Category : Red Zone Rumors

Eagles linebacker Zack Baun, who went from free agent to All-Pro in his first year in Philly, played in the postseason while honoring one of the franchise’s all-time greats. Baun told reporters on Thursday that he wore a medallion belonging to former Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey during the postseason. Bergey,

Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley opened his introductory press conference on Thursday by fielding a question about what kind of offensive scheme he plans to install in Houston. Caley said “it’s not gonna be my spin” because “we’re not pounding a square peg into a round hole.” Caley said the

Former Titans General Manager Jon Robinson has completed an interview with the Jaguars for their vacant G.M. position. Robinson is the second candidate to meet with the team on Thursday and the sixth overall candidate to interview with the team this week. The Jaguars fired Trent Baalke last month and

Clyde Edwards-Helaire didn’t play much in 2024, but he’ll get a chance to make the Saints in 2025. The Saints announced today that they have re-signed Edwards-Helaire, a running back who joined them late last year, to a one-year contract. A Louisiana native and former LSU star, Edwards-Helaire signed with

The coming quarterback carousel received an unexpected boost of nitrous on Thursday, with the random emergence of a report that the Steelers have called the Jaguars regarding the potential availability of quarterback Trevor Lawrence in trade. The Jaguars have chimed in, not with a full-throated, on-the-record denial but with an

Travis Kelce is going to take some time to mull his future. The Chiefs are surely fine with that. But they probably hope he doesn’t take too much time. Under the two-year contract he signed in 2024, Kelce has a $4.5 million non-guaranteed base salary, a $250,000 workout bonus, and

The Falcons announced the promotions of T.J. Yates to passing game coordinator and D.J. Williams to quarterbacks coach. Yates and Williams worked with Atlanta’s quarterbacks in 2024, with Yates serving as the primary position coach and Williams as the assistant quarterbacks coach. The pair worked with veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins

The Jaguars completed an interview for their General Manager position on Thursday. The team announced that they finished a meeting with Giants assistant G.M. Brandon Brown. He’s the fifth candidate that the team has interviewed so far this week. Brown has been in his current job since 2022. He spent

Saints quarterback Derek Carr is set to have a cap number of more than $51.4 million during the 2025 season and that has led to speculation that the team might look to move in a different direction this offseason. During new head coach Kellen Moore’s introductory press conference on Thursday,

At 36 years old, new Saints coach Kellen Moore has just become the youngest head coach in the NFL. And he thinks that gives him an advantage. Moore used the term “tremendous value” three times when discussing how he can relate to players who aren’t much younger than him —

Maybe the house doesn’t always win. When they lose, it’s usually driven by location. Nevada sports books won a record $22.1 million on Super Bowl LIX. Pennsylvania sports books did not. Via David Purdum of ESPN.com, Pennsylvania sports books suffered a net loss of $6.5 million on Super Bowl LIX.

New Saints head coach Kellen Moore has a difficult job ahead of him, rebuilding the team in the worst salary cap shape in the NFL. But Moore said today that he’s not concerned. Asked at his introductory press conference whether he has talked with the front office about the team’s

Former Cowboys running back Tashard Choice interviewed to be the Cowboys’ new running backs coach. He didn’t get the job. He got a better one instead. Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com reports that the Lions are expected to hire Choice as the team’s next running backs coach. Choice currently coaches running

If Aaron Rodgers wanted to move on from the Jets but wanted the Jets to make the first move, he has gotten what he wanted. Rodgers will never admit it. He’ll say he wanted to stay. He’ll say they chose to ask him to leave. (At least they said “thank

After the news was reported late last week, the Jets have formalized it with an announcement: They are moving on from Aaron Rodgers. The team’s new head coach Aaron Glenn and new General Manager Darren Mougey released a joint statement saying that the club met with Rodgers last week and

The Falcons have expanded the duties of one of their offensive coaches. Per Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, Atlanta promoted quarterbacks coach T.J. Yates to pass game coordinator. Yates, 37, has been a part of the Falcons’ coaching staff since 2021 when he was hired as a passing game specialist

