Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Steelers drafted Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon with the 21st overall pick. Harmon then went to the hospital to share the news with his mother, Tiffany Saine, who was on life support. The Steelers confirmed Friday night that Saine died shortly after Harmon arrived. “On behalf of the entire

Browns fans wanted wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter with the No. 2 overall pick. Hunter, as a two-way player, could be a generational talent. The Browns, though, traded the pick to the Jaguars for a package of picks that includes a first-rounder in 2026. The Jaguars selected the Heisman Trophy winner,

During his first term, President Donald Trump periodically poked and prodded pro football over topics from health and safety to the national anthem. During his second term, he has voiced strenuous objection, so far, only to the so-called dynamic kickoff. He has now chimed in on the biggest current NFL

The Eagles ultimately moved up one spot in round one — from No. 32 to No. 31 — to get Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell. The effort started at least nine picks earlier than that. Per multiple sources, the Eagles attempted to trade up to No. 22 with the Chargers in

In the run-up to the draft, an old clip of Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan saying he didn’t watch game film surfaced. Some questioned whether it would be wise to draft such a player. McMillan said the person who said that was younger and dumber than the person the Panthers

The Cowboys took guard Tyler Booker in the first round on Thursday night, but there was a lot of talk about targeting a different offensive position leading into this year’s draft. Wide receiver was a popular choice in mock drafts and there have been calls for the Cowboys to add

When the Buccaneers used the 19th pick on Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, it prompted a question to General Manager Jason Licht about Chris Godwin’s rehab. Godwin dislocated his ankle in a Week 7 game against the Ravens, costing him the rest of the season. Still, the Bucs re-signed

Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon said recently that he’d consider giving his blessing to Cam Ward to wear No. 1 with the Titans despite the number being retired by the franchise and his answer to the question came on Friday. Moon made an appearance at Ward’s press conference

The snowball of allegations against Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe is growing. And his lawyers have spoken out about the latest claim to come to light. As explained by The U.S. Sun, Michele Bundy Evans sued Sharpe in 2023. She claims defamation based on things Sharpe allegedly said

The NFL will be playing three games on Christmas in 2025 and that’s the plan for every year in the future as well. That was the word from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday. The league said at one point that they

In the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Packers think they added a wide receiver who is only going to get better. Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst said after drafting wide receiver Matthew Golden that the Packers’ evaluations pegged Golden as a player who is likely to continue

In the aftermath of selecting defensive lineman Mykel Williams, 49ers General Manager John Lynch told reporters that the club had to sweat out some moments before getting to No. 11. Lynch even noted that San Francisco tried to trade up, but that effort was unsuccessful. Still, the 49ers were able

The Jaguars pulled off a draft surprise by trading up for receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, bringing him back to his native Florida. While reports of the possible trade between Jacksonville and Cleveland didn’t leak out until Thursday, Hunter told reporters after the selection that he had an idea that something might

The Bengals have been at odds with defensive end Trey Hendrickson about a new contract this offseason and he’s asked for a trade to a team willing to give him one, so it was inevitable that their first-round pick would elicit questions regarding the veteran. Defensive end Shemar Stewart was

Based on the Rams’ draft history in the Les Snead/Sean McVay era, it wasn’t much of a shock to see the club trade out of its first-round pick at No. 26 overall. It was, however, a mild surprise that the club was able to net a first-round pick in next

The Lions made a first-round pick on Thursday night when they selected defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with the 28th overall pick and they made a couple of moves involving past first-rounders on Friday. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has exercised their fifth-year options on defensive end Aidan

Dysfunctional teams do dysfunctional things. And the Giants have dysfunctioned things up for nearly a decade and a half. For every team that can’t shoot straight, it starts at the top. And it’s only the person at the top who can spark true change. As to the Giants, it’s simple.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is still available after the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. If the betting odds are correct, he won’t be available for long. Sanders is a -150 favorite to go first tonight, with the 33rd overall pick in the draft, via the odds at FanDuel.

