Category : Red Zone Rumors

The first year of revenue sharing in college sports resulted in massive payouts for athletes. According to The Athletic’s Ralph D. Russo, the NCAA and College Sports Commission announced Thursday that athletes receive more than $1.77 billion in revenue-sharing payments. That number doesn’t account for third-party NIL deals, and the

Saints head coach Kellen Moore said earlier this week that running back Travis Etienne would miss time with a hamstring injury and Moore revealed just how much time on Thursday. Moore announced that the Saints have placed Etienne on injured reserve. That will make Monday night’s game against the Falcons

The San Francisco 49ers are dealing with multiple injuries to key players ahead of Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos, and general manager John Lynch provided a host of updates Thursday. According to Lynch, wide receiver Mike Evans is trying to play through a rib injury. “He is old school

The Cowboys are sending the Steelers two draft picks in the trade that brings cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to Dallas. The Steelers will get a 2027 sixth-round pick and 2028 second-round pick, according to multiple reports. The 2027 sixth-round pick is the Steelers’ own sixth-rounder, which they had previously traded

Last year, once the Cowboys realized that linebacker Micah Parsons wasn’t going to play without a new contract, Dallas traded him. This year, the Steelers apparently have realized that cornerback Joey Porter Jr. wouldn’t be playing without a new contract. And so they’re trading him. Per multiple reports, the Steelers

Jalen Hurts is back at it again. The NFL’s most prolific purveyor of inspirational aphorisms dropped another banger of a quote following Monday night’s disappointing 27-7 loss against the Chicago Bears. “I hate it more than anything in this world,” he told reporters regarding losing. “But at the same time,

The Browns will not have their starting center for Thursday night’s game against the Steelers. Cleveland has ruled out Elgton Jenkins due to a concussion. Jenkins was listed as a non-participant on all three injury reports this week. Luke Wypler is likely to start at center for Jenkins. Cleveland also

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has taken a “good step” in recovery from his elbow injury ahead of a Week 4 matchup in London, head coach Dan Quinn told reporters Wednesday. Quinn said the Commanders had not yet ruled out Daniels for Sunday’s game ahead of his limited participation in

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has started three games this season, thrown 83 passes, and still not been sacked. That’s a rare achievement: The 49ers are just the fourth team since 1990 to allow zero sacks through three games of a season, joining Andy Dalton with the 2014 Bengals, and Peyton

Cam Schlittler appreciates the New York Yankees fans, but he doesn’t think he is an MVP just because they were chanting as much during Tuesday’s 9-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their Wild Card Series. “We’ve already got an MVP in this locker room, he’s

The 49ers are signing wide receiver Dante Pettis to their practice squad, according to Jordan Schultz of The Schultz Report. Pettis was one of nine players to work out for the team on Tuesday. Injuries have decimated the 49ers wide receivers’ room, with Ricky Pearsall out for the season, Christian

Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Travis Hunter’s first career interception has been returned to its rightful owner. After a viral video in which a New England Patriots employee refused to give the ball to Jaguars defensive end Joshua Hines-Allen, the Patriots reportedly worked with the Jags to rectify the situation. Hunter’s interception

1. Bills (last week No. 2; 3-0): The Bills are No. 1, but the Adam West Batman uniforms would be No. 32. 2. Chiefs (No. 4; 3-0): The Chiefs are back . . . to playing with their food before winning easily. 3. 49ers (No. 5; 3-0): They’re dropping like

Chicago Bears linebacker TJ Edwards picked up his first interception of the season on Monday after listening in on the Philadelphia Eagles’ play call. Edwards leaned in to listen to Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts give his teammates the play, and moments later, he came down with the ball. Edwards spent

Case Keenum, playing his first game since 2023, ran for a touchdown and threw two touchdowns in leading the Bears to a 27-7 blowout of the Eagles. Both teams are 2-1. Despite playing without starting quarterback Caleb Williams, who is out with a hamstring injury, the Bears dominated the Eagles.

