Category : Red Zone Rumors

Jameis Winston said on Monday that his “initial vision approaching this offseason” was to find a team that would give him “either a starting role or bridge opportunity to be the starting quarterback,” but it looks like he’s destined for other things. The Giants signed Russell Wilson shortly after adding

Multiple contract extensions were on Ravens head coach John Harbaugh’s mind during a Monday media session at the league meetings in Palm Beach. Harbaugh said that an extension is going to have to come for quarterback Lamar Jackson “sooner or later” because of how his cap number is set to

Get ready for more Bucco Bruce. The NFL on Monday expanded the number of times that teams can wear alternate or throwback uniforms in a given season. The prior limit was three; the new maximum is four. Last year, the NFL increased the number of different helmets a team can

Former Falcons and Lions defensive lineman John Cominsky has retired from football at the age of 29. “After 6 years in the NFL, I am officially medically retiring,” Cominsky wrote on social media. “I am proud of the career I had, but have accumulated a combination of injuries that are

Running back Jahmyr Gibbs led the Lions in offensive touches during the 2024 season, but that might not have been the case if not for an injury that knocked David Montgomery out for the final three weeks of the regular season. Gibbs saw a sharp uptick in his workload in

Brock Purdy just might get his wish. The 49ers quarterback said after the season he wanted a long-term extension “sooner than later,” setting a goal to have it done by the start of the offseason program. General Manager John Lynch said Monday it is possible the sides will agree by

The Broncos’ current lease at Empower Field at Mile High runs through the 2030 season, so a new stadium for the franchise isn’t necessarily urgent. But given the time it takes for development and construction, the Broncos have been doing plenty of research into potential sites for their next home.

It’s going to be hard to find 24 teams that sufficiently oppose the “tush push” to nudge it from the rulebook. But there are some who believe the play doesn’t belong in the game. Rams coach Sean McVay, a member of the Competition Committee, explained his position during a Monday

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel played a little bit of offense in his 14 NFL seasons as a player, enough to score 10 receiving touchdowns. But he doesn’t know if Travis Hunter can play both sides of the ball in the NFL. Hunter, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner, played 688 defensive

The Commanders traded for Deebo Samuel, but they want to make sure they keep Terry McLaurin long term. To that end, the team has had preliminary contract talks with McLaurin’s representation, General Manager Adam Peters said Monday, via The Washington Post. “We want to make Terry a Commander for a

Titans head coach Brian Callahan offered updates on a couple of injured players during a media session at the league meetings on Monday. Wide receiver Treylon Burks tore his ACL five games into the 2024 season and Callahan said he’s not expected to be back for the start of training

The NFL approved a change to flex scheduling procedures at the league meetings in Palm Beach on Monday. Per a report from Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, at least 24 teams voted in favor of a resolution that will allow the league to flex games from Sunday to Thursday night

The Packers are going to have a different look on their offensive line this season. General Manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed that free agent addition Aaron Banks is set to be their left guard while Elgton Jenkins will move from that spot to center for the 2025 season. Gutekunst said the

The NFL has a new top lawyer. Ted Ullyot replaces the retiring Jeff Pash. The league disclosed the move to owners today, reports Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal. Ullyot previously served as the primary in-house lawyer at Facebook, from 2008 through 2013. He also has served in the George

The Broncos have a third quarterback on their roster. Sam Ehlinger will join Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham on in the quarterbacks room. Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports that the Broncos and Ehlinger reached agreement on a one-year deal. He could replace Zach Wilson as the third quarterback after

The Browns’ decision to trade three-first round picks, a third-round pick and two fourth-round picks to the Texans for Deshaun Watson, and then give Watson the biggest guaranteed contract in NFL history, was a disaster. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam knows that. Haslam spoke to reporters at the league meeting today

The last two offseasons for the Jets have been noisy ones as Aaron Rodgers’ presence led to a lot of talk about playoff runs and on-field success that failed to materialize come the fall. One of the byproducts of that underperformance was a change in head coaches and Aaron Glenn

