Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Seahawks narrowly missed out on the playoffs last season, going 10-7 and finishing behind the NFC West champion Rams based off the strength of victory tiebreaker. Now entering their second season under head coach Mike Macdonald, Seattle now has a new-look offense. QB Geno Smith was traded to the

The Lions have locked in All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph. Joseph and the Lions agreed to a four-year contract extension today, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The contract reportedly makes Joseph the highest-paid safety in the NFL at $21.5 million per year. Joseph was an All-Big Ten safety at

The NFL originally announced 17 prospects who would attend the draft in Green Bay. A day later came a report that Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston also would join them. The final total is 15 prospects on-site. It previously was reported that Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart and Georgia defensive end

The much-ballyhooed signing of Hollywood Brown to a one-year deal worth up to $11 million deal in 2024 didn’t work out as planned for the Chiefs. Brown was touted as the upgrade at wide receiver the team had been searching for. Brown, though, injured his sternoclavicular joint in the preseason,

On Thursday night, the Titans will get a new rookie quarterback. On Wednesday night, they got a new veteran receiver. Tyler Lockett has announced on Twitter that he has signed with Tennessee. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, it’s a one-year, $4 million deal with up to $2 million in incentives.

Steelers wide receiver George Pickens may or may not have a new home at the end of this weekend. But Pickens is ready if the Steelers trade him: He has unfollowed the team on Instagram. It is unclear when Pickens stopped following the team account. Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot

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During draft week a year ago, the Lions finalized extensions with tackle Penei Sewell and receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. During draft week this year, the Lions have finalized an extension with safety Kerby Joseph. The next question is whether defensive end Aidan Hutchinson will get his second contract, too. Earlier

The mock draft. Over 25 years, I have grown to hate it. But, hey, when in Rome. The process starts after each draft ends, which is beyond ridiculous. Really, any mock draft conducted before free agency is a waste of time. Needs change dramatically based on players signed and players

Last year, the Falcons committed $100 million to quarterback Kirk Cousins, roughly six weeks before making quarterback Michael Penix Jr. a top-10 pick. This year, the possibility of a Cousins trade looms over the team. During a Wednesday pre-draft press conference, G.M. Terry Fontenot addressed a recent report from ESPN

The Cowboys are focused on getting Micah Parsons signed to a contract extension, but cornerback DaRon Bland and tight end Jake Ferguson are heading into contract years. (The team plans to exercise the fifth-year option on offensive lineman Tyler Smith’s contract, keeping him under contract through 2026.) Bland and Ferguson

The Eagles are declining the fifth-year option on wide receiver Jahan Dotson’s contract for 2026, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. The move is not a surprise given Dotson’s lack of production last season in his first season with the Eagles. The team’s No. 3 receiver, who had 19 catches

Steve McMichael, Hall of Famer and member of the legendary 1985 Bears defense, has died. He was 67. The announcement was made by Jarrett Payton, who presented McMichael for Hall of Fame enshrinement in 2024. Payton’s late father, Walter, was McMichael’s teammate. A third-round pick of the Patriots in 1980,

The Seahawks have opened up a roster spot before the start of the draft on Thursday. The team announced that they waived defensive tackle Cameron Young on Wednesday. Young was a 2023 fourth-round pick. Young played in 16 games during his rookie season, but he was limited to one 2024

The Dolphins have a new No. 2 quarterback. And he’ll be wearing a new number in Miami. Zach Wilson’s number will be 0. He’s the second quarterback to wear the number. Marcus Mariota picked it last year in Washington, the second season in which 0 became a jersey option. Mariota

The Lions pared their roster down to three quarterbacks on Wednesday. The team announced the release of Jake Fromm. Jared Goff, Hendon Hooker, and Kyle Allen remain on hand in Detroit. Fromm spent time with the Lions last summer and spent the 2024 season on their practice squad. His only

