Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Giants will not be looking for a new long snapper this offseason. The team announced that they have re-signed Casey Kreiter on Wednesday. It’s a one-year deal for Kreiter, who has twice been named a captain by the team. Kreiter will head into his sixth season with the Giants.

Joel Bitonio isn’t quite ready to hang up his cleats. The two-time All-Pro left guard has decided to return to the Browns for the 2025 season. Bitonio, 33, had been contemplating retirement. But Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported Hall of Famer Joe Thomas advised him not to retire until

The Bears have traded for two offensive linemen this week and they also moved to hold onto one of their own. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they tendered Bill Murray with a contract. Murray is an exclusive rights free agent, so the tender offer blocks him from speaking

Maxx Crosby never wanted to leave the Raiders, and Raiders owner Mark Davis never wanted to lose the edge rusher. It remains to be seen whether Crosby will finish his career with the team that drafted him in the fourth round in 2019. He’s only 27, after all, with seemingly

The University of North Carolina has launched its first spring football practice under coach Bill Belichick. On Wednesday, Belichick met with reporters for the first time since he was introduced as the team’s new head coach. Although, as noted by Pat Forde of SI.com, the Belichick-led Tar Heels dub themselves

The Cowboys completed a contract with defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa on Tuesday, signing him to a four-year deal worth up to $80 million with $52 million guaranteed. His cap number is $6.25 million for 2025. Next up is All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons. Parsons is under contract for the fifth-year

The Joey Bosa era in L.A. is over. The Chargers have announced that the third overall pick in the 2016 draft has been released. Bosa was due to earn a $12.36 million roster bonus on March 12. The payment forced the Chargers to make an early decision, giving Bosa a

The Rams are releasing cornerback Tre’Vius Tomlinson, his agent announced Wednesday. Agent Kevin Conner told Adam Schefter of ESPN that it was “a mutual decision to give Tre a fresh start. We would like thank Les Snead and Sean McVay for working collaboratively with us to make this happen.” Tomlinson,

Veteran edge rusher Bradley Chubb will be back with the Dolphins in 2025. According to multiple reports, Chubb has agreed to a revised contract with the team. Chubb was set to have a base salary of $19.45 million for the coming season, but will now make less under the new

The Colts waived center Ryan Coll on Wednesday, the team announced. Coll went undrafted out of Richmond in 2024 after playing 46 career collegiate games with 39 starts. He signed with the Falcons and participated in the team’s 2024 offseason program. The Falcons cut Coll early in training camp, and

Former NFL defensive back Pacman Jones was one of our favorite PFT Live guests during Super Bowl week. So was Colorado coach Deion Sanders. They recently got together for an episode of Deion’s Tubi show, We Got Time Today. And Jones made an eyebrow-raising claim regarding his efforts to beat

The Broncos fired linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite on Wednesday, 10 days after his arrest on suspicion of second degree assault of a police officer. “After thorough discussions as an organization, I met with Michael Wilhoite and informed him we have decided to part ways,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said in

Former Rams center Brian Allen officially has retired, his agency announced. He has not played since 2023. “One hell of a ride for Brian Allen. May the next chapter be the BEST chapter,” AMDG Sports said in a statement. Allen, 29, was the starting center for the Rams’ Super Bowl

The Chargers placed an exclusive rights tender on tight end Tucker Fisk, the team announced Wednesday. Fisk started the 2024 season on Los Angeles’ practice squad before appearing in a career-high nine regular-season games for the Chargers. He made five starts, contributing on 206 offensive snaps and 68 on special

Seahawks middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV’s free agent market got a boost with the Eagles re-signing of Zack Baun. But Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports that Jones underwent offseason knee surgery. It was deemed a “clean-up” procedure and not serious, and Jones could return to football activities as

The Commanders have had trade conversations with defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, but General Manager Adam Peters said last week that all options were on the table. They apparently are down to two options, which likely also always was the case. Allen will not return to Washington. Michael Silver of TheAthletic.com