Among the decisions Lions General Manager Brad Holmes will be making this decision is one regarding wide receiver Jameson Williams’s future with the club. The Lions have to decide whether to exercise their 2026 option on Williams’s contract and Holmes indicated that the team will be doing so when he

Word over the weekend was that the 49ers are unlikely to trade wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk this offseason and General Manager John Lynch confirmed it on Monday. Aiyuk was nearly traded to the Steelers before signing a long-term deal with the team last year and there was thought that they’d

When the Colts drafted Anthony Richardson at No. 4 overall two years ago, they likely didn’t envision him being a part of a quarterback competition entering 2025. But that’s what Indianapolis is facing this spring, as the club signed Daniel Jones to push Richardson this offseason. One of the biggest

The Titans have attended Cam Ward’s Pro Day. They have taken him to dinner. They have had a private workout with him. If the Titans have fallen head over heels for Ward, they aren’t trading the No. 1 overall pick. “I was taught over the years, if you find the

The Dolphins missed the playoffs in 2024 for the first time since head coach Mike McDaniel joined the team and that’s led to some conversation about his job security heading into his fourth season in Miami. During a session with reporters from the league meetings in Palm Beach on Monday,

The Packers’ proposal to ban immediate pushing on plays like the tush push has been a popular topic of conversation at the league meetings in Palm Beach. AFC coaches met with the media on Monday morning and many of them were asked for their opinions about whether the play should

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers met with the Steelers at their facility over a week ago and he’s reportedly spent some time with a possible Pittsburgh teammate as well. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Rodgers and Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf worked out together. Per the report, the players had

The Raiders traded for Geno Smith with a long-term plan in place for the quarterback. That entails signing Smith to a contract extension. The Seahawks traded Smith to the Raiders because of Smith’s financial expectations. Smith is headed into the final year of his deal, scheduled to make $31 million

The Colts are planning a quarterback competition this offseason and there won’t be any edges given when it gets rolling this spring. Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters at the league meetings in Palm Beach on Monday that Anthony Richardson’s experience in the offense won’t land him any more work

The Vikings haven’t slammed the door on the possibility of adding Aaron Rodgers or any other quarterback to the roster before the start of the 2025 season, but the first choice in Minnesota is for 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy to be the leader of the offense. McCarthy hasn’t been

The Competition Committee gathered on Sunday to review the various proposed rule changes from the teams. The elephant in the room is the play that unfolds like a collision between two hippos. Via Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com, the committee had a “heated” discussion regarding the Packers’ proposed tweak to the

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has emphasized speed in building his offense, but new Dolphins running back Alexander Mattison says he was brought in to add some power. Mattison said he talked to McDaniel when he signed with the Dolphins and knows he was brought in to add a physical element

The NFL is considering switching games from Sunday to Thursday with only three weeks’ notice. Owners will vote today on a measure that would change the league’s flexible scheduling rules, according to Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal. If the measure passes, a game could be moved from Sunday to

If a team is going to trade with the Titans to acquire this year’s No. 1 overall pick, it sounds like it won’t be the Browns. General Manager Andrew Berry told reporters on Sunday that it’s “unlikely” that Cleveland would trade up for the first selection, though the team is

The Ravens still have Justin Tucker on their roster, and Ravens president Sashi Brown said Sunday it will remain that way until the NFL concludes its investigation of the kicker. Sixteen massage therapists from eight Baltimore spas have accused Tucker of sexual misconduct. “From our standpoint, I think we want

The Bills have extended several players this offseason, getting cornerback Christian Benford, defensive end Greg Rousseau, linebacker Terrel Bernard and wide receiver Khalil Shakir on long-term deals. The Bills also want to re-sign James Cook but apparently not at the running back’s current asking price. General Manager Brandon Beane said

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spoke to reporters from the league meetings in Palm Beach on Sunday and the team’s conversations with Aaron Rodgers were a lead topic. Tomlin confirmed that Rodgers visited the team’s facility in Pittsburgh earlier this month to discuss the possibility of joining the Steelers. Tomlin