The lack of a sure starter at quarterback for the 2025 season led many people to think the Steelers would target that position in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, but that’s not where they went with the 21st pick. Defensive lineman Derrick Harmon was the

The first two picks of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft did not come from schools in the SEC or Big 10, but it soon became clear that those two conferences would dominate the night. Penn State’s Abdul Carter was the third pick, LSU’s Will Campbell was the

The Panthers set an NFL record for points allowed in a single season last year, but they didn’t add a defensive piece with their top pick in this year’s draft. Wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan was the team’s choice with the eighth overall pick and General Manager Dan Morgan said on

The Falcons doubled up on quarterbacks during the 2024 offseason and they doubled up on edge rushers in the first round of this year’s draft. A year after shocking many by selecting Michael Penix after signing Kirk Cousins, the Falcons dropped some more jaws when they traded their 2026 first-round

The Saints took offensive tackle Kelvin Banks with the ninth overall pick in the draft, but head coach Kellen Moore fielded a question about a different position early in his press conference on Thursday night. Moore was asked if he knew what quarterback Banks will be blocking for this fall.

The first draft pick of a new regime is often seen as a declaration of what kind of team you want to build and the Raiders leaned into that after selecting running back Ashton Jeanty with the sixth overall pick on Thursday night. Jeanty ran for 2,601 yards in his

The Jets selected offensive tackle Armand Membou with the seventh overall pick in the draft on Thursday night, but their press conference after the pick wasn’t limited to questions about the incoming rookie. General Manager Darren Mougey was asked about “rumors swirling” ahead of the draft about the team looking

The Eagles and Chiefs squared off in Super Bowl LIX, but they teamed up to make a trade late in the first round on Thursday night. The Eagles sent the 32nd and 164th picks to the Chiefs in order to acquire the 31st overall selection. They used that pick to

The Cowboys drafted Alabama guard Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick on Thursday night, and afterward Jerry Jones was excited. Jones said that adding Booker to an offensive line that also includes guard Tyler Smith and center Cooper Beebe could make the Cowboys effective at the play the Eagles

Fifteen draft prospects came to Green Bay for the first round of the draft on Thursday night and two of them are still waiting to hear their names called. Quarterback Jalen Milroe and cornerback Will Johnson were both left in the green room after the Chiefs closed out the night

The Chiefs, who lost to the Eagles in the Super Bowl, moved back one spot in the NFL draft and into their familiar spot at No. 32. Kansas City picked up the Eagles’ fifth-round pick (164th overall) to make the move. The Chiefs selected Ohio State left tackle Josh Simmons

Packers team president Mark Murphy announced the team’s first-round pick. He began by saying, “For the first time since 2022,” sending the green-and-gold-clad crowd into a frenzy. Murphy didn’t even need to finish his sentence as hard-core Packers fans knew what that meant. Texas’ Matthew Golden, the 23rd overall pick,

Entering round one, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was the biggest wild card in the draft. Exiting round one, he still is. Sanders slipped out of the first round, and it’s not clear where he’ll land. The Browns hold the 33rd and 36th overall picks. The latter came from the trade

For most of April, it seemed like the Browns were going to select Colorado’s Travis Hunter at No. 2 overall. But then Cleveland and Jacksonville delivered the surprise of the first round, as the Browns moved back to No. 5 and picked up a 2026 first-round pick as part of

Lions receiver Jameson Williams is heading into his fourth season after registering his first 1,000-yard year in 2024. But recently, there’s been some chatter that Detroit could trade the young receiver. General Manager Brad Holmes shot that down in his press conference after selecting defensive tackle Tyler Williams in the

The Titans were never going to trade the No. 1 overall pick once they settled on University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward, but that didn’t stop the Giants from trying. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports the Titans offered the No. 3 pick, their first-rounder in 2026 and “other picks” to