Travis Kelce has three Super Bowl rings. He’s a first-ballot, no-brainer Deion Sanders upper room Hall of Famer. Kelce has accomplished everything he could have ever hoped to achieve as a football player. And it sounds like he knows it. It also sounds like he’s ready to move on. Would

The Ravens have reached the postseason in each of safety Kyle Hamilton’s first three seasons. But after reaching the AFC Championship Game in 2023, Baltimore fell to Buffalo in the divisional round in the 2024 postseason. Nevertheless, Hamilton said in an appearance on the latest episode of “The Mina Kimes

Brian Daboll will be back on the Giants’ sideline in 2025, but another member of the family will not be joining him. Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports that Christian Daboll, who is the head coach’s son, will not remain with the team. Daboll is pursuing other

There was a change at the top of the wide receiver group in Seattle last season. Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the team in catches and receiving yards after years of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett pacing the team in those categories. Lockett appears to be unlikely to be back with the

The Jaguars have completed another interview with a General Manager candidate. The team announced that they finished a meeting with Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray on Wednesday. Gray joined the Bills as their director of college scouting in 2017, moved to assistant director of player personnel in 2021

The Lions’ loss in the divisional round of the playoffs cost them a chance to play the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown hopes the Lions get that chance in the first game of the 2025 regular season. St. Brown said on his podcast

Was Super Bowl LIX Travis Kelce’s last game? At this point, it’s still up in the air. In this week’s episode of the New Heights podcast that he hosts with his brother, Jason, Travis Kelce said he’s going to take some time to figure out whether he wants to fully

Jacksonville has completed another interview with a General Manager candidate. The Jaguars announced on Wednesday that they’ve spoken with Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown for the role. Brown has been with Cincinnati since 2021. He joined the team as a scout and was promoted to his current role in

Like his old boss, Matt Patricia will be coaching at the college level in 2025. The former Lions head coach and Patriots defensive coordinator is finalizing a deal to become Ohio State’s defensive coordinator, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Patricia, 50, spent the 2024 season working with former Patriots head

The Commanders will have quarterback Jayden Daniels under contract at a bargain of a salary for at least the next two years, which means they should have plenty of cap space available to build a winning team around him. Commanders owner Josh Harris recognizes that. “We have a massive opportunity,”

Kadarius Toney was arrested last week after a woman accused him of strangling her last month, TMZ Sports reports. Police documents obtained by the website show Toney allegedly put his hand around the woman’s throat during a dispute at a Georgia residence on Jan. 14. He squeezed “with enough force

The Saints are hiring Brendan Nugent as their offensive line coach, NewOrleans.Football reports. Nugent returns to the Saints after working in New Orleans as the offensive line coach from 2015-21. He replaces John Benton, who today was hired as the Seahawks’ offensive line coach. He most recently was the assistant

The Ravens are hiring Chiefs safeties coach Donald D’Alesio, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. D’Alesio just completed his fourth season with the Chiefs, his third as the safeties coach. He was a defensive analyst in his first season with the Chiefs in 2021. He worked with Justin Reid and

When the Cowboys’ coaching search started, Jason Witten’s name was mentioned as a potential candidate. It didn’t matter that he has no coaching experience above the high school level. Jerry Jones, after all, was doing the hiring. Witten said Wednesday that he never heard from the Cowboys owner about the

The votes are in. Well, they were in three days ago. And we knew not long after the Super Bowl that Jalen Hurts was named MVP of the game. The NFL identified the voters. The NFL left it to the voters to disclose the player they picked. We’ve contacted each

The Texans are hiring Toledo defensive line coach Frank Okam as their assistant defensive line coach, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Okam returns to the team that drafted him as Houston made him a fifth-round pick in 2008. He has a connection to defensive line coach Rod Wright and Texans

After the 2024 regular-season finale, Bills running back James Cook became eligible for a new contract. With one year left on his rookie deal, he’s ready to be rewarded. Via SI.com, Cook said Wednesday on Instagram that he’s looking for $15 million per year. That’s not unreasonable. He has a