Following an investigation into the culture of North Carolina’s football program, Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick addressed the investigation’s findings and resolution. “We have a plan in place to continue to make this, our workplace, function at a high standard and do everything the right way,” Belichick said, per

After the 2023 season, the Vikings decided to abandon the veteran quarterback rollercoaster for a potential franchise quarterback. The ride ended up being bumper cars without the bumpers. Minnesota had earned the 11th overall pick in the 2024 draft. Four quarterbacks had been drafted in the first eight picks. As

Giants pass rusher Brian Burns’ season appears to be over. Burns is believed to have suffered a torn ACL on Sunday, according to Adam Schefter. The injury is a devastating one for the Giants’ defense. Burns has started every game for the Giants since they traded for him in 2024,

Sunday nights never seem to disappoint. It came down to the wire in Denver as the Broncos and Bo Nix pulled off a 30-26 comeback win over Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, fueled by an explosive 30-point second half. Los Angeles marched into Empower Field at

The Rams have been in control throughout the first two quarters of Sunday night’s matchup with the Broncos and have a 16-0 lead at halftime. Despite playing without Puka Nacua, Los Angeles has been efficient offensively, scoring on the last four possessions of the half. But three of those scores

South Carolina pass rusher Dylan Stewart has been regarded as a potential top-10 pick in next year’s draft. Recent events have complicated that. Coach Frank Beamer has suspended Stewart indefinitely. He punched an Alabama player during Saturday’s game. He also was seen squabbling with coaches on the Gamecocks’ sideline. Stewart

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The season may be about half over when Rams defensive end Myles Garrett next takes the field. Garrett will need about six weeks to recover from knee surgery, according to Ian Rapoport. After struggling to play through his knee injury in the Rams’ Week 1 loss to the 49ers, Garrett

Nick Walker took home the top honor in bodybuilding on Saturday night, winning the 2026 Mr. Olympia. Walker was able to emerge victorious from an accomplished field that included Derek Lunsford, who was previously Mr. Olympia in 2023 and 2025. Samson Dauda, who won Mr. Olympia in 2024, was also

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, a potential first overall pick in the 2027 NFL draft, took a brutal hit to his head while sliding during today’s game against USC and appeared to be unconscious on the field. Moore ran for 10 yards on second-and-9 in the second quarter and then went

University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders explained why he benched quarterback Julian Lewis in favor of Isaac Wilson during the second half of Saturday’s 23-13 road loss to Baylor. Speaking to reporters after the game, Coach Prime said, “I’ll take the responsibility. It was a decision that I

Amid talk that the field at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is not going to hold up to the rigors of an NFL game, the league is insisting all is fine. NFL Field Director Nick Pappas told reporters in Brazil today that there is “no need to worry.”

No. 5 Indiana fought off a strong push from Northwestern to claim a 20th straight win Friday night in Bloomington. Northwestern quarterback Aidan Chiles broke Indiana’s shutout streak in the second half by leading his team on three consecutive touchdown drives before Josh Hoover helped the Hoosiers close out the

Eight teams entered Week 3 at 0-2. One of them — the Falcons — avoided an 0-3 start. For the others, it becomes imperative to avoid starting the year with three straight losses. In NFL history, only seven teams have made the playoffs after starting 0-3. The group includes the

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was impressed with the speed at which quarterback Sam Darnold recovered from a glute injury. “Really just to see him confident in the things that he’s been doing,” Macdonald said Friday, according to ESPN’s Brady Henderson. “He’s been really positive and says he feels

Sunday’s game between the Ravens and Cowboys in Brazil will be played on a grass field that likely will not look great on TV. It also will prevent challenges for the players, especially when it comes to wearing the right cleats. NFL Players Association executive director JC Tretter has weighed

Things got ugly at Lambeau Field on Thursday night, with the Packers getting booed by the fans during their worst home loss of the Matt LaFleur era. Tucker Kraft had one response to the fans after the 35-14 loss to the Falcons. Christian Watson had another — one that will