The expected happened to start the draft on Thursday night, as the Titans selected quarterback Cam Ward out of Miami with the No. 1 overall pick. After the selection, Ward called the experience “special.” “I am excited for the opportunity the organization has blessed me with, and I’m ready to

After not being selected in the first round of the 2025 draft, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders spoke to those attending his draft party about the 32-spot slide. “We all didn’t expect this, of course,” Sanders said. “But I feel like with God, anything’s possible. Everything’s possible. I don’t feel like

The Jaguars delivered the surprise of the draft early on in the first round when they traded up to No. 2 to select receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter. General Manager James Gladstone told reporters after the trade and selection that he and Browns G.M. Andrew Berry had been working through the details

The Eagles enter this season as the defending champions after dominating the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in February. Philadelphia has now reached the Super Bowl in two of the last three seasons, and led by Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts and Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley, the

The Falcons moved back into the first round to double down on edge rusher. Atlanta traded up to the 26th overall pick in order to take former Tennessee Volunteer James Pearce Jr. The Falcons selected Jalon Walker earlier in the first round. The Falcons had to pay the Rams a

Mike Vrabel is getting too old for this shit. The Patriots coach decided to try his hand at getting past tackle Will Campbell during a private workout. It didn’t go well for Vrabel. Campbell put Vrabel on his ass. The newest Patriot was asked about it, after he became the

The Bengals missed the playoffs the past two seasons mainly because of the play of their defense. Despite the dominance of edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, the Bengals ranked 21st in points and 31st in yards in 2023 and 25th in points and 25th in yards in 2024. And Hendrickson’s situation

Texas receiver Matthew Golden remains on the draft board after the Cowboys surprisingly passed on him to help their offensive line. The Cowboys selected Alabama offensive guard Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick. Booker has big shoes to fill, replacing right guard Zack Martin, one of the best players

The Carolina Panthers have just given Bryce Young a big-play wide receiver. Tetairoa McMillan of Arizona went to Carolina with the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. McMillan was a three-year starter at Arizona, where he averaged 16.1 yards per catch over the course of his career and

The Giants have bolstered their pass rush by taking Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter with the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The pick had been widely expected for weeks, and is viewed as a safe pick, as some consider Carter the best player in this draft

During a pre-draft appearance on ESPN, receiver Tetairoa McMillan clarified that his preferred name isn’t “Tet” but “T-Mac.” Which is much better than “T-Bone.” Later tonight, he’ll be tied to an NFL team. Which one will it be? Watch the Cowboys. They desperately need another offensive playmaker, either at running

On Thursday, Hall of Fame tight end and media personality Shannon Sharpe announced that he’ll be stepping aside from ESPN until the start of the NFL preseason. As it turns out, ESPN was ready to push him to the sideline, if he hadn’t voluntarily walked away. Dominic Patten of Deadline.com

With Hall of Fame tight end and media personality Shannon Sharpe sued for sexual assault and other claims, the media is investigating whether Sharpe has had similar claims made against him. According to Ryan Glasspiegel of FrontOfficeSports.com, there was a prior incident. Glasspiegel reports that, during Sharpe’s time at FS1,

Former NFL linebacker Steve Kiner died Thursday, the National Football Foundation announced. Kiner was 77. Kiner played at the University of Tennessee from 1967-69, earning consensus All-America honors in 1968 and unanimous All-America honors in 1969. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Kiner appeared

The Cowboys have the 12th overall pick, and the odds favor the team taking a wide receiver. But chatter is building that the Cowboys could draft North Dakota State’s Grey Zabel to replace Zack Martin at right guard. The Cowboys have selected three offensive linemen in the first three rounds

After word emerged that Saints quarterback Derek Carr has a shoulder injury that could cause him to miss the 2025 season, the betting odds swung toward the Saints taking quarterback Shedeur Sanders — and the question became whether someone would jump the line in front of the Saints to get