Category : Red Zone Rumors

The NFL is heavily promoting flag football, which becomes an Olympic sport in Los Angeles in 2028. But the league thinks the LA Games will be just the beginning. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent said the league is already making plans for flag football’s involvement in

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and G.M. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah were hired in the same cycle. With contracts of the same duration. After the 2024 season ended, O’Connell received a new deal. Adofo-Mensah is still waiting for his. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Adofo-Mensah downplayed the fact that he has yet to

The Georgia program has had plenty of players who have found themselves on the wrong side of the traffic laws. The latest culprit is the aptly-named Nitro Tuggle. Via Mark Schalbach of ESPN.com, Tuggle was allegedly driving 107 miles per hour when he was stopped by police on March 19.

Brock Purdy was not supposed to play his rookie season. As the final pick in the 2022 draft, he was buried deep on the 49ers’ depth chart. Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick in 2021, and Jimmy Garoppolo, who the 49ers had acquired for a 2018 second-round pick, began

Matt Stevens, a safety on the Patriots’ 2001 Super Bowl XXXVI championship team, died March 20, the team announced Thursday. Stevens was 51. Stevens entered the NFL as a third-round pick of the Bills in 1996. He played eight seasons, spending time in Buffalo, New England, Philadelphia, Washington and Houston.

The Saints could be in the market for a young quarterback despite drafting Spencer Rattler in the fifth round in 2024 and still having Derek Carr as their starter. Representatives of the Saints have been scouting all the top quarterback prospects. The latest to get an up-close look is Syracuse

The draft starts four weeks from tonight. And one of the players selected will generate well over four spins on the scale. Via the Associated Press, 464-pound Florida defensive tackle Desmond Watson could be the largest draft pick in NFL history. His weight comes with a massive six-foot, six-inch frame.

During the 2024 season, running back Jordan Mason impressed as San Francisco’s lead back with Christian McCaffrey sidelined due to injury. He started the season with a 147-yard performance against the Jets before coming up with another 100 yards against the Vikings. That game left an impression on Minnesota General

The options have narrowed. The wait continues. Six days after Aaron Rodgers spent six hours in Pittsburgh, he still hasn’t signed with any team. And he has said nothing about why he’s waiting. There aren’t many options at this point. Sign with the Steelers. Wait for the Vikings, who haven’t

Last year, the NFL dramatically changed the kickoff in large part because the prior play had become a “dead play.” And the impact of the new kickoff on the onside kick has made that play even more deceased. Beyond the elimination of the ability of the kicking team to deploy

The Chiefs re-signed cornerback Nazeeh Johnson, the team announced Thursday. Johnson, who also is a core special teams player, was a restricted free agent who the Chiefs tendered. The Chiefs made him a seventh-round pick in 2022. Johnson did not make the active roster as a rookie, signing to the

The Patriots added a veteran receiver this week, agreeing to a three-year deal with Stefon Diggs. While Diggs is still recovering from a torn ACL suffered during the 2024 season, he is expected to help elevate the play of young quarterback Drake Maye. New England head coach Mike Vrabel joined

Myles Garrett claimed he wanted to play for a contender, requesting a trade, until the Browns offered him a record extension for a non-quarterback. He signed the four-year extension that averages $40 million per season. The Browns, though, won’t be a contender until they get a quarterback. Kenny Pickett is

Colorado coach Deion Sanders says he and his son and quarterback Shedeur Sanders will be happy playing for any NFL team that needs a quarterback. Deion told Skip Bayless that he and Shedeur check in regularly about pre-draft visits and that they both feel good about the process and the

Cam Ward isn’t the only quarterback who will have private workouts with the Titans and Browns. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Shedeur Sanders is set for workouts with the teams holding the top two picks in the draft as well. The workouts are slated to take place after

Matt Pryor is returning to the team that drafted him. Per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, offensive lineman Matt Pryor has agreed to sign with the Eagles on a one-year deal. Pryor, 30, was an Eagles sixth-round pick in 2018. He stuck with the club through 2020 before he

The Jets are adding a weapon for quarterback Justin Fields. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, New York has agreed to a one-year deal with receiver Josh Reynolds. The contract is worth up to $5 million. Reynolds, 30, split his season between the Broncos and Jaguars last season. He was

