Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Rams told Matthew Stafford’s representatives that they are free to talk to other teams about a potential trade, and it didn’t take long for Raiders minority owner Tom Brady to take that opportunity. Brady has been in contact with Stafford’s camp about the possibility of Stafford playing for the

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce recently said on his podcast that he’d like to take some time before deciding if he’s going to keep playing in 2025. Head coach Andy Reid and General Manager Brett Veach were both asked about the star tight end at this year’s scouting combine and

General Manager Darren Mougey said the Jets never gave Aaron Rodgers an ultimatum or rules of engagement before the decision was made on his future. A report indicated the Jets told Rodgers that, if he returned in 2025, he would have to participate in all offseason activities as well as

The Bills announced a four-year extension with wide receiver Khalil Shakir. NFL Media reports the deal, which runs through 2029, is worth $60.2 million, including $32 million guaranteed. Shakir led the Bills in targets (100), receptions (76) and receiving yards (821) in 2024, all career-highs for the 2022 fifth-round selection.

Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette dealt with a left wrist injury during his rookie season, but that’s not what sent him to the operating room this offseason. General Manager Dan Morgan told reporters on Tuesday that Legette had foot surgery after the end of the team’s season. Morgan said Legette

Jason Peters has played his final snap. Seahawks General Manager John Schneider told reporters at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis that Peters has decided to retire after spending the last two decades in the league. Schneider said, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, that Peters will take a job

Despite Myles Garrett’s public trade request, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry reiterated during his Tuesday press conference at the 2025 scouting combine that the star defensive end is not available. “So, Myles, as you guys have all heard me say, he’s a huge part of our organization,” Berry said. “Really

Justin Tucker’s future in Baltimore is in serious doubt. Despite the kicker remaining on the roster — for now — Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the team is scouting kickers. “We’re looking at kickers,” Harbaugh said. “The kicker position would have been a priority no matter what. Justin’s our kicker,

The Steelers need a quarterback. Could Matthew Stafford be a solution? Pittsburgh General Manager Omar Khan was asked about the possibility of trading for the Rams’ veteran QB during his Tuesday press conference at the scouting combine. But as is customary to avoid tampering, Khan didn’t directly talk address potentially

The Vikings have made an addition to their coaching staff with the hiring of Keith Carter as assistant offensive line coach. Carter spent the last two years as the Jets’ offensive line coach and run game coordinator, and five years before that as the Titans’ offensive line coach. Vikings head

It’s looking more and more likely that the Eagles will indeed visit the White House. Capping an unexpected two-day news cycle, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the reigning Super Bowl champions will be invited for the traditional Pennsylvania Avenue boondoggle. “They will be [invited],” President Trump said, via FoxNews.com.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Bengals’ power structure had some things to say about receiver Tee Higgins. On Tuesday night, Higgins posted a one-emoji response. Higgins posted the cap symbol on Twitter. It’s the universal indication that the person using it believes a lie has been told. The alleged falsehood apparently

The Rams still want Matthew Stafford to be the team’s quarterback. But it’s more complicated than a binary up or down, yes or no proposition. Stafford has received permission to talk to other teams. Recent comments from coach Sean McVay to the Fitz & Whit podcast make it clear that

The on-field workouts at the Scouting Combine begin on Thursday, but the activities surrounding the annual event are up and running. On Tuesday, we were sprinting. We interviewed 20 coaches and General Managers. One happened during Tuesday’s PFT Live, when we chatted with Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh. After the show

When the 49ers announced their full coaching staff for 2025, one name was conspicuously absent. Brian Griese is out after three years as the team’s quarterbacks coach, working for coach Kyle Shanahan. Mick Lombardi will replace Griese as the primary tutor for quarterback Brock Purdy, who has spent his entire

As a player, Mike Vrabel won three Super Bowls with quarterback Tom Brady on the Patriots during the 00s. Now Vrabel is back with New England as its head coach while Brady has become a minority owner with the Raiders, with Las Vegas’ brass saying Brady is going to have