Every so often, a prospect entering the NFL gets more analyzed, scrutinized, and criticized than all others, combined. Early indications suggest that former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders will be that guy in 2025. The post-Combine noise has gotten loud. Most of it has come from scattered reports based on the

Cornerback Darius Slay said recently that he hopes to play one more season and he isn’t closing the door on the possibility of spending it with the Eagles. The Eagles will release Slay when the new league year gets underway next week and said on his podcast that he has

Bengals guard Jaxson Kirkland will stay in Cincinnati this year. The Bengals have announced that they signed Kirkland to a one-year contract extension for the 2025 season. Kirkland originally signed with the Bengals as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Washington in 2023. He spent that year on the

Tom Brady is putting in the time — and keeping it on a $740,000 watch. The Raiders minority owner/majority voice has been “heavily involved in the Raiders’ overall decision-making process,” reports Tashan Reed of TheAthletic.com. Brady was present when defensive end Maxx Crosby signed his new contract on Wednesday. Reed

Wednesday was a big day for pre-draft visits in Cleveland. The Browns announced that they hosted Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter and a pair of Colorado teammates — cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders — for visits at the team’s facility. Reports this week have indicated that

The Cowboys have cap space to sign Micah Parsons to a long-term extension and to participate in the first phase of free agency. Will they? The Cowboys have freed up $56.6 million in cap space over the past two days. After reworking receiver CeeDee Lamb’s contract Tuesday to open $20

Raiders General Manager John Spytek said last month that he envisions defensive end Maxx Crosby being a member of the team for a long time and the club has put some muscle behind those words. The Raiders announced on Wednesday that they have signed Crosby to a contract extension. According

The Raiders aren’t waiting until next week to make their first free agent pickup of the offseason. Guard Alex Cappa agreed to terms with the team on Wednesday. His agents announced it as a two-year deal worth $11 million. Cappa was released by the Bengals earlier this week, which is

After three seasons in Jacksonville, wide receiver Christian Kirk is on the way out. The Jaguars plan to release Kirk, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Jacksonville will save more than $10 million in salary cap space by releasing Kirk, who was heading into the final season of the four-year,

The Raiders will not have Gardner Minshew back in 2025. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Las Vegas has informed Minshew that he will be released when the new league year begins next week. Minshew, 28, signed a two-year deal with the Raiders last offseason. He appeared in 10 games

Sam Hubbard was born and raised in Cincinnati, played his college football at Ohio State and then was drafted by the Bengals in 2018. He’s now walking away from football and saying goodbye to the Bengals, if not to his hometown. Hubbard announced today that he is retiring from the

More than five years ago, PFT Live became a weekday staple on Sky Sports. Earlier today, it appeared that run would be ending on Friday. It’s not. We’re told that a short-term extension has been finalized, bumping the deadline from March 9 to April 18. This means that we’ll definitely

Houston is bringing back one of its own pending free agents. Per NFL Media, the Texans are re-signing running back Dare Ogunbowale to a one-year, $2 million deal. Ogunbowale, 30, has been with Houston since 2022. He appeared in all 17 games for the Texans last season, playing 28 percent

Texans wide receiver Tank Dell is going back into the operating room on Wednesday. Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports that Dell is having surgery to repair the torn ACL he suffered during a December loss to the Chiefs. Dell previously had surgery to repair his lateral collateral and medial collateral

When the news landed on Tuesday that the Cowboys have created $20 million in cap space by restructuring the contract of receiver CeeDee Lamb, some applauded Lamb for his selflessness. Lamb himself fueled the perception that he did the team a favor, tweeting this: “I want to win. It’s gonna

More than a decade ago, the NFL addressed rampant pre-free agency tampering by creating a 52-hour window during which negotiations between impending free agents and new teams can commence. The start of that period (this year, next Monday at 12:00 p.m. ET) has become the unofficial start of free agency.

