Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Titans have had a rocky last few years, with team owner Amy Adams Strunk electing to fire two General Managers and one head coach since 2022. After the club finished 3-14 in 2024, Strunk moved on from G.M. Ran Carthon but decided to keep head coach Brian Callahan, pairing

Lions fan Bryson Machonga wanted to take his daughter to the Lions’ playoff game, so he did the only thing he could think to do to afford the tickets: He sold some of his favorite sports memorabilia, including an autographed Matthew Stafford jersey. The Lions lost the game, but this

The Cowboys may be closing in on hiring their next offensive coordinator. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams will interview with the team at their facility on Friday. Adams had a remote interview with the team earlier this week. Adams joined the Cardinals

When it comes to NFL-related journalism, 98 percent of the reporting isn’t really journalism. It’s stuff we’re going to find out anyway, stuff they want us to know. Often, it’s a spoon-fed, gift-wrapped, five-minute head’s-up from team or agent before a contract, trade, etc. is announced. The other two percent

Allegations against Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of improper conduct during massage therapy sessions first surfaced on Thursday. (Tucker strongly denies the claims.) However, hints of a potential issue have lingered online for multiple years. Eric Blum of the Daily Mail has posted an item linking three tweets from 2021 regarding

Elsa/Getty Images Ayo Dosunmu, Kenrich Williams Tyler Kolek, Mitchell Robinson, Washington’s 2025 first-round pick (likely 2026 and 2027 seconds), 2027 second-round pick (second-most favorable from Houston, Indiana, Miami and OKC), 2028 second-round pick (less favorable from Indiana and Phoenix), 2030 first-round swap (top-four protection) Wing depth, point-of-attack defense, on-ball creation

This year’s men’s Royal Rumble match marks CM Punk’s second attempt since his unfathomable WWE return in 2023 to pursue his longtime dream. It hasn’t been an easy road back to this event for the polarizing superstar, but he can finally pursue the goal he came back to WWE to

After the Texans lost to the Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs, their head coach DeMeco Ryans and players from the team made comments about having to play against both the Chiefs and the officials. Bills head coach Sean McDermott had something similar to say when he spoke

Mike Vrabel retained the Patriots’ special teams coaches from the 2024 season after becoming the team’s head coach earlier this month and it looks like they won’t be the only holdovers for the 2025 season. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com report that the Patriots are also expected to retain Ben McAdoo.

The Eagles are facing the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, just as they were two years ago, but one major difference is this time, the Eagles have Saquon Barkley. Barkley says he remembers that previous Super Bowl — and wanting the Chiefs to win. Asked if he was rooting against

Another candidate has emerged for Dallas’ offensive coordinator vacancy. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Ken Dorsey is under consideration for the role. While details of an interview have not been worked out, but the logistics are being discussed. Dorsey, 43, was fired earlier this month after one season as

The Bills and Bills Mafia continue to wrestle with the aftermath of an AFC Championship loss that was influenced by a couple of calls to which they strenuously object. Meeting with reporters on Thursday, G.M. Brandon Beane tiptoed through the FedEx envelope minefield regarding his thoughts on the key fourth-down

The Cowboys are bringing back a member of Mike McCarthy’s staff as they transition to their first season with head coach Brian Schottenheimer. The team announced that tight end Lunda Wells will be back with the team for the 2025 season. Wells had drawn interest from other clubs, but has

New Jaguars head coach Liam Coen has hired his most important assistant. The Jaguars have announced that Anthony Campanile is their new defensive coordinator. With Coen calling the offensive plays, Campanile will call the defense. The 42-year-old Campanile spent last season as the Packers’ linebackers coach and run game coordinator

The play of the Bills special teams this season prompted a question to Sean McDermott about the future of coordinator Matthew Smiley. McDermott said Smiley will return in 2025. “I know there’s plays that have come up and he doesn’t feel great about them nor do I,” McDermott said, via

A new article from The Baltimore Banner reports that six massage therapists have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate behavior. In a statement posted on Twitter, Tucker calls the allegations “unequivocally false.” The report claims that he exposed his genitals, brushed two of them with his penis, and leaving

