Category : Red Zone Rumors

The NFL is considering turning flag football into a professional sport. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said today that the league is considering the establishment of a pro flag football league, or potentially both a men’s flag football league and a women’s flag football league. The NFL has been pushing flag

The Raiders have made Chip Kelly the league’s highest-paid coordinator. Albert Breer of MMQB reports that the Raiders signed Kelly to a deal that averages $6 million a season. That is believed to be more than some NFL head coaches. Kelly was due to make $2.1 million in base salary

The Cardinals have hired Cowboys assistant coach Cristian Garcia as their inside linebackers coach, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. Garcia served as assistant defensive backs coach for the Cowboys last season. He ended 2023 as the Commanders’ interim defensive backs coach after changes to Ron Rivera’s defensive staff. Garcia spent

The Buccaneers are adding another to their revamped offensive staff. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Tampa Bay is hiring Kefense Hynson as pass game coordinator. Hynson was previously Oregon State’s receivers coach and passing game coordinator. He also served as the program’s interim coach to end the 2023 season.

Pete Carroll will have someone he knows quite well on his offensive staff with the Raiders. According to multiple reports, Brennan Carroll — Pete’s son — will the team’s offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Brennan Carroll, 45, was at the collegiate level over the last four seasons. He

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow knows teammates Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson deserve big contracts. And he expects the team to get those contracts done. Burrow said the Bengals can do what it takes to get all his teammates signed, and that the players want to stay in Cincinnati.

Word last week was that the Ravens and offensive coordinator Todd Monken were working toward finalizing a contract extension and those conversations have reached the finished line. The Ravens announced on Monday that the deal is done. They did not share any details about the pact. Monken joined the Ravens

The Commanders are here to stay. That was the word from team owner Josh Harris on Monday. The name was unveiled in 2022 by former owner Daniel Snyder and it hasn’t been the most popular moniker with the fan base, which led to questions for Harris about whether the team

The Patriots have hired Todd Downing as their new wide receivers coach, Greg Bedard of Boston Sports Journal reports. Downing was with new Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel in Tennessee. He joined Vrabel’s staff in 2019 as the Titans’ tight ends coach. The team elevated him to offensive coordinator in

The Seahawks have their new quarterbacks coach. Andrew Janocko has been hired in Seattle, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Janocko has previously been quarterbacks coach in New Orleans, Minnesota and Chicago and has worked with new Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. Janocko was a backup quarterback in college

At the Senior Bowl last week, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry reiterated his stance that he has no interest in trading 2023 AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett. But that has not stopped Garrett from making his desire to play elsewhere public. Garrett released a statement on Monday

Eagles opponents can’t stop the quarterback push play, and the NFL hasn’t made a strong attempt to ban it. So, the Eagles’ success rate on the Brotherly Shove play continues to be near perfect, above 90 percent, since they began using it regularly in 2022 for short-yardage plays. Critics of

The 2025 recruiting cycle is coming to an unofficial close with the traditional February national signing day. Ever since the NCAA opened a December window in… This content was brought to you by: Bleacher Report – Front Page

There’s little doubt about what move of the 2024 offseason had the most impact on the 2024 season. Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman’s move to sign running back Saquon Barkley early in free agency paid off in every way. Barkley had one of the best seasons of any running back

Part of the 49ers’ plan to rebound from a disappointing 2024 season is the return of Robert Saleh as their defensive coordinator. Saleh held the job from 2017-2020 and parleyed his success into becoming the head coach of the Jets for a less successful run that ended five games into

D.J. ReaderGregory Shamus/Getty Images Cap Space (per Spotrac): $59 million Biggest Positions of Need: Cornerback, Edge-Rusher, Wide Receiver Top Trade Assets: DL D.J. Reader, CB Amik Robertson, WR Kalif Raymond The Lions are well-positioned to continue being a contender in the NFC. Losing former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is going

If the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIX, offensive lineman Joe Thuney will join a very select group of NFL players. Thuney already has four Super Bowl rings and would earn his fifth if the Chiefs win, and he would become just the third player in NFL history to get ring