Punter Ryan Stonehouse has a big leg. It wasn’t big enough to get him a fourth season in Tennessee. The Titans opted not to re-sign Stonehouse, nor to apply a restricted free agency tender. He left via free agency for the Dolphins. “I was surprised,” Stonehouse told reporters earlier this

Teams attending Penn State’s Pro Day on Friday will not get to see one of the top prospects in this year’s draft class in action. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN, agent Drew Rosenhaus said edge rusher Abdul Carter will not work out during tomorrow’s event. “He is still finishing up

Last year, when the Steelers visited the Broncos in Week 2, quarterback Russell Wilson didn’t play, due to a calf injury. This year, he’ll get a chance to play in Denver again. The Broncos are one of the Giants’ opponents in 2025, with the game set for Denver. That’s the

The NFL will play seven regular-season games outside the United States in 2025. Although the league has discussed as many as eight international games, the NFL confirmed that the seven teams that have already announced they will give up home games to play overseas will be all of them this

The Titans seemingly have 50 shades of blue. And they have a new official primary blue. The team has announced that, for 2025, their “Titans blue” alternate jersey will become the official home uniform. In 2018, the Titans introduced a dark blue helmet to go along with a dark blue

The Matt Weiss situation has plenty of NFL tentacles. Some predated the launch of an alleged pattern of obtaining access to sensitive information regarding college students. Some postdated it. Weiss was working for the Ravens in 2015, when he allegedly began downloading “the personally identifiable information and medical data of

Russell Wilson signed with the Giants with eyes on being their starting quarterback this fall, but he knows as well as anyone that teams can change course between March and September. Wilson’s signing might make it less likely that the Giants use the third overall pick on a quarterback this

Chris Ballard has had a lot of opportunities to find a long-term solution at quarterback during his time as the Colts’ General Manager and he’s tried a lot of different approaches to the position, but none of them have resulted in a clear win for the franchise. This year’s attempt

The NFL expects the percentage of kickoffs returned to approximately double in 2025 compared to 2024, if the proposal to move touchbacks out to the 35-yard line passes. Last year, 33 percent of kickoffs were returned after the new “dynamic” kickoff rule was implemented. That was an increase from the

The NFL wants its players and coaches to be better examples of good sportsmanship in 2025. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent said that the league wants to emphasize everyone on the field conducting themselves the right way, and that there were too many examples of unsportsmanlike

Defensive lineman Cam Heyward may not want to go on a darkness retreat with Aaron Rodgers, but that doesn’t mean he’s opposed to sharing a locker room with him. While Heyward’s blunt comments on his podcast about not wanting to recruit Rodgers to Pittsburgh drew a lot of attention, the

The Competition Committee has spoken, in advance of next week’s annual meetings. And the Competition Committee isn’t saying much. The league has released the full list of playing rules, bylaws, and resolution proposals for 2025. And the Competition Committee has served up only five ideas. One rule change is related

When the Chiefs finally scored a touchdown late in the third quarter of Super Bowl LIX, they couldn’t attempt an onside kick — even though the score was 34-6. By rule, the trailing team can’t attempt an onside kick until the fourth quarter. Buried in the Competition Committee’s proposed rewrite

Cade Mays is officially back in the fold with Carolina. The Panthers announced on Wednesday that Mays has signed his restricted free agent tender, putting him under contract with the club for the 2025 season. Carolina tendered Mays at the original round level. That means he’s set to make $3.263

The Titans have added a veteran quarterback. Tennessee announced on Wednesday that the club has signed Tim Boyle. Boyle, 30, split last season between the Texans, Dolphins, and Giants. He appeared in three total games, completing 27-of-50 passes for 276 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Since entering the

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy recently said the team hasn’t told him he’s the starting quarterback. The team is nevertheless hoping that’s what he’ll be. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, G.M. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said that McCarthy as the starter is “the outcome we want” and “the outcome we’re headed towards,” “At

The Falcons have restructured two more contracts. The moves will save them a combined $20 million in cap space. The team converted $12.5 million of salary into a bonus for safety AJ Terrell, saving $10 million. Offensive guard Chris Lindstrom also had $12.5 million of his salary converted into a