The NFL and the Ravens say they recognize the seriousness of the allegations that surfaced today accusing Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual contact with massage therapists. The league and the team released brief and similar statements vowing to look into the matter. “We first became aware of the

Getting ready to play in a Super Bowl is nothing new for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but this year’s team has still found a way to stand out in his mind. Mahomes is preparing for his fifth Super Bowl in the last six years and he was asked at a

The Texans will interview Commanders assistant head coach and offensive pass game coordinator Brian Johnson on Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Johnson was the Eagles’ offensive coordinator in 2023, with the team parting ways after the season. The Eagles ranked seventh in points per game and eighth in yards

Defensive end Brandon Graham was back on the practice field for the Eagles on Thursday for the first time since he tore his triceps in Week 12. Graham believed his season was over, but his recovery has gone well and the Eagles’ run to the Super Bowl has given him

David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Morgan Frost is a middle-six center who plays a 200-foot game. The 2017 first-round pick likes to get a lot of touches on the puck in the defensive and neutral zones. I like his skating and he has good spatial awareness and a nice

The Cowboys have interviewed Saints running backs coach Derrick Foster for the same position on Brian Schottenheimer’s staff, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. Foster has spent one season in New Orleans, which has yet to make official a head coach hire. Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is a favorite for

The Lions’ coaching staff was decimated this offseason, but they are starting to fill in holes. The team agreed to terms on a multiyear deal with former Stanford head coach David Shaw on Thursday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Shaw will serve as the Lions’ passing game coordinator. Shaw,

The Raiders are hiring John Glenn as their linebackers coach, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Glenn was Washington’s assistant special teams coach last season. He reunites with Raiders head coach Pete Carroll as Glenn worked as Carroll’s linebackers coach for six seasons in Seattle. He leaves Commanders head coach

When a team has good players, those players eventually need to be paid — or replaced with younger, cheaper players. The Bengals, who have gone plenty of years over the decades without good players, now have plenty of good players. And their best player thinks it’s time to pay up.

The Bills gave up a 2025 third-round pick and a seventh-round selection in 2026 for Amari Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round draft pick. For that, the Bills got 26 receptions for 338 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games, including three in the postseason. “I think he did a great

Success in the playoffs hinges in many respects on the ability to crack another team’s code. And on the ability to keep its own code from getting cracked. Chiefs safety Nazeeh Johnson has spilled the beans about the code the Kansas City defense cracked as to the Buffalo offense. Appearing

Nebraska cornerback Tommi HillNathanial George/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A fascinating dynamic emerges at each and every Senior Bowl event. Certain positions are set up to succeed more so than others. Case in point, wide receivers are often given far more time and room to beat the jam and create

ESPN’s Troy Aikman pulls no punches when it comes to officiating blunders. And despite the league’s tendency toward the supersensitive when it comes to criticism of officials, Aikman says he’s never gotten any blowback from 345 Park Avenue. “I never have,” Aikman told Jimmy Traina of SI.com. “I’ve never heard

The Texans completed an interview with Vikings assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski today. Udinski has never been a full position coach but has had four offensive coordinator interviews. The Vikings hired him in 2022 as an assistant to the head coach/special projects before he was promoted to assistant

The Giants are hiring Illinois assistant linebackers coach Grant Morgan, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. It is unknown what Morgan’s job title will be, but he will serve under defensive coordinator Shane Bowen. Morgan spent the past two seasons at Illinois under Bret Bielema. Morgan played at Arkansas when

Center Cam Jurgens (back), wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and left guard Landon Dickerson (knee) remained out of Thursday’s practice for the Eagles. Smith was not listed on Philadelphia’s report last week. He was on the field for 83 percent of the Eagles’ offensive snaps in the NFC Championship Game

The Chiefs did not have anything notable on their Wednesday injury report, which was an estimate. But that is not the case on Thursday. Kansas City has designated receiver Skyy Moore to return from injured reserve and he was limited in the session. Moore has been sidelined since October with

Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton had a disappointing rookie season after Cincinnati drafted him in the third round last year, and he’s on notice that he’s going to have to shape up to make the roster in 2025. Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin was asked by the Cincinnati

The Chiefs signed veteran D.J. Humphries during the regular season with the hope that he’d solidify their left tackle spot, but a hamstring injury in his first game forced the Chiefs to go with another option. Left guard Joe Thuney kicked out to the tackle spot with Mike Caliendo taking

Former Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert has a new job. Per Pete Thamel of ESPN, Colbert is joining Colorado State as a consultant. Colbert retired as Pittsburgh’s G.M. after the 2022 draft, with Omar Khan getting promoted to the role. Colbert had been with the Steelers since 2000, joining the

Efforts to limit the number of concussions during the NFL season took a big step in the right direction in 2024. NFL executive vice president Jeff Miller said on a media call Thursday that the number of recorded concussions around the league were the fewest of any year since tracking

Bills running back James Cook says he won’t blame the officiating for losing the AFC Championship Game. Asked about the officiating complaints stemming from Sunday’s game in Kansas City and particularly a failed fourth down conversion attempt by Josh Allen, Cook said his philosophy is that the Bills need to

The Titans officially announced two of the moves they’ve made to overhaul their personnel department in recent days. In addition to hiring Mike Borgonzi as their new General Manager, the Titans announced that Dave Ziegler will be their assistant G.M. and Reggie McKenzie will have the title of vice president/football

Much of the focus on what the Steelers will do to improve on their 2024 results has been on the quarterback position, but it’s not the only area where there’s room for improvement this offseason. Defensive lineman Cam Heyward identified another one during an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio this

Defensive end Brandon Graham’s bid to return to action in the Super Bowl has taken a step forward. Graham was thought to be done for the season when he tore his triceps in Week 12, but he has been talking about a potential return over the last few weeks and

Could a contract extension be in the works for Bills quarterback Josh Allen this offseason? General Manager Brandon Beane didn’t rule it out during his season-ending press conference. Allen, who will turn 29 in May, had an MVP-caliber year with 3,731 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and a career-low six interceptions.

Since Bill Belichick doesn’t regard PFT as a “good source for me,” he won’t be reading this. Three weeks ago, NFL Media reported that the Raiders and other teams “inquired” as to whether Belichick would reconsider his move to college football — with minority owner/majority influence Tom Brady speaking to

The Bills fell short of the Super Bowl once again this season, but General Manager Brandon Beane said on Thursday that he doesn’t believe “you have to blow it all up” in order to get over the hump. Beane held an end of season press conference and said that he

In 2015, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was named NFL MVP, but when he got to the Super Bowl at the end of that season, Carolina lost. If Newton could change that — give back the MVP but get the chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy — he says he wouldn’t.

So it’s a “priority” for the Bengals to sign receiver Ja’Marr Chase to a new deal? Yeah, welcome to 2024. Then again, the Bengals always seem to be behind the times, when it comes to taking a crowbar to Mike Brown’s piggy bank. Extending Chase last year was also a

Oddsmakers expect the Chiefs to hit the over on 2.5 touchdowns (-175; bet $175 to win $100). We so wholeheartedly agree that we’re hopping on this line even without favorable odds. Kansas City’s passing game has more layers than it’s had all season. And since the rushing attack lacks explosion—Isiah

New Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak may be bringing an assistant with him from New Orleans. Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports that the Seahawks have requested and received permission to interview Saints quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko. Kubiak was the Saints’ offensive coordinator last season. Terrell adds that the Saints have

Wednesday brought word that Steve Heiden will leave his job as the Lions’ tight ends coach in order to coach the Jets’ offensive line and he’s the latest in a long list of coaches to leave the team since their playoff loss to the Commanders. That’s one of the consequences

The Chiefs are going for their third straight Super Bowl win and they’re in the game for the fifth time in six years, so it’s no surprise that fatigue has set in from fans who would like to see a little more variety at the top of the league. That