Restructuring contracts is a popular way for teams to create cap space ahead of free agency and the Texans have gone that route ahead of next week’s start to the new league year. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Texans have restructured wide receiver Nico Collins’ contract. The

The Broncos will be holding onto all five of their exclusive rights free agents. According to multiple reports, the Broncos have tendered contracts to cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian, tight end Lucas Krull, linebacker Dondrea Tillman, defensive lineman Jordan Jackson, and safety Devon Key. The players will have to sign the tenders

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby would love to play with Aaron Rodgers in 2025. Crosby said on his podcast that he believes Rodgers is due for a bounce-back season this year, and that Las Vegas would be the perfect place for that. “First year after an Achilles is one of

Defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi is set to become a free agent next week, but his market may be slow to develop due to a shoulder injury. Fatukasi dealt with the injury while starting 13 games for the Texans in 2024 and Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports that he needs to

It’s no surprise, but the Jets have not found a trade partner for receiver Davante Adams. According to multiple reports, New York is now releasing Adams, allowing him to hit the open market. It was considered highly unlikely that the Jets would be able to find a team to take

The NFL’s ongoing efforts to promote flag football have led to an NCAA conference making women’s flag football a varsity sport for the first time. The Division III Atlantic East Conference has announced that this spring will feature the first varsity women’s flag football season in NCAA history, and the

The Cowboys took care of a big piece of offseason business on Tuesday by signing defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwza to a contract extension and then they moved on to another one that will give them more money to spend in the coming days. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that they

Running back Saquon Barkley’s first season with the Eagles couldn’t have gone any better and he’ll be able to celebrate a new deal with the team along with a Super Bowl victory. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Barkley has agreed to a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension. Barkley signed

The Seahawks have moved on from four veteran players. Seattle announced on Tuesday that the club has released offensive tackle George Fant, safety Rayshawn Jenkins, outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones, and defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris. Jones appeared in all 17 games for Seattle last year with seven starts. He finished the

The Cowboys are keeping another one of their players from hitting the open market. Shortly after announcing that they reached agreement on a contract extension with defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa on Tuesday, the Cowboys announced that they are re-signing defensive back C.J. Goodwin as well. It’s a one-year deal for

The Titans are hiring Mike McCoy as senior offensive assistant, Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports. McCoy spent the past three seasons as the Jaguars’ quarterbacks coach. He was the head coach of the Chargers from 2013-16, going 27-37 with one playoff appearance. The Chargers hired him after the Broncos, with

Kicker Brandon McManus will be sticking around Green Bay for a while. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that McManus has agreed to a new contract with the Packers. It is a three-year deal worth $15.3 million with $5 million in guaranteed money. McManus signed with the Packers last October and

NFL free agency season is upon us, and refreshing the PFT rumor mill will be the best way to stay on top of all the news in free agency. Here’s what you need to know: What are the dates of NFL free agency? March 10: The “legal tampering” negotiation period

Since the Jets were going to cut receiver Davante Adams before next Wednesday, they gave him a head start on the open market. So he’s now a free agent for the first time in his career. And the betting favorite to sign him is the team that drafted him in

On Tuesday, the Cowboys signed defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa to a four-year deal, in lieu of applying the $25.12 million franchise tag. In a highly unusual move, the terms released by the team differ from the terms leaked — undoubtedly by the player’s camp — to multiple reporters. So with

The Saints have moved on from one of their veteran offensive players. New Orleans has released running back Jamaal Williams, per the transaction wire. Williams, 29, had one year remaining on his contract, though he had no more guaranteed money left on his deal. He was slated to make $3.15

Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker strained a quadriceps during training and will not participate in the Pro Day on March 12, Jordan Reid of ESPN reports. Walker instead will hold a private workout for NFL teams on April 17. He is projected as a first-round draft pick. Walker measured 6 foot

The Cowboys signed offensive lineman Brock Hoffman on Tuesday, the team announced. Hoffman was an exclusive rights free agent. He will compete to replace right guard Zack Martin, who has retired from the NFL. Hoffman started seven games for Martin last season after Martin was lost for the season. He