast media. Ledbetter has appeared on ESPN’s Cold Pizza, ESPN’s Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith, MSNBC, and ESPN’s SportsCenter. Ledbetter joined the University of Georgia faculty in the Spring of 2015 and has lectured at the Marquette University's National Sports Law Institute and taught at Clark Atlanta University.

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