The Colts selected Anthony Richardson at No. 4 overall in the 2023 draft. But now Indianapolis is preparing to bring in another quarterback who will have a chance to start in 2025. In his press conference at the scouting combine, Colts G.M. Chris Ballard said the club will have an

Bears General Manager Ryan Poles was at the center of attention leading up to the draft last year because the team had the first overall pick and a chance to take a franchise-altering quarterback with the selection. They chose Caleb Williams, but Year One with the USC product didn’t pan

The 49ers announced shortly after the end of their season that they planned to make Klay Kubiak their new offensive coordinator and they officially announced the move on Tuesday. Kubiak was the offensive passing game specialist in 2024 and the assistant quarterbacks coach the two previous seasons. Head coach Kyle

The Bengals have a plan in place to keep star receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Duke Tobin, the team’s director of player personnel, expressed optimism that the Bengals can make Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL and sign Higgins to a long-term deal. He also needs to take

Running back Javonte Williams led the Broncos in rushing for the second straight year in 2024, but he saw Jaleel McLaughlin and Audric Estime take on a bigger share of the work in the backfield and that seemed to foreshadow an offseason departure. Williams is set to become a free

The Browns have the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming draft, which could see the team be squarely in position to land 2024 Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter. If the Browns do bring Hunter in this spring, General Manager Andrew Berry plans for Cleveland to use him primarily as

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was on the wrong side of the tush push in Super Bowl LIX, but he wasn’t clamoring for it to be banned from the game on Tuesday. Reid was a guest on PFT Live from the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and the subject of the

Pete Carroll’s first season in Seattle was 2010, which was Matt Hasselbeck’s final season as the team’s starting quarterback. The Seahawks started Tarvaris Jackson in 2011 before beginning a search for a franchise quarterback. They signed Matt Flynn to a big free agent deal and drafted Russell Wilson in the

The Vikings have 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy as a quarterback-in-waiting. But they still may bring Sam Darnold back for at least another season in 2025. Darnold is set to be a free agent after completing the one-year deal he signed with Minnesota last March. General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said

Banning the tush push has been a topic of conversation around the NFL Scouting Combine this week and the idea has found some fans, but, as you’d imagine, Nick Sirianni is not one of them. The Eagles coach was asked about the calls to take a play that his team

The Jets’ decision to move on from Aaron Rodgers wasn’t met with total support in the team’s locker room. Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams tweeted “another rebuild year for me I guess” after the news broke, before deleting it and posting only a thumbs down emoji. New Jets coach Aaron Glenn

Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta is hopeful he won’t have to worry about replacing Ronnie Stanley in 2025. Stanley is headed for free agency after playing out the final year of his contract, but DeCosta said on Tuesday that he thinks the team will be come to agreement on a

Commanders General Manager Adam Peters confirmed that defensive tackle Jonathan Allen has received permission to speak to other teams about a trade, but it’s far from guaranteed that Allen will be leaving the team this offseason. Peters said at a Tuesday press conference from the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis that

Add Falcons head coach Raheem Morris to the growing list of people in the NFL who want to ban the tush push. Morris said today at the Scouting Combine that he believes the NFL should have acted quickly to ban the tush push as soon as it began to be

New Raiders General Manager John Spytek lauded Maxx Crosby as a “really skilled and talented player.” Because of that, other teams surely have called the Raiders about Crosby’s availability in a trade. Owner Mark Davis repeatedly has said Crosby isn’t going anywhere, and Crosby has stated his preference to remain

Left tackle Terron Armstead remains under contract with the Dolphins through the 2026 season, but the team’s plans for the 2025 season don’t include him. That was the message from head coach Mike McDaniel when he spoke to reporters at a press conference from the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on

The Steelers are keeping the door open for everything when it comes to the quarterback position. During his press conference at the 2025 scouting combine, General Manager Omar Khan said repeatedly that all options are on the table at QB. “I’d say, ideally we’d like to keep one of the