It’s close enough to April 1 to wonder whether it was all a ruse. It apparently wasn’t. It should have been. Bruce Drennan, characterized by SI.com as a “longtime Cleveland Sports broadcaster,” has cited a “pretty darn good source within the Browns organization” in support of the notion that the

Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb is about to have a rule named for him. The NFL sent the full rules report to its 32 teams this week and included is an addition to the unsportsmanlike conduct rule. In Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1(d) the NFL has made the “nose wipe”

Aaron Rodgers still hasn’t made a decision on his future. The Steelers and Giants were waiting on him until the Giants weren’t, as Rodgers gummed up the works for other veteran free agent quarterbacks. The Giants finally signed Jameis Winston and then Russell Wilson, who played for the Steelers last

As most movies inevitably have a character proclaim in a moment where the audience is possibly growing confused, “Let me get this straight.” So let me get this straight. The Competition Committee supports using replay assist for penalties called — but not for penalties not called. For example, if a

Former NFL running back Leshon Johnson, a third-round pick of the Packers in 1994, stands accused of running a massive dogfighting operation in Oklahoma. The 21-count federal indictment accusing Johnson of possessing “190 pit bull type-dogs for use in an animal fighting venture” is, per the Department of Justice press

Before Russell Wilson agreed to terms with the Giants, Jets quarterback (and former Wilson teammate) Justin Fields was the lowest paid starting quarterback on a non-rookie contract, at $20 million per year. Wilson now owns that distinction, with only $10.5 million guaranteed for 2025. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media,

Will Campbell’s play at left tackle for LSU made him a consensus All-America in 2024, but the length of his arms has created some debate about how high he will go in this year’s draft. Campbell measured in at 32 5/8 inches during the Scouting Combine, which is short of

Raiders defensive tackle Matthew Butler signed his exclusive rights free agent tender Wednesday, according to the NFL’s transactions report. Butler, 25, appeared in seven games with one start in 2024, seeing action on 101 defensive snaps and 27 on special teams. He totaled nine tackles. He spent part of the

In the last week, the Giants have gone from Tommy DeVito as the only quarterback on their depth chart to adding Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston. The Giants also haven’t ruled out drafting a quarterback. In 2024, the Steelers acquired Justin Fields in a trade with the Bears a day

49ers defensive lineman Sam Okuayinonu signed his one-year exclusive rights tender contract, the team announced Wednesday. Okuyinonu was one of seven exclusive rights free agents the 49ers tendered in February. Okuyinonu bounced between the practice squad and the active roster. He appeared in 16 games with three starts last season,

In early 2023, Michigan abruptly fired co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss following the commencement of an investigation of “computer access crimes.” Last week, more details about the alleged crimes came to light. Weiss was indicted on 24 counts arising from allegations that he “downloaded the personally identifiable information

The NFL has previously considered alternatives to the onside kick that would give teams a chance to keep the ball by lining their offense on the field and converting a fourth-and-long. This year, the NFL is giving no consideration to such a rule. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations

Did the Vikings speak to quarterback Aaron Rodgers? They did. Are they ruling out speaking to him again — and possibly signing him? They don’t. On Wednesday, G.M. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah confirmed that Rodgers and coach Kevin O’Connell “had a lot of conversations,” which prompted an organizational dialogue about Rodgers. “It’s

Wide receiver James Proche is on his way to Tennessee. Proche announced on Instagram that he has agreed to sign with the Titans. There has been no word regarding the terms of his deal with the AFC South club. Proche played in 19 games and made one start for the

Fullback Michael Burton is set for another season with the Broncos. Luca Evans of the Denver Post reports that the Broncos have re-signed Burton. No terms of the deal have been disclosed. The 2025 season will be Burton’s third with the Broncos. He also played for Broncos head coach Sean

The dynamic kickoff was adopted in 2024 as a one-year experiment. This year, the proposal from the Competition Committee calls for a permanent change. And the proposed tweaks include, as expected, moving the touchback point from the receiving team’s 30 to its 35. That will surely result in more returns