When it comes to the pre-draft process, it’s unclear what the betting odds mean. Still, legalized wagering has helped provide an extra layer of information, and intrigue, when it comes to figuring out who goes where and when. As noted earlier, the Steelers have supplanted the Saints as the betting

Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown didn’t make it past Week One in 2024 and he hopes to be back to speed for Week One of this year. Brown tore the meniscus in his knee during Carolina’s season-opening loss to the Saints and said on Wednesday that he’s still not sure

Commanders General Manager Adam Peters says he’s open for business on trades, including with the three other teams in the NFC East. Despite a perception in some circles that a trade with a division rival is risky because it can give an opponent a player who might beat you in

The Browns could draft a quarterback at some point over the seven rounds of the draft, but someone will have to text Joe Flacco to let him know. Flacco told reporters on Wednesday that he hasn’t “paid attention to the draft in the last probably 14 or 15 years” and

The Chiefs started their offseason program this week and they welcomed back a wide receiver who missed most of the 2024 season. Rashee Rice suffered a knee injury in the fourth week of the season and missed the rest of the year. The Chiefs aren’t holding any full-fledged practices at

On Tuesday, attorney Lanny Davis disclosed during a media conference call that Hall of Fame tight end and media personality Shannon Sharpe offered “at least $10 million” to settle the claims made by the woman who sued Sharpe for sexual assault and other claims on Sunday. In writing on the

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis opened his pre-draft press conference by giving a short statement about quarterback Derek Carr. A report earlier this month said that Carr is dealing with a right shoulder injury that could require surgery and impact his availability for the 2025 season. Loomis said he knew

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews released a statement on social media after losing a fumble and dropping a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter of Baltimore’s playoff loss. But he had not talked about his part in the 27-25 loss to the Bills in the divisional round until this week.

Anonymous sources make the media world go ‘round. But there is a critical difference between granting a source anonymity for the sharing of sensitive facts and awarding a source secrecy for the spraying of anonymous mud. When it comes to the pre-draft process, too many members of the media fall

Longtime Chargers star Antonio Gates is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer and the franchise will be there to take part in the festivities. The Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday that the Chargers will be taking part in the Hall of Fame Game this summer.

The Titans will draft Cam Ward with the No. 1 overall pick Thursday night. The only intrigue is what number Ward will wear in the NFL. He wore No. 1 at Washington State and at the University of Miami, but No. 1 is a retired number with the Titans. The

Colts receiver Michael Pittman has worked with several different quarterbacks since entering the league in the second round of the 2020 draft. Now he’ll be a part of a competition between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones. Pittman told reporters this week that he thinks competition is good for everybody. “Obviously,

The running back is back. More accurately, the star running back is back. And the biggest star of the incoming running back class is Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty. Fans and fantasy-football players are fascinated by the Saquon-style impact Jeanty could have on a new team. But Jeanty isn’t committed to

The push against the tush push is more of a push against pushing. That’s the message that emerged when Rams coach Sean McVay was pressed on the topic during Tuesday’s pre-draft press conference. McVay, a member of the Competition Committee, was asked a simple question: Why do you want to

As the Titans ready to — presumably — select Cam Ward with the No. 1 overall pick on Thursday night, the franchise does have someone with recent experience in coaching a top quarterback. Tennessee head coach Brian Callahan noted his experience with Cincinnati and Joe Burrow during Tuesday’s pre-draft press

The Ben Johnson era is officially underway in Chicago. After selecting QB Caleb Williams with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Bears went 5-12 last season, firing HC Matt Eberflus after a debacle of a loss on Thanksgiving. Chicago landed Johnson, who was the hottest name

Despite going 14-3 last season, the Vikings finished as the 5th seed in the NFC and lost at home against the Rams in the Wild Card. With Sam Darnold signing with the Seahawks, J.J. McCarthy is set to take over as the QB in Minnesota. The Vikings took McCarthy with

Cornerback Tre’Davious White knew where he wanted to wind up this offseason. White was a Bills first-round pick in 2017 and spent seven seasons with the club before being released early in 2024. He signed a one-year deal with the Rams, but lost his spot in the defense early in