The NFL’s current kickoff formation was inspired by the XFL. But when the XFL and the USFL merged, the UFL opted for the USFL’s traditional kickoff formation. In the second season of the UFL, the league will use a hybrid of the NFL and the XFL kickoff. The kickoff will

The Commanders appear to be open for business when it comes to one of their defensive linemen. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Washington has had trade conversations about Jonathan Allen. Allen, 30, is entering the last year of his contract and is set to earn a base salary

Many Dallas sports fans were enraged by the Mavericks’ recent trade of Luka Doncic to the Lakers and that reaction led to a question for Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones on Monday. Jones said that he doesn’t “really want to comment on the Mavericks” because he’s not associated with

Bills running back James Cook has made it clear that he’s looking for a new contract this offseason and that he believes it should put him at the top of the market at the position, so it was all but inevitable that his name would come up during head coach

The Eagles, per a report that predated the Super Bowl, have decided not to visit the White House. The White House, in response to the hubbub that emerged after someone finally noticed the report over the weekend, has chimed in. We’re told that the White House has not yet extended

The Jaguars made their third major hire of the offseason when they settled on James Gladstone as their new General Manager late last week. Gladstone joins head coach Liam Coen and executive vice president of football operations Tony Boselli as the new leaders of a franchise that went 4-13 last

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh brought some coaches with him from Michigan when he returned to the NFL last year and there’s set to be another one joining the staff in 2025. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Chargers are set to hire Kirk Campbell as an offensive

Few players in NFL history have cost so much while producing as little as quarterback Trey Lance. In 2021, the 49ers traded three first-round picks and a third-round pick for the opportunity to draft Lance with the third overall pick. Lance started just two games in his first year and

Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao was set for restricted free agency this offseason, but the Raiders have ensured he’ll be back with the team. The team announced that Pola-Mao has signed a new contract with the team. They did not divulge any details, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that

NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said on Monday that a team has proposed banning the tush push, but did not identify which club wants to see the play out of the game. Dianna Russini of TheAthletic.com reports that it is the Packers. That’s not a huge

The 49ers have secured guard Ben Bartch’s return for the 2025 season. The team announced that they signed Bartch to a new one-year deal on Monday. No other terms were disclosed. Bartch was a 2020 fourth-round pick of the Jaguars and he came to the 49ers after being signed off

The Browns will gain a little cap space by parting ways with a long-tenured member of the team. They announced the release of long snapper Charley Hughlett on Monday. The move will create a little over $1 million in cap room for the 2025 season. Hughlett joined the Browns in

One of the top prospects in this year’s draft class won’t be working out in Indianapolis during this week’s Scouting Combine. Defensive end Abdul Carter’s agents told Adam Schefter of ESPN that their client will not be doing on-field work. Carter injured his shoulder in Penn State’s playoff win over

Free agent cornerback Anthony Kendall is heading to Cleveland. The Browns announced that they signed Kendall today. The 25-year-old Kendall has been in the NFL since the Titans signed him as a little-known undrafted rookie out of Baldwin-Wallace in 2023. He impressed in training camp, made the roster and played

If you miss football, you won’t have to wait long for more of it. The UFL has announced that its 2025 training camp opens next Monday, March 3. Camp for all eight teams will be held in Arlington, Texas, at the league’s headquarters. The second season of the merged XFL

They entered the league four years apart, as first-round picks. They’re currently ranked first and second in all-time career earnings. Via Spotrac.com, quarterback Aaron Rodgers has made $381.6 million in his 20-year career. Quarterback Matthew Stafford ranks second on the list, with $364 million in 16 seasons. Tom Brady is

The Bengals are hiring Sean Desai as senior defensive assistant, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Desai spent last season in the same role with the Rams, helping the team with game planning. He is a two-time defensive coordinator, having served in that role with the Bears in 2021 and