Category : Red Zone Rumors

North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton was one of the players who helped himself the most at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. Hampton measured at 6 feet tall and 221 pounds, ran a 4.46-second 40-yard dash, vertical jumped 38 inches and broad jumped 10 feet, 10 inches, while also bench

Tyler Shough spent three years at Oregon, three more at Texas Tech and finally ended up playing his final season of college football at Louisville last year, as a 25-year-old starting quarterback. He says NFL teams like that about him. Shough, who turns 26 in September, says reporters often ask

Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley becomes a free agent next week, and Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta recently said he’s optimistic Stanley will stay in Baltimore. But the Ravens may have to out-bid the Patriots to make that happen. There’s buzz at the Scouting Combine that the Patriots will aggressively

With all the recent focus on whether the Jets will keep their oldest player, the question of whether and when they’ll extend the contracts of two of their best young players has been overlooked. Cornerback Sauce Gardner and receiver Garrett Wilson each became eligible for new contracts after the conclusion

The Cowboys and pass rusher Micah Parsons have begun discussions on a long-term contract extension. Discussions toward a new deal are in the early stages of the process, according to Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. Parsons is heading into the final season of his five-year rookie contract and

Texas tight end Gunnar Helm ran a 4.93 in the 40-yard dash, the slowest of any player at his position at the Scouting Combine. His second attempt wasn’t much better at 4.83. It turns out Helm sprained his ankle on a false start before his first attempt. Video shows the

The Jets are moving on from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, so it comes as no surprise that they plan to do the same with wide receiver Davante Adams. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports the Jets are taking calls about Adams, and if they can’t get a deal, the team is

The Cowboys are working on a long -term deal with defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa. But if the Cowboys can’t get a deal agreed to by Tuesday’s tag deadline, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that they will use the franchise tag on Odighizuwa. The franchise tag is $25.123 million for defensive

With the Cowboys a season away from seeing quarterback Dak Prescott hit the open market, they blinked. As the 2025 league year approaches, they might be dry heaving. Prescott’s latest contract comes with a cap number of $89.896 million in 2025. And, yes, that amount can be reduced by (for

During Super Bowl week, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said quarterback Sam Darnold has earned the right to become a free agent. Whether he’ll get a crack at free agency remains to be seen. The Vikings have until Tuesday to use the franchise tag on Darnold. If tagged, he’d make $40.242

The Pitt football family suffered a tragedy on Saturday night. Freshman cornerback Mason Alexander, 18, died in a car accident. The incident occurred in his hometown of Fishers, Indiana. Via Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com, Alexander was a passenger in a 2016 BMW that attempted to pass another car on a

As the Jets prepare to cut the cord on Aaron Rodgers, they’re looking for a new quarterback. They’ve got two options on the roster. Veteran Tyrod Taylor — who has a career regular-season record of 28-28-1 — is under contract through 2025. Then there’s 2024 fifth-rounder Jordan Travis. Travis was

Offensive tackle Josh Simmons isn’t ready to work out at the Scouting Combine, but he expects that to change before the draft gets underway in Green Bay in April. Simmons tore his patellar tendon while playing for Ohio State in October and told reporters in Indianapolis that he is “way

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones loves to talk about his team, because the more he talks about the Cowboys, the more the media talks about the Cowboys. That made his decision to not talk at all during the Scouting Combine even more confusing. Most General Managers speak to reporters from one

The Cowboys have been working to re-sign defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa before the start of free agency and another member of the defensive line would also like to remain in Dallas. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence missed most of the 2024 season with a Lisfranc injury to his foot and he

They wanted Matthew Stafford. They didn’t get him. Now, where will the Raiders go for a quarterback in 2025? TheAthletic.com recently reported that the Raiders prioritized Stafford because minority owner Tom Brady and G.M. John Spytek aren’t “super high on Sam Darnold or the other potential free agents.” That claim

Deebo Samuel is out. Could Brandon Aiyuk be the next to go? Last night, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media explained during the Scouting Combine coverage the current dynamics between the 49ers and Aiyuk. While the report doesn’t point to a trade as a likelihood, Rapoport didn’t rule one out. Especially

