Category : Red Zone Rumors

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

Hall of Fame tight end and media personality Shannon Sharpe has issued a new statement in the aftermath of the lawsuit filed against him on Sunday. The following email arrived within the past hour: “My personal statement is found HERE and this is the truth The relationship in question was

There are 15 players set to be in Green Bay for the draft on Thursday night and most of them have good reason to feel confident that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be announcing their names before the night is out. Quarterback Jalen Milroe isn’t in that group. Betting markets

The Browns have the No. 2 overall pick tonight, and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter is the betting favorite to go there. The team also has and will field calls about trading the choice since that’s what teams with high picks do. Whenever the Browns select in the first round, it

The Patriots have been linked to former LSU tackle Will Campbell throughout the pre-draft process and a report on Thursday afternoon provides more reason to think he’s a good bet to be the fourth overall pick. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that members of the Patriots organization traveled to Louisiana

The NFL’s primary offseason tentpole happens tonight. And the tent could get a boost from one key fact. As noted by Richard Deitsch of TheAthletic.com, the fact that all 32 teams have a first-round pick will likely enhance the total audience. It makes sense. If a given team isn’t picking,

The guy who does our mock draft has the Steelers taking Michigan tight end Colson Loveland at No. 21. That’s not going to happen. Because they likely won’t have the chance to get him. Teams are divided, we’re told, on whether Penn State’s Tyler Warren or Loveland is the top

The Bears will trade up to the No. 5 overall pick in the draft to select Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, if the betting markets are to be believed. At multiple sports books, the Bears are now favored to take Jeanty — and Jeanty is still favored to go

Joe Flacco is 40 years old. Elite or not, he was a team’s franchise quarterback for over a decade. He won a Super Bowl MVP with that club, then years later won AP comeback player of the year for a division rival. Now he’s back with the Browns for a

Earlier this week, running back Ashton Jeanty told #PFTPM that his window opens at No. 6 to the Raiders and closes at No. 12 to the Cowboys. He may have been wrong. Not when assessing his floor, but when assessing his ceiling. He has become the betting favorite to go

The Steelers need a quarterback. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders needs a team that wants him. The current depth chart in Pittsburgh cries out for a quarterback. They’ve been waiting for Aaron Rodgers. Tonight, they could decide to take Sanders. (If they do, they could still roll with Rodgers for a season.)

Given that we know the identity of the first pick in the draft, it’s not as pressing as it otherwise would be to tune in early to the opening night of the NFL draft. Here’s a reason to not be late. Stephen Wilson Jr. will be performing the national anthem

Earlier on in Patrick Mahomes’ career when the offense was humming, the quarterback seemed to hit a deep ball every week. In his first year as a starter, Mahomes averaged 8.8 yards per pass and 13.3 yards per completion. While Kansas City won 15 games last season to secure the

A late shift in the betting odds suggests that Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. could be the Raiders’ pick tonight with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Both DraftKings and FanDuel now have Banks as the betting favorite to go off the board at No. 6,

The Broncos are set to pick one spot before the Steelers in the first round of the draft on Thursday night and that arrangement is reportedly generating trade interest from other teams. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Broncos have been fielding calls about the 20th overall pick ahead

Thirteen years after he became the second overall player taken in the draft, Robert Griffin III has a new gig. Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com reports that Fox is expected to hire Griffin to work as a college football game analyst. He’ll replace Brock Huard on the No. 2 announcing team.

The Browns have acquired two quarterbacks this offseason and they could make it three in the next few days. While the team is not expected to use the second overall pick on a quarterback, they could pick one up later in the proceedings. That quarterback would then be thrust into

General Manager Mickey Loomis has been the Saints’ General Manager since 2002 and that gives a pretty good sense of how he prefers to operate on draft day. One major trend is that Loomis is not one for trading back in the first round. The Saints have not done it

Weeks of suspense about what the Browns will do with the second overall pick of the draft comes to an end on Thursday night. The team could still trade that pick away, but if they keep it the expectation is that they will use it on Heisman Trophy winner Travis

Running back would seem to be just about the last position the Ravens would need to fill during the 2025 NFL draft, but if there’s a player available they like, they won’t hesitate to take one. That’s the word from Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta, who isn’t ruling out taking

A consensus is building that the Broncos will draft North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton with the 20th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Hampton is the Broncos’ pick in PFT’s mock draft and is the favorite to go to the Broncos at sports books. The Broncos are -110

In their first season under head coach Dave Canales, the Panthers went 5-12 as the struggles continued in Carolina. QB Bryce Young, who Carolina selected with the 1st overall pick in 2023, was benched early in the season in favor of Andy Dalton. Young regained the starting job and showed

The Saints had two first-round picks in 2022 and they’ve made different decisions about the fifth-year options on their contracts. General Manager Mickey Loomis said that the team will exercise wide receiver Chris Olave’s option for the 2026 season. They will not be exercising right tackle Trevor Penning’s option, however.

The Saints finished 5-12 last season, their worst year since going 3-13 in 2005. New Orleans hired former Eagles OC Kellen Moore as the new head coach for 2025. The Saints have missed the playoffs in each of the last four seasons and now have the youngest head coach in

The Rams won the NFC West last season, beating the Vikings in the Wild Card before losing at Philadelphia by six points in the Divisional Round. There were reports that QB Matthew Stafford could potentially leave Los Angeles, but he agreed to a restructured contract in February. While the Rams

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