Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Bengals have reportedly made their call about their option on defensive back Dax Hill’s contract for the 2026 season. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Bengals will pick up Hill’s fifth-year option. Hill was the final pick in the first round in 2022 and the Bengals’ move guarantees

The deadline to pick up fifth-year options on the rookie contracts of the 2022 first-round draft picks is Thursday. Only one top-10 pick from that draft class — Falcons receiver Drake London — has not had a decision made about his fifth-year option. Seven top-10 picks will have their fifth-year

The Titans cleared some space on their 90-man roster for incoming rookies. The team announced that they have waived tackle Isaiah Prince and guard Arlington Hambright. There are now 73 players on the roster in Tennessee and a number of the open spots will be taken by undrafted rookie signings.

The Cardinals announced a pair of cuts on Tuesday. They have dropped tight end Bernhard Seikovits and offensive lineman Matthew Jones from the roster. Seikovits has spent the last four years with the Cardinals, but never appeared in a regular season game. The Austrian native had a roster exemption as

The Vikings are keeping one of their key defensive players around for another year. Minnesota has agreed to a one-year contract extension with edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Schefter notes the extension is worth $23 million with $22.4 million guaranteed. Van Ginkel was entering the last

The Lions dropped a wide receiver from their 90-man roster on Tuesday. They announced that Antoine Green has been placed on waivers. There was no corresponding move and the spot will likely be filled by a rookie in the coming days. Green was a 2023 seventh-round pick in Detroit. He

The Buccaneers released wide receiver Marquez Callaway and waived cornerback Dallis Flowers, outside linebacker Daniel Grzesiak and wide receiver Tanner Knue, the team announced Tuesday. Those moves leave the Buccaneers with 15 openings on their 90-player offseason roster limit before signing any undrafted free agents. Tackle Lorenz Metz does not

The 49ers and tight end George Kittle finalized a new five-year contract on Tuesday. The full details of the deal have arrived. Here they are: 1. Signing bonus: $18.145 million ($3 million to be paid by May 9, 2025, $8.145 million to be paid by September 12, 2025, and $7

Bill Belichick accomplished many great things during his 24 seasons as head coach of the Patriots. Fifteen months after getting fired, however, he’s taking way too much credit for the franchise’s financial success during his time with the team. In that lengthy email posted on social media earlier today by

The Jaguars have made a post-draft change to their personnel department. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that assistant G.M. Ethan Waugh will not remain with the team for the 2025 season. Waugh also served as the interim G.M. after Trent Baalke was fired earlier this year. Waugh interviewed for

To those who ask, “wHy aREn’T yOu TaLKinG aBoUt oThER pLaYeRs wHo wERe pRaNk CaLleD?” We have, and we will. Commanders first-round tackle Josh Conerly Jr., the 29th overall pick in round one, told 106.7 the Fan on Tuesday that he was on the wrong end of a Jerky Boys

The Packers re-signed three exclusive rights free agents on Tuesday, according to the NFL’s transactions wire. Wide receiver Bo Melton, punter Daniel Whelan and running back Emanuel Wilson signed their tenders. Wilson, 25, appeared in all 17 games for the Packers and had 103 rushes for 502 yards and four

Everyone wants to know what happened to Hunter Renfrow. He went from the Pro Bowl in 2021 to an afterthought in 2022 and 2023 to out of the league in 2024. Renfrow ow is attempting a comeback with the Panthers. “It’s just trying to get back, trying to get healthy,

Free agent offensive tackle D.J. Humphries is signing with the 49ers, his representation, AMDG Sports, announced on social media Tuesday. Humphries signed with the Chiefs on Nov. 23, 2024, after recovering from a torn ACL late in the 2023 season. The Chiefs anticipated Humphries taking over at left tackle, but

The Titans were awarded two players off waivers Tuesday, the team announced. Tennessee claimed defensive end Titus Leo and defensive back Mark Perry. Leo, who played at Wagner, has spent time with the Colts and Patriots. He appeared in four games with the Patriots in 2024 and was credited with

Free agent defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins is re-signing with the Seahawks on a one-year deal, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Hankins, 33, played all 17 games for Seattle last season, starting eight. He totaled 30 tackles, a sack and an interception. He returns to the Sehawks for his 13th