The Rams’ track record in the draft suggests that they’ll add some players this week who can contribute in a big way in 2025. As noted by the Rams’ social media, since 2014, Rams General Manager Les Snead has only had five first-round picks, and three of them have been

Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence took some shots at his former teammate Micah Parsons after he left the Cowboys for the Seahawks as a free agent earlier this year and that led to a back-and-forth between the two players. Lawrence suggested that he might have stayed in Dallas if Parsons spent

The Cowboys’ approach to the 2024 offseason drew some criticism for failing to address some areas of need on the roster and those criticisms were referred to often when their season went off track en route to missing the playoffs. It’s not hard to find areas of need on the

Bills running back James Cook has made no secret about his desire for a new contract and his approach to the team’s offseason program may be part of his push to land one. General Manager Brandon Beane told reporters in Buffalo that Cook did not join the team for the

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is expecting to go between the No. 6 pick and the No. 12 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. He might be surprised by a call before that. The betting odds have shifted and Jeanty is now the betting favorite to go

On one hand, attorney Lanny Davis has launched an aggressive defense of Hall of Fame tight end and media personality Shannon Sharpe. On the other hand, Davis has confirmed that Sharpe has made a very significant financial offer to the plaintiff. During a Tuesday conference call, Davis repeatedly said that

If you’re a team thinking you might be able to get the Titans to trade out of the No. 1 overall pick this week, at this point, General Manager Mike Borgonzi says don’t bother trying. “We’ve come to a consensus — the entire organization — to stay at that pick,”

Linebacker Jihaad Campbell did not take part in Alabama’s Pro Day after having surgery on a torn labrum in his shoulder, but it looks like he should be ready for the first training camp of his NFL career. Campbell had the surgery after taking part in the Scouting Combine and

Jaylen Warren is officially back with the Steelers for 2025. Warren has signed his restricted free-agent tender, Pittsburgh announced on Tuesday. Warren, 26, was tendered at the second-round level. He will make $5.346 million in 2025. Warren accumulated 821 yards from scrimmage — 310 yards receiving, 511 yards rushing —

Davante Adams signed with the Rams, but, according to the star wide receiver, the 49ers also had interest after his release from the Jets. Adams told Michael Silver of TheAthletic.com that the 49ers’ offer was underwhelming and disrespectful. “I was entertaining the Niners,” Adams told Silver, via David Bonilla of

At this point, the Titans have all but come out and said that they’re planning to select quarterback Cam Ward at No. 1 overall on Thursday night. But they do have a quarterback who’s started 21 games for them over the last two seasons: 2023 second-round pick Will Levis. It

Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. revealed after the 2024 season ended that he played through a fractured back that might require offseason surgery. Pittman said Tuesday, via Joel Erickson of the Indy Star, that he did not need surgery and doctors fully cleared him in March. Pittman first noticed something

As free agency approached, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins tried to become one. But the Falcons declined to release him. By keeping Cousins, his remaining guarantees moved from $27.5 million to $37.5 million, thanks to a $10 million roster bonus due in March 2026. Outside Atlanta, the game of quarterback musical

The Rams have a year-to-year arrangement with quarterback Matthew Stafford. Which means that any year could be the last year for the quarterback who arrived in 2021. It also means that, in any year, the Rams could draft Stafford’s eventual successor. During Tuesday’s pre-draft press conference, G.M. Les Snead addressed

The Broncos signed veteran long snapper Zach Triner on Monday, a surprise given they re-signed Mitchell Fraboni to a three-year contract last month, including a fully guaranteed $1.7 million for 2025. But Mike Klis of 9News reports that Fraboni recently underwent a scheduled minor back procedure that will sideline him

Jerry Jones wanted Micah Parsons to show up for voluntary offseason workouts, something the edge rusher hasn’t done in the past. Parsons is going to become the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, and the Cowboys owner said he expects Parsons to “elevate leadership.” Parsons has participated in most of the