Category : Red Zone Rumors

Jalen Carter packs a punch. And that has prompted the NFL to pick his pocket. Carter was fined $17,445 for an open-handed blow to the head that sent Commanders center Tyler Biadasz flying to the ground, and temporarily to the sideline, in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship. Here

Eric Bieniemy is returning to the NFL. Bieniemy has agreed to terms to become the Bears’ running backs coach, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Bieniemy spent last season as UCLA’s offensive coordinator. The Bruins, though, fired Bieniemy after the team ranked 126th nationally among FBS teams in scoring (18.4

The Road to WrestleMania 41 kicked off Saturday night in Indianapolis with the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble. Top stars such as John Cena, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Drew McIntyre, and Logan Paul headlined the men’s namesake match while the returning Charlotte Flair stood out among a field

A former Cowboys player could be returning as a member of the coaching staff. Now Kellen Moore. And not Jason Witten (at least not yet). Clarence E. Hill Jr. of alldlls.com reports that the Cowboys will interview former Cowboys running back Tashard Choice for the position of running backs coach.

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has no hard feelings about Liam Coen’s about-face, after Coen initially said he would return as the Bucs’ offensive coordinator and then took the Jaguars’ head-coaching job. “People have their thoughts about how it went down and I understand the emotional aspect of it, but I’m

The Colts hired a new defensive coordinator in January and they’re kicking off Februray by adding another coach on the defensive side of the ball. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they will hire Chris Hewitt as their secondary coach and pass game coordinator. Hewitt spent the last 13

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said this week that signing wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase to a contract extension is a priority for the team and Chase has made it a priority as well. Chase didn’t practice much during training camp last summer and his status for the season

The Super Bowl will be the last game of the 2025 season, but it won’t be the last game of Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson’s career. Johnson is wrapping up his 12th season with the Eagles and said last summer that he feels he can realistically play another two or

Sarah Stier/Getty Images Saquon Barkley (+260; bet $100, win $360) The former Giants running back arrived in Philadelphia facing loft expectations and he exceeded all of them. Barkley ended the regular season with 2,005 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns before putting an exclamation point on his performance with 442 yards

Before accusations of inappropriate behavior during massage-therapy sessions surfaced regarding kicker Justin Tucker, the Ravens said they expect him to return in 2025, despite a 2024 season that was at times shaky. It’s unclear what the team will do, now that initial wave of six has expanded to 10. If

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At a time when signs point to a potential parting of the ways between the Jets and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the next question becomes whether he’ll land with a new team for 2025. There’s already plenty of dot-connecting chatter linking Rodgers to the Raiders. While he’d be an upgrade over

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Three more massage therapists have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate behavior. The Baltimore Banner, which broke the original story regarding the allegations of six Baltimore-area massage therapists, now reports that another group of individuals accuse Tucker of misconduct. One woman, per the report, claims that Tucker “stroked her

The Patriots recently said that the NFL told the team to get off of Bluesky. The motivation relates to the money going into the league’s pockets. Or not. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal recently explained that the league has kept its teams away from the social media upstart because

The Chiefs’ AFC rivals are getting sick of seeing them win the Super Bowl. Echoing comments from Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase said at the Pro Bowl Games that he doesn’t like Kansas City and wants to see Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley running all over

The Hornets are more of a sentimental favorite. At 12-32, the team is not in the playoff mix. Still, attaining Ball’s Bird rights via his expiring $21.4 million contract could enable the franchise to pair Lonzo with his star brother LaMelo for the next few years. Charlotte isn’t in a

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye knows the history of new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and that’s why he’s so excited to be coached by him. McDaniels has spent a total of 18 years on the Patriots’ coaching staff over two stints, and McDaniels knows that Tom Brady attributes much of his

The Lions have seen several assistants leave the team since their playoff loss to the Commanders and another one is in the mix for a job with the Cowboys. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that the Cowboys have interviewed Lions running backs coach Scottie Montgomery for their offensive coordinator position.

Panthers veteran receiver Adam Thielen isn’t quite ready to hang it up. Thielen said this week that after getting away for a couple of weeks, he’s planning to play in 2025. “Yeah, I think I still have some more football in me,” Thielen said this week, via Ben Nagle of

The Raiders made official the return of Patrick Graham on Friday. The team announced Graham will remain as its defensive coordinator for a fourth season. He has 16 years of experience in the NFL. In 2024, he oversaw a defensive unit that finished 15th in total yards allowed (333.1), 13th

The Buccaneers are keeping things in-house for their next offensive coordinator. Tampa Bay is promoting passing game coordinator Josh Grizzard to the position, according to a report from NFL Media. Grizzard, 34, joined the Bucs last offseason after spending 2017-2023 with the Dolphins, working as a quality control coach and

Ohio State coach Ryan Day is the current king of college football. He hasn’t ruled out eventually entering a new domain. Appearing on The Steam Room podcast with Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley, Day was asked whether he’d ever take a coaching job in the NFL. “I would never wanna

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has never doubted that he’d end this season in the Super Bowl. On Friday, Hurts was asked at what point in the season he thought the Eagles could get to the Super Bowl, and he didn’t hesitate. “When it began,” Hurts answered. Hurts said the Eagles

The Panthers recently parted ways with assistant defensive backs coach DeAngelo Hall, so he could pursue becoming a primary position coach. Hall will interview for the 49ers defensive backs coach job next week, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Hall spent the past two seasons with the Panthers, his first

Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images This is a tricky one to assess for the New York Rangers. J.T. Miller is having a nightmare season in practically every facet. He’s playing at a 71-point pace his worst in the last seven seasons and has nine goals in 40 games. But let’s

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The Jets are hiring Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand for their offensive coordinator job, according to multiple reports. Engstrand also drew interest from the Seahawks, Buccaneers and Patriots, but, with what seemed like a formality, he is following Aaron Glenn from Detroit to New York. The Lions hired former

Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold spent most of the 2024 season looking like a player destined to land a major contract this offseason, but bad outings in a Week 18 loss to the Lions and a playoff loss to the Rams made for a bad last impression ahead of his possible

For the New Jersey Devils, he’s the one that got away. Again. GM Tom Fitzgerald was rumored to be on the hunt for Miller for several weeks, but Drury’s eventual trigger-pull on Friday took another high-profile target off the wish list. The Devils had 63 points through 53 games and

The Buccaneers made official the promotion of Josh Grizzard to offensive coordinator. They announced his new role Friday after he spent one season as the team’s pass game coordinator. In his previous position, Grizzard worked closely with offensive coordinator Liam Coen. Grizzard, one of six candidates interviewed by the Buccaneers

A horrifying scene played out in Philadelphia on Friday night, when an air ambulance carrying six crashed on a street in a massive explosion that killed a potentially significant number of people on the ground. It comes only two days after an Army helicopter crashed into a passenger jet in

Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore may be ready to play next week in the Super Bowl, but he is not ready this week. The Chiefs were required to release a status report Friday, as if the game was being played this Sunday. They listed Moore as doubtful with a second

Jalen Hurts wasn’t in a mood to joke around Friday, as he seems already locked in for Super Bowl LIX. But the Eagles quarterback said his postgame comment about being let out of his “straitjacket” was a joke. “I was just joking around after the game,” Hurts said, via Jeff

The Jets are hiring Eric Washington as their new defensive line coach, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Washington and new Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks worked together in Carolina. Washington was hired as the defensive coordinator of the Bears in 2024, and he took over as the team’s defensive

It’s unclear what the NFL or the Ravens will do in the aftermath of allegations from six women that Ravens kicker Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate behavior during massage-therapy sessions. (Tucker strongly denies the accusations.) However, after the NFL imposed an 11-game suspension on Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson in 2022,

With Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore the favorite to land the Saints’ job after the Super Bowl, Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi could reunite with an old friend. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Rizzi likely becomes the Broncos’ special teams coordinator if he doesn’t get the Saints’

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The NFL has heard the criticism of its no-tech approach to determining whether the football made it to the line to gain. But instead of serving up solutions, the league is offering up excuses. In comments to Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press, NFL V.P. of football business strategy Kimberly

The Jets made Tanner Engstrand’s hiring official, announcing him as the team’s new offensive coordinator Friday. Engstrand, 42, will become the 11th play caller in 15 years for the Jets. As the Lions’ passing game coordinator, he worked with offensive coordinator Ben Johnson in overseeing the team’s prolific offense. The

The Eagles held their second practice of the week on Thursday and the injury report looked pretty much the same as the last one. Left guard Landon Dickerson (knee), lirunning back Kenneth Gainwell (concussion, knee), tight end Dallas Goedert (rest, ankle), center Cam Jurgens (back), cornerback Eli Ricks (illness), and

The Cowboys have found their new offensive coordinator. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they will hire Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams. The Cowboys promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach to create the vacancy. Adams spent the last two seasons on Jonathan Gannon’s staff with the

New Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has made his key hires. The team reportedly has hired Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand for their offensive coordinator job, and Steve Wilks will serve as their defensive coordinator. The Jets’ hiring of Chris Banjo as special teams coordinator previously was reported, but

One of the hot names on the coordinator circuit has landed another interview. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Jaguars are interviewing Vikings’ assistant offensive coordinator Grant Udinski for their offensive coordinator vacancy on Friday. Udinski, 28, has been with the Vikings since 2022, starting out as the team’s

New Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is adding a fellow former first-round pick to his defensive staff. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Aaron Curry is joining the Jets as linebackers coach. Curry, 38, has been Pittsburgh’s inside linebackers coach for the last two seasons. Before that, he was with

Signs continue to point toward Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore being the next head coach of the Saints. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis has informed other candidates that the team plans to continue discussions with Moore about taking the job. Moore cannot meet

The need for a quarterback overshadows everything about the Giants’ offseason and General Manager Joe Schoen believes it also overshadows some of what the team already has on hand. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Schoen said that the team is going to consider all avenues to address their

The NFL has said it will “look into” the allegations of inappropriate behavior by Ravens kicker Justin Tucker during massage-therapy sessions. Given the inherent flaws of the league’s in-house justice system, Tucker has an easy way to short-circuit the process. If he chooses to pursue it. To properly investigate the

There’s no place safer than the Super Bowl. After a New Year’s terrorist attack in New England, however, the federal government hopes to ensure its safety. Axios.com reports that a congressional delegation will visit New Orleans on Monday to review the security plan for the Super Bowl, to be played

The Panthers have made another change to their defensive coaching staff. Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer reports that they will part ways with assistant defensive backs coach DeAngelo Hall. Hall spent the last two seasons with the team. The job in Carolina was Hall’s first coaching position. He worked