Former Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has undergone a growth spurt. From the Senior Bowl to the Scouting Combine, Milroe’s hands have grown. And not by a little. By more than 1/2 of an inch. Before, the distance from tip of his pinkie to the end of his thumb was 8

Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston is the fastest player at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. Hairston ran his 40-yard dash in 4.28 seconds, earning him the top spot among all players who worked out in Indianapolis this year. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound Hairston was a second-team All-SEC selection in both 2023 and

The trade for receiver Deebo Samuel gives the Commanders a solid complement to Terry McLaurin in what could be a much different collection of pass catchers for 2025. Five receivers from the 2024 roster are due to become free agents on March 12: Dyami Brown, Olamide Zaccheaus, Noah Brown, Jamison

Dak Prescott’s right hamstring tore off the bone in a Week 9 game against the Falcons. He continues to rehab four months after season-ending surgery. Prescott told Patrik Walker of the team website that he is not fully cleared yet but healing. “I wouldn’t say I’m running full speed yet,”

Everything’s faster in Texas. Former Longhorn receivers have been racking up impressive times in the 40-yard dash at the Scouting Combine in recent years. On Saturday, former Texas receiver Matthew Golden had the fastest 40 of all receivers, with an official time of 4.29 seconds. Next was Florida receiver Chimere

Deebo is a going commando. The 49ers have reached an agreement that will send veteran receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. to the Commanders, per multiple reports. San Francisco will get in return a fifth-round draft pick. Based on the breakdown of the extension he signed in 2022, Samuel will make $17.55

It’s always better to underpromise and overdeliver. Texas receiver Isaiah Bond vowed on Friday to break the all-time Scouting Combine record in the 40-yard dash. He did not. “I’m going to break the record tomorrow — for sure,” Bond said. Former Texas (now Chiefs) receiver Xavier Worthy set the record

During his twenty-plus years with the Patriots, Bill Belichick never would have agreed to allow his team to serve as the focal point of Hard Knocks. Now that NFL Films couldn’t find a taker for the offseason version of the series, Belichick has volunteered to open his football operations to

Starting in 2019 and in every season since then, with the exception of the pandemic year of 2020, the NFL has played two games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Starting in 2025, season tickets will not be available for the games. The league informed the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium season-ticket

Every year, plenty of players who are drafted by the various NFL teams don’t pan out. When a player busts, those who pulled the trigger on the pick need to have an explanation for the mistake. That’s harder to do when a player deviates from certain objective norms. Which explains

A year before the Raiders landed generational tight end Brock Bowers in round one, they used a second-round pick on tight end Michael Mayer. Between Bowers’s immediate impact and Mayer’s disappointing two seasons, Mayer could be on the move. According to TheAthletic.com, the Raiders have talked to other teams about

South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori has put on one of the best performances in the history of the NFL Scouting Combine. Emmanwori vertical jumped 43 inches and broad jumped 11 feet, 6 inches, both the best among any defensive back this year. He also ran the 40-yard dash in 4.38

The NFL Players Association’s survey of players graded teams from A to F on a wide variety of issues, and in many areas teams were found lacking. But most players liked their head coaches. Six head coaches — Washington’s Dan Quinn, Atlanta’s Raheem Morris, Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell, Kansas City’s Andy

On Tuesday, Seahawks G.M. John Schneider downplayed the scattered chatter that receiver D.K. Metcalf could be traded. “Really, when you look at it — a lot of big-name guys on every team, there’s always that like agent talk out there,” Schneider said on PFT Live. “And so, yeah, unless you

The Raiders wanted quarterback Matthew Stafford. They made their pitch. Shot their shot. And it didn’t work out. At the end of the day, the Raiders (and to a similar extent the Giants) served as Stafford’s leverage in his effort to get the Rams to give him more money. According

Running backs’ draft stocks and free agent contracts have declined in the NFL over the last decade or two, but Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty says right now is a good time to be a running back coming into the league. Jeanty said on PFT Live that after seeing Saquon Barkley

Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson is the fastest tight end at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. Ferguson ran a 4.63-second 40-yard dash, the best time for any tight end this year. The 6-foot-5, 247-pound Ferguson played four years at Oregon. He was a first-team All-Pac-12 tight end in 2023 and a third-team

Jaxson Dart had plenty of success at the college level, becoming a first-team All-SEC honoree for his performance in 2024. But speaking to the media on Friday at the scouting combine, he had an answer that could surprise some when asked who his favorite quarterback is to watch right now.

