Category : Red Zone Rumors

The chatter regarding the Eagles’ trademark play has taken attention away from other proposed rules, including a change submitted by the Eagles. The suggested change in regular-season overtime to guarantee a possession for both teams passed. But it came without a corresponding expansion of the extra period from 10 to

Kirk Cousins wants to go somewhere he can start. The Falcons quarterback made that clear in a one-hour phone conversation with owner Arthur Blank in early March. Cousins expressed the same in face-to-face meetings with coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot. Morris said this week that if a

Giants General Manager Joe Schoen said this week that signing quarterback Russell Wilson leaves the team open to taking a player at any position with the third overall pick in the draft, but attention has shifted to a player who plays a couple of them. Betting markets now favor the

The NFL wants hip-drop tackles out of the game completely. Armed with data that showed that the tackling technique is 20 to 25 times more likely to cause an injury than other tackles, NFL teams voted unanimously in 2024 to ban the hip-drop. “We were tracking about one hip-drop tackle

Offensive lineman Xavier Newman-Johnson signed his exclusive rights tender to return to the Jets, according to the NFL’s transactions report. Newman-Johnson, 25, spent the past two seasons with the Jets. In 2024, he played 11 offensive snaps and 31 on special teams in nine games. Newman-Johnson signed with the Titans

Two NFL single-season rushing records, both owned by the Baltimore Ravens, have just been broken — by a team whose players are all deceased. The 1948 49ers are now the NFL’s official record holders for most rushing yards in a season and highest yards per carry in a season. That

The Buccaneers and Ravens hooked up for an entertaining game last season and they are set to spend some more time together this summer. JoeBucsFan.com reports that the Bucs and Ravens plan to hold joint practices together before squaring off in a preseason game in August. Per the report, the

The Bills recently signed cornerback Christian Benford to a four-year extension. As always, the truth of the deal comes a few days later. As to Benford, the full details have arrived. Here they are, per a source with knowledge of the terms. 1. Signing bonus: $7.5 million. 2. 2025 base

John Vella, an offensive lineman who started for the Oakland Raiders when they won Super Bowl XI, has died at the age of 74. “The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland’s Super

We’re still several months away from training camp, but the Browns have started making some summer plans. Head coach Kevin Stefanski revealed at this week’s league meetings that the team has scheduled joint practices with a pair of teams for August. They will practice with the Eagles and Panthers during

The Ravens say the status of kicker Justin Tucker won’t change until the NFL’s investigation into alleged violations of the league’s personal conduct policy is completed. The NFL says there’s no update on the status of that investigation. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about Tucker’s case at the league

The Bengals have signed wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to contract extensions this offseason, but they have not signed defensive end Trey Hendrickson to a new deal and comments from executive vice president Katie Blackburn this week didn’t do much to suggest that an agreement is imminent. It’s

The arguments have been made. The goalposts have moved. The question is whether the ongoing effort to get rid of the tush push is good for the game. It’s not. And the entire effort is a bad look for the sport. Yes, some want to get rid of it. And

Quarterback Quinn Ewers has lined up another pre-draft visit. John Hendrix of Athlon Sports reports that Ewers will visit the Saints. Last week brought word of visits with the Colts, Raiders, and Cowboys. Ewers’s visit with the Saints is expected to take place in mid-April. Saints head coach Kellen Moore

The Eagles will be visiting the White House later this month. Whether all of the Eagles will be visiting the White House remains to be seen. On Tuesday, owner Jeffrey Lurie emphasized that each player must decide whether he wants to go. “Our culture is that these are optional things,”

The NFL will be playing a Week One game in Brazil again this year and it looks like the AFC champions are likely to be involved in it. TheAthletic.com reports that the Chiefs are the favorite to be selected as the designated road team for the September 5 game in

The Falcons are waiting for an opportunity to trade quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins is waiting until after the draft to decide whether he’ll waive his no-trade clause. In four weeks, we’ll all know whether one or more teams will still be looking for a starting quarterback. At this point, however,

History has a way of repeating itself. Especially when it comes to the team with a 30-year history of not competing for a Super Bowl win. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expressed on Tuesday a desire to negotiate a new Micah Parsons contract directly with the player, without dealing with his

Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren didn’t need long to be sure that Ben Johnson was the team’s first choice as head coach. Warren said on PFT Live at the league meeting that very shortly into the Bears’ interview with Johnson, it was easy to see that he had the

Bears head coach Ben Johnson built one of the league’s best offenses during his time as the Lions’ offensive coordinator and he will be trying to do something similar in Chicago this year. During his media session from the league meetings in Palm Beach on Tuesday, Johnson touched on one

Whenever someone asks about the longtime hammerlock Rich McKay has had on the Competition Committee, the answer is simple. McKay, as the belief goes in league circles, continues to chair the Committee because the Commissioner wants him to. And, as the belief also goes, the Commissioner wants McKay in that

The Patriots have received multiple trade inquires about quarterback Joe Milton III, Karen Guregian and Mark Daniels of masslive.com report. The Patriots drafted Drake Maye with the third overall pick a year ago and signed veteran Joshua Dobbs to a two-year, $8 million deal to back him up this season.