WWE/Getty Images Assuming Charlotte Flair announces her intent to challenge Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania, the Elimination Chamber will be for the right to challenge Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania, opening up a number of potential opponents. The question is in what

Pretty much everybody wants to see UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones defend his belt against Tom Aspinall next. Most of us want to see that fight badly enough that we’re willing to wait while the UFC negotiates to make it happen. The problem with that is that there is a

The Pro Bowl has been a mixture of a flag football game and a skills competition for three years, and the NFC has won all three of them. Lions quarterback Jared Goff and Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy were the offensive and defensive MVPs of Sunday’s Pro Bowl flag football game.

Former Patriots special-teamer Matthew Slater, a 10-time Pro Bowler during a 16-year career with the team before serving as special assistant to coach Jerod Mayo in 2024, will see his long-term tenure with the team end. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that Slater’s position won’t carry over to the new

Veteran center Jonas Valančiūnas seems to be a perennial trade candidate, and his first year with the Washington Wizards is no different. Valančiūnas is arguably the second-best center on the trade market behind Vučević, so the Warriors would have a strong fallback option if discussions with the Bulls discontinue. The

The Jaguars are hiring Matt Edwards as their defensive line coach, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Edwards served as the Bills’ assistant defensive line coach in 2024. He previously was with the Raiders for two seasons as a defensive assistant and pass rush specialist coach. He helped coach defensive

Ryan Grubb initially followed Kalen DeBoer to Alabama in 2024 as offensive coordinator of the Crimson Tide. That job didn’t last long, though, as he headed back to the Northwest as the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator. After one season, the Seahawks fired Grubb. DeBoer has re-hired Grubb, Alabama’s Name, Image and

Now that the Lakers don’t have to do any more star-hunting, there’s actually a ton of seemingly gettable role players who could push them even closer to title contention as early as this postseason. Cameron Johnson (who makes $22.5 million and will likely cost more than L.A. can pay in

The Cowboys are interviewing Oregon running backs coach Ra’Shaad Samples for the same role on Brian Schottenheimer’s staff, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The Dallas Skyline High School graduate has coached running backs at SMU, Oregon and the Rams (2022) and wide receivers at Texas and Arizona

The Jets are set to hire another experienced offensive assistant coach. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they will hire Scott Turner as their pass game coordinator. Sunday also brought word that they are expected to hire Charles London as their quarterbacks coach. Turner was the pass game coordinator

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll has found his offensive coordinator. ESPN reports that the Raiders will hire former Eagles and 49ers head coach Chip Kelly to head up the offensive side of the coaching staff. It’s the first time he will be assistant in the NFL. Kelly was the offensive

It’s officially Super Bowl week. The Eagles and Chiefs have both arrived in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon to kick off the run-up to Super Bowl LIX on February 9. The Eagles landed shortly before the back-to-back Super Bowl champs and both teams will now start settling into the hotels

The Jets are set to make another addition to their offensive coaching staff. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they are expected to hire Charles London as their quarterbacks coach. The Jets came to terms with offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrom late in the week. Pelissero adds that the Jets

New Raiders head coach Pete Carroll will keep defensive line coach Rob Leonard, and give him a promotion. Leonard will continue to coach the defensive line and get the title of run-game coordinator added to his responsibilities, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Carroll interviewed Leonard for the defensive

The Ravens are dipping into the college ranks to fill an opening on John Harbaugh’s coaching staff. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they will hire Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Tyler Santucci as their linebackers coach. Mark DeLeone had that job during the 2024 season, but the Ravens parted

The Jaguars will be keeping a member of Doug Pederson’s final coaching staff on hand as Liam Coen takes over as their head coach. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team will retain tight ends coach Richard Angulo. They have reportedly signed Angulo to a multi-year deal to

We’re heading to New Orleans for a full week of PFT Live and non-stop blurb posting about everything happening in and around Super Bowl LIX. Along the way, we’ll be doing a live picks podcast at Pat O’Brien’s on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. CT. I forgot to launch a book

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will meet for the second time in three years in the Super Bowl on February 9. The Chiefs come into New Orleans with a three-peat on the line, while the Eagles are searching for their second title in the last decade. Typically, the

Jack Bech won the Senior Bowl Most Valuable Player award thanks to a tremendous showing that included catching the game-winning touchdown. Bech entered the week as a potential Day 2 or Day 3 prospect, and while he still might end up there, he did nothing but impress throughout the week.