The Saints waived defensive lineman Ryder Anderson in addition to quarterback Ben DiNucci on Tuesday. Anderson signed a futures contract with the team on Jan. 7 after spending the end of last season on the Saints’ practice squad. He was on the Giants’ practice squad in 2022 and 2023, with

The Shedeur Sanders slide lasted into the third day of the draft. That was bad for him, good for the draft. Per the NFL, Saturday’s coverage averaged 4.3 million viewers across all platforms. It was a 43-percent increase over the final day of the draft from 2024. All three days

The Texans are bringing in another offensive lineman. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Houston has claimed Jake Andrews off of waivers. New England let Andrews go on Monday. Andrews, a 2023 fourth-round pick, appeared in 16 games with one start as a rookie but was on injured reserve

The Patriots are cutting their longtime long snapper. Joe Cardona was released today, the team announced. The news comes as no surprise after New England drafted long snapper Julian Ashby in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft. Typically teams only spend a draft pick on a long snapper

Eli Manning wants a stake in the Giants. Manning is putting together an investment group to bid for a piece of the Giants, according to Bloomberg. The Giants confirmed in February that they are exploring selling a minority, non-controlling share of the team. Manning is the first person who has

Maine wide receiver Montigo Moss, the son of Hall of Famer Randy Moss, has accepted an invitation to the Vikings’ rookie minicamp, Moss’ representation announced Tuesday. Montigo Moss went undrafted over the weekend, but his father’s team will give him a shot as a tryout player. Montigo Moss caught 61

The Seahawks traded one quarterback over the weekend and they waived another one on Tuesday. They announced that Jaren Hall has been dropped from the roster. Hall was a 2023 fifth-round pick by the Vikings and he signed with the Seahawks’ practice squad after being cut in Minnesota last year.

The 2025 draft has come and gone. Quarterback Kirk Cousins remains on the Falcons’ roster. Appearing with Adam Schein of SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio on Tuesday, Falcons G.M. Terry Fontenot addressed the status of the former starter who has been supplanted by Michael Penix Jr., including specifically whether he’ll be

The Jaguars’ decision to trade up from No. 5 to No. 2 has tangible football benefits. It also has tangible business benefits. Travis Hunter’s jersey has shot to the top of the rookie sales ranking at NFLShop.com, via Sports Business Journal. Titans quarterback Cam Ward is second. Browns quarterback Shedeur

Bills running back James Cook is sitting out voluntary workouts and trying to get a new contract, but General Manager Brandon Beane believes the player and the team have a future together. Beane told Pat McAfee today that Cook will definitely remain with the Bills through 2025, the final year

The Chiefs have made a move to retain two of their key defensive players around. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Kansas City is picking up the fifth-year options for cornerback Trent McDuffie and defensive end George Karlaftis. McDuffie, 24, was the No. 21 overall pick in 2022 and has become

When called out for making objectively bad decisions, the person who has made the objectively bad decisions can pursue one of two primary paths. One, start making better decisions. Two, double down on the bad decisions — and make more of them. On that point, Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson,

The Commanders are swapping out one kicker for another. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Washington is signing Matt Gay to a one-year deal and releasing Zane Gonzalez. Gay, 31, was recently released by the Colts. He played the last two seasons for Indianapolis, connecting on 82.1 percent of his

When it comes to new contracts, the number that gets publicized more than any other is the new-money average per year. When it’s time to get to the truth of new contracts, the first question is whether the new-money APY is real, or inflated. We’ll be getting the real numbers

During Monday’s visit by the Eagles to the White House, President Trump said that he tried to get the Giants to not let running back Saquon Barkley get away. The Giants, before clamming up on the issue entirely, refuted the President’s claim. “I was with the Giants and the head

Former Colorado safety Shilo Sanders took a back seat to his brother, former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, during the pre-draft process. After the draft, Shilo went in a different direction. He hired agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey to help him find a team as an undrafted free agent. They

The Titans made quarterback Cam Ward the first overall pick of the draft last Thursday and that carries the expectation that he’ll be the starting for the team when they hit the field for the first week of the regular season. For now, though, the Titans say that nothing has

Tight end George Kittle joined the 49ers for their offseason conditioning last Friday, which was a sign that his effort to land a new contract were moving in a positive direction. They have now reached the finish line. According to multiple reports, Kittle and the 49ers have agreed to a