The Jets have veterans Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor on their roster, and they haven’t ruled out drafting a quarterback with the seventh overall pick. But Fields will start the 2025 season as the team’s starter, General Manager Darren Mougey said Sunday. “We believe Justin is the starter,” Mougey said,

The Jets gave wide receiver Allen Lazard permission to look for a trade earlier this month, but they haven’t moved him to another club and General Manager Darren Mougey didn’t make it sound like a move was coming in the near future when he spoke to reporters on Sunday. Mougey,

Sports media abhors a vacuum. In the absence of comments from the principals to an ongoing story, reports will emerge. Some accurate, some not. One topic for such fodder in recent weeks has been the contract talks, if any, between the Cowboys and do-it-all defender Micah Parsons. On Sunday, Cowboys

The Titans are doing nothing to disquiet the noise about a possible trade out of the first overall pick in the draft. In contrast, they’re denying that they’ve spoken to anyone about trading quarterback Will Levis. “That’s a false report,” Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker said Sunday at

Titans head coach Brian Callahan said recently that the team is considering four players for the first overall pick in the draft, but vice president of football operations Chad Brinker made it clear the team isn’t closing the door on one other option. Brinker said from the league meetings on

As the 49ers’ 2024 season wound down, defensive end Nick Bosa tried to find a bright side to missing the playoffs. Bosa said he was looking forward to having a full offseason after seeing the previous three truncated by the team’s deep postseason runs. They made it to at least

Teams that intend to keep their free agents usually get the deals done before another team has a chance to catch his eye. The 49ers didn’t do that as to linebacker Dre Greenlaw, and by the time they mobilized it was too late. In an article from Luca Evans of

As he prepares for the 2025 NFL draft, LSU tight end Mason Taylor is getting plenty of advice from his father, Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor, and his uncle, five-time All-Pro linebacker Zach Thomas. Taylor said at LSU’s Pro Day that his dad and uncle have both told

The 49ers are surely wishing they’d traded receiver Brandon Aiyuk when they had the chance. They could have. It was happening. Aiyuk was about to be a Steeler. Then, he expressed a willingness to accept the 49ers’ best offer on a long-term deal, and coach Kyle Shanahan literally ran upstairs

The Raiders will take Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty in the 2025 NFL draft, if the betting odds are to be believed. And Jeanty welcomes that. Las Vegas, which owns the sixth overall pick, is a -125 favorite to draft Jeanty at DraftKings. Jeanty said that the contingent from

Now that the Patriots have added receiver Stefon Diggs on a three-year, year-to-year contract, they’ll need to figure out how to best use him. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com has taken a look at the possibilities. The most intriguing strategy relates to the slot. As Reiss notes, Diggs became more or

The first two games of the second season of the UFL have not been close. Friday night’s 31-6 drubbing of the Houston Roughnecks by the St. Louis Battlehawks was followed by a Saturday slaughtering of the San Antonio Brahmas by the Arlington Renegades. Running back Kalen Ballage had 110 rushing

When former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said that he arrived in Carolina to a “locker room full of losers,” it was the latest in a long line of comments suggesting that he doesn’t have the warmest memories of his former team. But the Panthers say there’s no rift, at least

During his time with the Jets, Zach Wilson took plenty of criticism for never becoming the franchise quarterback he was expected to be as the second overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. But the Jets also took plenty of criticism for not developing Wilson. And Wilson says that in

The Titans could trade the No. 1 overall pick as General Manager Mike Borgonzi recently said “everything is still on the table.” It appears likely, though, that the team uses the selection. Head coach Brian Callahan told Tom Pelissero of NFL Media that the team has a four players it’s

The Falcons have tried to create the impression that they’re committed to keeping quarterback Kirk Cousins as the understudy to Michael Penix Jr. in 2025. Some think they’re bluffing. One key fact supports the notion that the Falcons are biding their time. The Cousins contract has a provision allowing the