Category : Red Zone Rumors

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

The Browns have the second overall choice, so it makes sense that they will have the top draft prospects travel to Cleveland. The team will have cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter as one of their 30 visits. He will travel to the training facility this week, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com

A deal to make Bill Belichick’s North Carolina football program the centerpiece of this year’s offseason Hard Knocks was on, until it wasn’t. But it’s apparently not dead. Both Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com and Ryan Glasspiegel of FrontOfficeSports.com have mentioned the possibility of a UNC infomercial masquerading as a documentary

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders won’t be the only top draft prospect paying the Browns a visit this week. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that quarterback Cam Ward and defensive end Abdul Carter are also set to come to Cleveland to meet with the team. Both players are also set for

Davante Adams is no longer a member of the Jets. The team announced that Adams was being released on Tuesday and the NFL included the move on its daily transaction report, which means that Adams is now free to negotiate and sign with any other team. It’s not clear if

The Cowboys announced Tuesday that defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa has signed his four-year contract. Patrik Walker of the team website says it is a deal with a “max value of” $80 million, with $52 million guaranteed, which differs from initial reports that called it an $80 million deal with $58

The window has closed. The tags have been applied. All two of them. Although it seemed on the front end that zero franchise tags could be applied for the first time since 2001, the tagging of Chiefs guard Trey Smith and Bengals receiver Tee Higgins results in the lowest total

Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey underwent minor shoulder surgery, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports. He will be ready for the offseason program. In two seasons, Aubrey has made two Pro Bowls and was first-team All-Pro and second-team All-Pro. He has made 89.4 percent of his field goals, including

The franchise tagging deadline has passed and there are officially only two players who won’t hit the open market. Just Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and Chiefs guard Trey Smith were tagged in 2025. Cincinnati and Kansas City have both indicated that the respective clubs are interested in retaining Higgins and

The deadline to use the franchise tag will pass without the Vikings using one on Sam Darnold. Reports in recent days indicated that the Vikings would pass on using the tag, which carries a $40.242 million guaranteed salary for the 2025 season. Multiple reports on Tuesday afternoon say that the

Football is going Hollywood. And Hollywood is going football. It’s a long-overdue you-got-your-chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter pairing. And the latest example of it comes from Skydance Sports signing 2024 NFL MVP Josh Allen to a comprehensive deal that will entail Allen developing (via Alex Weprin of the Hollywood Reporter) “scripted, unscripted, and branded

It looks like linebacker Jack Sanborn will get a chance to hit the open market. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Bears will not tender Sanborn a contract as a restricted free agent. Sanborn has appeared in 48 games and made 19 starts for the Bears over the last

The quarterback situation in Minnesota has accurately been described in recent days as “fluid.” There’s a reason for that. Per multiple sources who have interacted with the team in recent months, there’s uncertainty as to who’s running the show. It’s one of the potential byproducts of ownership living and working

Usually, NFL players sign two or three career contracts, at most. Some, like Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, do a few more than that. NFL teams do hundreds. They have the expertise. They know the markets, the precedents. More accurately, they know their players. It now appears that Stafford was never

The Rams have found a trade partner for offensive lineman Jonah Jackson. Per Courtney Cronin of ESPN, Los Angeles has agreed to trade Jackson to Chicago in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2025. The deal cannot become official until the start of the new league year next week. Jackson,

The Cowboys were reportedly ready to place the franchise tag on Osa Odighizuwa, but now that won’t be necessary. According to NFL Media, Odighizuwa and Dallas have agreed to terms on a four-year contract, keeping him in the fold ahead of free agency. He was No. 10 on PFT’s list

On Monday at 12:00 p.m. ET, free agency begins. Sure, it’s only the negotiating window. But that’s when the bulk of the deals start getting done. This year, there will be deals. There always will be deals. But the class seems a bit weaker than it’s been in past years.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders said last month that his first pre-draft visit would be with the Browns and it is reportedly going to happen soon. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that Sanders will be in Cleveland to meet with the team later this week. The Browns have the second overall

As today’s franchise tag deadline approaches, there’s one impending free agent who definitely will not be tagged by his team. Scattered reports emerged on Monday regarding the financial realities that will make it extremely unlikely for the Bucs to tag receiver Chris Godwin. The easier explanation is they can’t do

The Browns have moved to hold onto a pair of their exclusive rights free agents. The team announced that they have tendered contracts to linebacker Winston Reid and tight end Blake Whiteheart. The move blocks both players from negotiating with other teams, so they will almost certainly be back when

Last week at the scouting combine, Steelers General Manager Omar Khan said all options were on the table at quarterback. As the start of free agency draws closer, there’s a little more clarity on where the team’s preferences lie — at least with the QBs who were on their roster

Bill Belichick won’t be making his Hard Knocks debut this year. Word last week was that the second offseason edition of the HBO show created by NFL Films would feature Belichick and the University of North Carolina football team, but the conversations between producers and the school never made it