The Jaguars are interviewing Jon Robinson for their vacant General Manager position, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Robinson, 49, served as the Titans’ General Manager from 2016-22. The team fired him on Dec. 6, 2022, and the Titans since have fired his replacement. Robinson began his career as an

The Raiders are hiring Conner McQueen as their new assistant wide receivers coach, Bruce Feldman of TheAthletic.com reports. McQueen was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Incarnate Word last season. The school finished No. 2 in the FCS in total offense and passing offense in 2024 in his first

The Cardinals announced the hiring of five assistant coaches and the promotions of two others. The new coaches are: Offensive line: Justin Frye Defensive line: Winston DeLattiboudere III Linebackers: Cristian Garcia Outside linebackers Matt Feeney Defensive quality control: Alec Osborne The team promoted Connor Senger to pass game specialist and

The Bengals have plenty of good players. The question is whether they can — or will — pay them what they’re worth. Quarterback Joe Burrow, who has been paid what he deserves, said last week that the Bengals “have the cap space to get it done” with the team’s best

Dak Prescott is entering his ninth season. He will play for his third head coach. The Cowboys quarterback made it known to owner Jerry Jones during the hiring process that he wanted Brian Schottenheimer. Prescott addressed Schottenheimer’s hiring for the first time in a scrum with the team’s beat writers

The Jaguars have completed another General Manager interview. Jacksonville announced on Wednesday that the club has spoken with James Gladstone about the position. Gladstone has spent his entire NFL career with the Rams, working his way up in the team’s scouting department to his current position of director of scouting

Vikings fullback C.J Ham will spend some time recovering from an operation this offseason. Ham’s wife posted pictures of her husband in a hospital bed with a boot on his right foot and ankle to Instagram on Wednesday. She wrote that it was a “simple procedure” without detailing what injury

The UFL returns next month, for the second season after the XFL/USFL merger. And the spring league is committed to the Memphis market, even if the Memphis market might not yet be committed to the UFL. Via Jonah Dylan of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, UFL executives have reiterated their belief

With Kellen Moore officially becoming the Saints head coach this week, one of the assistants from the club’s previous staff is likely headed to the Pacific Northwest. According to a report from NFL Media, the Saints have granted permission for senior offensive assistant Rick Dennison to speak with the Seahawks

The early focus of the Bengals offseason has been on whether they will be signing players like Ja’Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson, and Tee Higgins to new contracts, but it looks like there’s another issue for them to sort out. NFL Media reports that linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders has started to set up his pre-draft visit schedule. In a video posted to his brother’s Well Off Media account, Sanders was caught discussing his plans for visits to team facilities once that process gets underway next month. Sanders said that he has scheduled a pair of

Offensive lineman Alec Anderson will be back in Buffalo for the 2025 season. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports on Wednesday that Anderson has signed his exclusive rights free agent tender. There wasn’t much suspense to what Anderson would do as he was unable to negotiate with other teams once

Eagles fans loudly supported their team at Super Bowl LIX, but Eagles running back Saquon Barkley didn’t like one thing he heard from the crowd. Taylor Swift was at the game to support Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and when she was shown in the stadium, the Philly fans booed.

Super Bowl LIX was a winner for the Eagles. It was also a big winner for the Nevada sports books. Via Davi Purdum of ESPN.com, the Nevada gambling houses won a record $22.1 million from the latest Super Bowl. That’s the most ever, beating the $19.7 million net gain after

In the days preceding Super Bowl LIX, a question emerged as to the potential impact of another Chiefs Super Bowl win on the question of whether Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes or former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the GOAT. In the days following the Chiefs’ 40-22 loss

Keellen Moore’s officially became the head coach in New Orleans on Tuesday and the impact of that move will go beyond the Saints. The Eagles will be hiring a new offensive coordinator for the third straight offseason, which is something that tight end Dallas Goedert hoped to avoid. Goedert said

Former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made a stir with comments about the state of the franchise when he arrived in 2011. Although his underlying point (the first pick usually gets drafted by a bad team) makes sense, Newton went too far in referring to the Panthers as a “locker room