Pete Carroll’s return to the NFL as the head coach of the Raiders has sparked some thought of a possible reunion with quarterback Russell Wilson, but it’s not on Wilson’s mind right now. That was the word from the quarterback from the Pro Bowl this weekend. Wilson, who is set

Although WWE took the predictable path at various points throughout the night, WWE Royal Rumble 2025 was still an eventful evening on the whole that successfully set the stage for what is shaping up to be a star-studded WrestleMania 41. WWE’s men’s and women’s world champions have officially been put

Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images For the second time in three years, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will clash for the ultimate prize in professional football, the Lombardi Trophy, when they take to the field at Super Bowl LIX. In their first meeting, the Chiefs overcame

TCU receiver Jack Bech gave his NFL prospects a boost on Saturday, winning the MVP award at the 2025 Senior Bowl. He got a boost during the game from the memory of his brother, Tiger, who was killed during the New Orleans terror attack. “My brother has some wings on

Claressa ShieldsGregory Shamus/Getty Images The odds pretty much tell the story with this one. The biggest narratives surrounding this fight read more like a celebration of Claressa Shields and her talent then an actual prizefight. Perkins has a 5-0 professional record, but hasn’t seen anything close to what she’ll see

For Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans, today’s Pro Bowl flag football game could be good preparation for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Flag football is an Olympic sport in 2028, and Evans said at the Pro Bowl Games that he is interested in playing. “This is good practice

“Main Event” was a moniker Jey Uso held for a long time with aspirations for greatness, but he has finally truly earned that moniker. Jey is going to the main event of WrestleMania 41, and it is a genuine shock. Just days removed from a heart-breaking loss to Gunther, it

Steve Marcus/Getty Images It’s been a long 1,841 days for Jeison Rosario. That’s five years and two weeks, to be specific, that have passed since the Dominican-born slugger, then 24, had a career watershed with a shocking knockout of Julian Williams before “J-Rock’s” hometown fans in Philadelphia. The upset earned

Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images Throughout the practice week, the small-school offensive linemen received significant praise for how they handled the jump in competition, and deservedly so. North Dakota State’s Grey Zabel even walked away with the event’s award for overall practice player of the week. The game proved to be

The Cardinals have found a new offensive line coach. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they will hire Justin Frye to fill that spot on Jonathan Gannon’s staff. Klayton Adams was in that role, but he is headed to Dallas as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator. The Bears interviewed Frye

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was not penalized for starting a fracas in the end zone in the first half of the AFC Championship Game. The NFL has fined Kelce, though. Kelce will lose $11,255 for taunting. After Patrick Mahomes’ 1-yard touchdown run on the first play after the two-minute

Late in the first half of the NFC Championship, with the Eagles leading the Commanders 14-12, a tush-push touchdown run by quarterback Jalen Hurts ended with receiver A.J. Brown and Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore exchanged unpleasantries. During the shoving match, Brown pulled Lattimore’s helmet off, by the facemask. But it

David Overstreet II is following Matt Eberflus from Chicago to Dallas. The Cowboys have hired Overstreet to coach their cornerbacks, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. Overstreet coached the Bears’ nickelbacks in 2024. Overstreet also was with Eberflus in Indianapolis. He began his NFL coaching career as a defensive quality control

The Raiders interviewed Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson for their vacant offensive coordinator position, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Johnson also interviewed for the Texans’ offensive coordinator job and remains a candidate to replace Bobby Slowik. The Raiders interviewed Darrell Bevell for the job earlier this week. Bevell worked