A year ago, a former Texas receiver broke the record for the fastest 40-yard dash at the scouting combine. Could it happen again in 2025? That’s what Isaiah Bond is planning for Saturday, as he declared during his Friday press conference. “I’m going to break the record tomorrow — for

Shedeur Sanders began and ended his media availability with one word: Legendary. The Colorado quarterback expects to turn around whatever team drafts him because he did that at Jackson State and he did it in Boulder. “That’s the plan,” Sanders said. “If that’s not what you’re trying to do, don’t

In 24 years as the Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick never appeared on a season of HBO’s Hard Knocks. That drought will reportedly come to an end in his first year as a college head coach. Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reports that the University of North Carolina will

Matthew Stafford will remain the Rams’ starting quarterback for the 2025 season. According to multiple reports, Stafford and the Rams have agreed to terms on a revised contract that will keep him in Los Angeles. Stafford spent time talking to the Giants and Raiders in recent days about what kind

The Titans have scheduled the first four of their 30 visits for draft prospects to their Nashville headquarters. Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports that edge Abdul Carter, cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter and quarterbacks Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders will visit the Titans before the March 12 start of free agency. The

Seeing Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix thrive as rookie quarterbacks in 2024 would seem to be a plus for Dillon Gabriel’s chances of landing an NFL job, but his similar level of experience as a starter is offset by a big physical difference. Gabriel is listed as 5’11”, which would

Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa ranks 10th on PFT’s list of top-100 free agents. He will be coveted if he reaches the open market next month. The Cowboys, though, are working hard to ensure Odighizuwa returns on a long-term deal. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer made clear Thursday he wants Odighizuwa

The Scouting Combine continues through the weekend. The PFT contingent made its exit on Friday. After conducting 47 interviews during Super Bowl week in New Orleans, we set a new record with 59 sit-downs in four days. You’ve seen plenty of them attached to various posts drawn from the answers

When it comes to drafting and developing players, the Cowboys do a great job. When it comes to giving their home-grown stars new deals on a timely basis, they don’t. Foot-dragging handcuffed the Cowboys in free agency a year ago, with the cap-savings from new contracts for receiver CeeDee Lamb

Matthew Stafford’s new deal with the Rams sends the Raiders in a new direction at the quarterback position. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, Las Vegas will now explore veterans like Sam Darnold, Russell Wilson, and Justin Fields. Darnold has been previously linked to the Raiders. Wilson was a knee-jerk, connect-the-dots

Packers’ stock can’t be resold. Packers’ season tickets can be resold. With one important new caveat. As noted by Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, the Packers have begun cancelling the season tickets of those who have sold 100 percent of their tickets for multiple years. The reclaimed season-ticket rights will be

The Scouting Combine has various rituals and routines. One happens when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones invites reporters who cover the franchise on board the team’s fancy-schmancy bus. This year, it’s not happening. Via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com, the session was supposed to happen today. It’s been canceled. The team blamed

Thursday brought word that the Chiefs were going to use a franchise tag to keep right guard Trey Smith from hitting the open market and Friday brought confirmation. The Chiefs announced that they have used a non-exclusive franchise tag on the four-year veteran. The tag carries a salary of $23.402

Matthew Stafford isn’t the only Rams player with a new contract. According to multiple reports, left tackle Alaric Jackson has agreed to an extension with the team. Jackson’s new deal will run three years and be worth $57 million with $35 million in guaranteed money. The news comes a short

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe says he has been fired from his role as a football coach for high school freshmen after he was arrested in an anti-MAGA protest at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting. “Just got fired from being a freshman football coach, if you want to know