The Detroit Pistons’ offseason moves were all about collecting shooters to space the floor, but what if adding Isaiah Joe, John Collins, Gary Harris and Taurean Prince doesn’t solve the team’s half-court scoring issues? Anyone who watched postseason defenses sell out to stop Cade Cunningham knows the Pistons need playmakers

The Packers had won 13 straight home openers. They were unable to get to 14. The Falcons dominated at Lambeau Field on Thursday night, beating the Packers 35-14. After the game, Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur called it what it was. “It was a butt-whooping,” LaFleur said. “That was at

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is “unlikely to play” on Sunday evening at the Denver Broncos as he continues to deal with hip and groin concerns, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. As noted by ESPN’s Sarah Barshop, Nacua is listed with a hip ailment on the Rams’ injury

The Ravens have a long flight to Rio coming soon. Will Zay Flowers be on the plane? It isn’t necessarily trending that direction, as multiple reporters on the scene note that Flowers is not practicing again on Thursday. Flowers is dealing with a hamstring injury he aggravated during the Week

There was a lot of focus on travel plans leading into the Week 1 game between the 49ers and Rams in Australia, but there’s been less attention paid to the Ravens and Cowboys as they prepare to play in Rio this week. There’s good reason for that as it is

The 2026 WNBA playoffs are on the verge of starting, as Thursday will mark the last day of the regular season. All eight playoff teams are set, but the exact seeding for several squads still isn’t finalized. Here’s a look at the updated playoff picture after the Atlanta Dream secured

Something has kept Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert from fulfilling a skillset that has had coach Jim Harbaugh proclaim that Herbert will be regarded as the best to ever play the game. The disconnect between talent and production has become more pronounced in the early days of the 2026 season, given

Vikings running back Aaron Jones finished last Sunday’s win over the Bears with a brace on his knee and the issue was bothering him enough on Monday that he missed practice. Jones ran 23 times for 105 yards in the 9-3 Vikings win and head coach Kevin O’Connell said that

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The 49ers have said, via information previously provided by an unnamed team source to Kalyn Kahler of ESPN, that they did not know about Daejon Love, who allegedly posed as a player on the team as part of an elaborate scheme, until the FBI contacted the 49ers in August 2026.

Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald launched his career as a head coach with a win over Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos. The game from September 2024 moved back to the front burner on Tuesday, thanks to footage from Macdonald’s recent interview with Graham Bensinger. The excerpt, which wasn’t released when

The Dolphins signed pass rusher Andre Jones Jr. off the Bills’ practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. Jones has not played in a game this season. He has appeared in 19 career games with two starts with Washington (2023-24) and Buffalo (2025), recording eight tackles, three passes defensed and two

Erling Haaland got in a dig at noted Manchester United fan Frank Ilett over his “no haircut challenge” that dates back to 2024. Afer Ilett, better known as The United Strand, commented on a post suggesting Haaland’s recent haircut was a dig at United, the Manchester City star clapped back by

Giants pass rusher Brian Burns limped off the field in obvious pain on Monday night, but in the locker room after the game, Burns said the medical diagnosis showed that the damage to his ankle wasn’t as bad as it felt. Burns said as he sat at his locker that

Most of the discussion around the Los Angeles Rams after their Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers was the team’s travel plans for its trip to Melbourne. After beating the New York Giants on Monday, Rams head coach Sean McVay called himself a “dumbass” when discussing his decision

Aaron Donald may be back, but the Rams will not have one of their best offensive players for Monday night’s matchup against the Giants. Puka Nacua is officially inactive due to his hip injury. Reports had indicated this was the way things were trending for Nacua, who did not practice

Every coach backs his team to win, but Florida’s Jon Sumrall didn’t expect the Gators to be favored in their upcoming game against No. 4 Ole Miss. “There’s a lot of good drugs out there,” he told reporters Monday when alerted to the oddsmakers’ opinions. Florida is a 2.5-point favorite

No team wants to start a season 0-2, but the Texans would seem to be the likeliest team in the league to shrug off a sluggish start to the year. DeMeco Ryans became the team’s head coach in 2023 and they went from 0-2 to the playoffs. An 0-3 start