Defensive tackle Mason Graham is set for meetings with a couple of teams drafting in the top 10 later this month. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Graham is scheduled to visit with the Patriots and Saints over the next few days. The Patriots have the fourth overall pick in

The Bengals remain at an impasse with defensive end Trey Hendrickson and executive vice president Katie Blackburn said on Tuesday that she’d “be lying if I said I knew exactly what’s going to happen” with the player. Hendrickson is looking for a new contract and the Bengals allowed him to

The NFL’s march toward an 18-game season is continuing, even if it was not front and center at this week’s league meeting. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said shifting the schedule to 18 regular-season games and two preseason games was “not a focus” of the league meeting. But Goodell added that

The answer to one big question about wide receiver Chris Godwin’s offseason came last month when the Buccaneers re-signed him to a three-year contract ahead of free agency. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles touched on the other big question during his media session at the league meetings on Tuesday. Godwin

In wide receiver Cooper Kupp’s first press conference after signing with the Seahawks, he said it was “difficult” to leave the Rams and felt there was “not a ton of clarity” from his former team about their decision to move on without him. Rams head coach Sean McVay responded to

The Patriots ranked 31st in the NFL in the NFL Players Association’s report card, with players surveyed criticizing the team for an outdated weight room, locker room and team plane, among other issues. Patriots owner Robert Kraft acknowledged his team needs to be better on that front. Kraft said he’s

This one comes as no surprise to those who pay attention to the way the NFL operates. With Christmas landing on a Thursday in 2025, the NFL will resume its three-window takeover of the day. The inevitability was made official on Tuesday. As expected, Netflix will stream the first two

After making it to the postseason in 2023 for the second time in four years, the Browns were just 3-14 in 2024. But team owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam elected to stay the course with General Manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski this offseason. And from their comments

The Giants have a decision to make about what to do with the third overall pick in the draft, but that’s not the only unsettled piece of business around the team. There’s also the question of who will be calling the team’s offensive plays during the 2025 season. Head coach

The league has tabled the Lions’ proposal to determine playoff seeding solely by record, according to multiple reports. That the measure was tabled and not voted on suggests that it has some significant support around the league — even if it does not have enough votes to pass for now.

49ers General Manager John Lynch said at the end of the 2024 season that the team still had a lot of faith in kicker Jake Moody, but they aren’t going to just hand him the job for the 2025 season. While speaking to reporters at the league meetings in Palm

Owners discussed the tush push play for more than half an hour Tuesday, the chairman of the Competition Committee, Rich McKay, said. In the end, the vote was tabled until the May meetings. The Packers, who presented the proposal seeking to ban the tush push, want the committee to consider

A report on Tuesday indicated that the Cowboys have offered to make Micah Parsons the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL and that Parsons has agreed to the framework of an extension. The caveat is that the Cowboys have not included Parsons’s agent David Mulugheta in the talks and that Parsons

The NFL will double down on sportsmanship next season, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Tuesday. Violent gestures are up 133 percent and sexual taunting is up 52 percent, Vincent said. The topic was discussed with coaches, General Managers and owners Tuesday. “It just has no place

NFL players want to compete in flag football in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill are among those who have expressed interest. “I’ve heard directly from a lot of players who want to participate and represent their country, whether it’s United States or the

The tush push has become the story of the week. With the subject tabled until the next league meetings in May, it could become the story of the entire offseason. It feels at times like a moving target. Is the concern safety-related? Is it about football aesthetics? Are both a

The NFL did not ban the tush push at the league meeting today, but it might soon ban all plays in which players get pushed and pulled by other players. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said a broader discussion will take place on making it illegal to push players, and more

With only 60 percent of Deshaun Watson’s landmark five-year, $230 million contract concluded, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has admitted what everyone already knew. The trade — arguably the single worst transaction in NFL history — was a complete and total failure. Haslam added that, ultimately, ownership should be held accountable.

The Bears start their offseason program on Monday and one of the biggest tasks in the coming weeks will be fostering a strong connection between quarterback Caleb Williams and new head coach Ben Johnson. Johnson said on Tuesday they will “go back to the basics” with the first steps of

Green Bay will be playing host to the NFL Draft this year and the event will cause a change in the home team’s schedule. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters on Tuesday that the team will not be holding in-person workouts during the first week of the offseason program

The second year of the UFL did not get off to a great start, in comparison to its first year. Mike Mitchell has the TV numbers for the four games. Friday night’s opener between the St. Louis Battlehawks and the Houston Roughnecks averaged 690,000 viewers on Fox. Last year’s opener,

Free agent defensive lineman Calais Campbell is returning to Arizona. The Cardinals and Campbell have agreed to a one-year contract, the team announced today. The Cardinals took Campbell out of Miami in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft, and he played the first nine seasons of his career

Todd Bowles has won three division titles in three years at the Buccaneers head coach, but the path to the last two of them hasn’t been as smooth as he would have liked. The Buccaneers opened well each season, but found themselves at 4-7 in 2023 and 4-6 last season

Giants head coach Brian Daboll doesn’t know who will be calling offensive plays for the team yet, but he does know who those play calls will be tailored for in the fall. Russell Wilson is now the No. 1 quarterback for the Giants and Daboll said at the league meetings

Edge rusher Calais Campbell is one of the few free agents remaining among PFT’s top-100 free agents. He is 84th on the list. It is not for a lack of interest. Campbell, who turns 39 on Sept. 1, has offers from the Dolphins and Ravens, Barry Jackson of the Miami

The Titans have brought back one of their key special teams players. Tennessee announced on Tuesday that the club has re-signed defensive back Justin Hardee. Hardee, 31, joined the Titans last October as a practice squad player but was signed to the 53-man roster soon after. He appeared in nine

Statistics from the All-America Football Conference, a pro football league that existed from 1946 to 1949 until some of its teams were folded into the NFL, will count toward the NFL’s official records. League owners voted today to approve a proposal that would make AAFC statistics an official part of

Mike Macdonald has experienced coaching against receiver Cooper Kupp, so he has an appreciation for what the receiver can do in Seattle’s revamped offense for 2025. Kupp, 31, was released by the Rams at the start of the new league year last month. He ended up with the Seahawks on