The Packers agreed to terms with veteran linebacker Isaiah Simmons on Monday and they also took care of some other roster housekeeping. They have re-signed safety Zayne Anderson and waived defensive lineman Leonard Payne. Payne signed a future contract with the team in January. Anderson was an exclusive rights free

If Shedeur Sanders ever decides to play in the Canadian Football League, the Toronto Argonauts have the first rights to negotiate a contract with him. The Argonauts added Sanders to their negotiation list on Monday, according to TSN. That makes the Argonauts the team with the right to sign Sanders

The Chicagoland dance for a new Bears stadium could be heading for the legal mosh pit. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, via Sports Business Journal, Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren recently sent a letter to new Chicago Park District Superintendent Carlos Ramirez-Rosa regarding the condition of Soldier Field. The

The Bills used their first-round pick on cornerback Maxwell Hairston after fully vetting an allegation that he committed sexual assault in 2021, according to General Manager Brandon Beane. When Beane was asked after the draft if the Bills knew about it, Beane said they did and are comfortable that Hairston

The Titans selected a quarterback at No. 1 overall, giving them four quarterbacks on their roster. Despite some speculation that the club would try to move on from 2023 second-round pick Will Levis over the weekend, General Manager Mike Borgonzi said on Monday that no effort was made to trade

The Browns have a lot to sort out at quarterback in 2025, but they’ve reportedly moved ahead with a decision about 2026 before that process gets going. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that the team will not exercise their fifth-year option on Kenny Pickett’s contract. Pickett was a Steelers

The Cowboys, in need of a No. 2 wide receiver, had interest in Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan. The Panthers, though, drafted him four picks before the Cowboys were on the clock. The Cowboys ended up not drafting a receiver, leaving them with a void at the position. Todd Archer of ESPN

The Patriots have announced several roster cuts on Monday in the aftermath of the weekend’s draft. New England has released offensive lineman Jake Andrews, defensive lineman Marcus Harris, receiver JaQuae Jackson, linebacker Titus Leo, safety Mark Perry, and tight end Giovanni Ricci. Andrews was notably a fourth-round pick in 2023.

Cardinals offensive line coach Justin Frye held the same job at Ohio State for the last three years and one of his players from the Buckeyes will be joining him in Arizona. The Cardinals announced that they have agreed to terms with tackle Josh Fryar. Fryar started at right tackle

Colorado safety Shilo Sanders went undrafted. He quickly landed with the Buccaneers. And Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles sounds happy about that. “I think he’s a good football player,” Bowles said on SiriusXM NFL Radio, via JoeBucsFan.com. “He’s a heck of a tackler and he knows the game very well;

The Panthers signed wide receiver Hunter Renfrow after wrapping up the draft and they continued adding players to the roster on Monday. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that the Panthers have claimed cornerback M.J. Devonshire off of waivers. Devonshire was cut by the Raiders over the weekend. Devonshire was

When the bizarre Bill Belichick book-tour interview first surfaced on Sunday, we explained that CBS Mornings included his girlfriend’s instruction that he not talk about how they met because it wasn’t the only time she interrupted the proceedings. We had no idea. TMZ reports that, at one point, Jordan Hudson

Veteran wide receiver Robert Woods has found a home for the 2025 season. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Woods has agreed to sign with the Steelers. It’s a one-year deal worth $2 million. Woods spent the last two seasons with the Texans and caught 60 passes for 629

The Browns have agreed to terms with free agent wide receiver Diontae Johnson, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Johnson visited the Browns earlier in the day. He played for the Panthers, Ravens and Texans last season. Carolina traded him to Baltimore, which later cut him, and Houston claimed him.

Seven years after the Eagles didn’t visit the White House after winning the Super Bowl, they made the trip after winning it again. Owner Jeffrey Lurie issued a statement after the trip to D.C. concluded. “Today, the Eagles were honored to participate in the long-standing tradition of visiting the White

The Browns have applied the seldom used unrestricted free agent tender to wide receiver Elijah Moore, Field Yates of ESPN reports. This allows Moore to count as part of the compensatory free agent if he signs with another team before the compensatory formula deadline. Moore, who visited the Bills today,