Category : Red Zone Rumors

Ricky Williams was the subject of one of the biggest trades in NFL history when the Saints gave up all of their 1999 draft picks, plus additional picks in 2000, to move up and draft him. Williams calls that day “One of the worst days of my life.” Back in

All signs point to a CM Punk-Seth Rollins-Roman Reigns triple threat at ‘Mania. A report from PW Insider (h/t Ortman) has now confirmed that things will trend in that direction. It was easy to think that Reigns-Punk or Reigns-Rollins would main event one of the ‘Mania nights this year. Instead,

Texans pass rusher Will Anderson has been in Houston two years, and both years the Texans went 10-7 and made it to the divisional round of the playoffs. But he says he and his teammates need to do more, if they want to get to the next level. Anderson said

From the moment Deion Sanders sparked a winning culture in Colorado, many have wondered if his coaching career will take him to the NFL. He has offered various, and arguably conflicting, comments on whether he’d make the leap. During the 2023 season, he told Rich Eisen he wouldn’t do it.

For 15 of the 50 AP voters, the effort to keep Sam Darnold off the comeback player of the year ballot didn’t take. Last summer, the Associated Press clarified the standard for the award, ostensibly to keep it from going to a player who had a good year after having

It sounds like the Cowboys have found their next offensive line coach. Per Bruce Feldman of TheAthletic.com, Dallas is targeting Conor Riley for the role. Riley is regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches at the college level. He’s been with Kansas State since 2019, serving as OL

Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell changed defensive coordinators after his first season on the job, but he won’t have to make another change before his fourth season. Brian Flores’s work with the Minnesota defense was a big reason why the team went 14-3 and it got him interviews for head

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When Commissioner Roger Goodell signed a new contract eight years ago, former NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart declared that it would be Goodell’s final deal. It wasn’t. And the one he signed after it likely won’t be, either. (Lockhart, meanwhile, didn’t last much longer after he said Goodell would be leaving.)

It’s a very unscientific, eyeballs-based assessment. As of Friday night, it’s not even close. Based on what I saw at dinner on Friday night and during the one-mile walk back to the hotel (with a quick stop for a hand-rolled cigar), Eagles fans outnumber Chiefs fans in New Orleans. And

Dolphins receiver Howard Twilley died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 81. No cause of death was given. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Howard Twilley, a founding player for the Dolphins in 1966. His touchdown in Super Bowl VII helped the Dolphins cap the NFL’s only perfect

After being fired by the Colts last month, Gus Bradley has found a landing spot. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Gus Bradley is joining the 49ers coaching staff. Bradley’s specific role with San Francisco was not disclosed. Bradley, 58, was Indianapolis’ defensive coordinator from 2022-2024. He was previously

Eli Manning says he’s feeling fine a day after learning that he was not selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Manning, the two-time Super Bowl MVP who made the list of finalists this year but was voted down by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee,

Deion Sanders was an all-time great athlete. His son Shedeur is a talented quarterback and first-round prospect for the 2025 NFL draft, but not the same kind of athlete his father was. And Deion says that’s OK. Deion Sanders visited the PFT Live set today and said that if Shedeur

The Cowboys have their new offensive line coach. Word on Friday morning was that they were targeting Conor Riley to fill that spot on Brian Schottenheimer’s staff and the team announced the hire on Friday afternoon. Riley was hired as the offensive line coach at Kansas State in 2019 and

Health-wise, the Chiefs are in a strong position heading into Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. All players on Kansas City’s 53-man roster are healthy to play against Philadelphia. While quarterback Patrick Mahomes (ankle), right tackle Jawaan Taylor (knee), and punter Matt Ariza (illness) were listed on the injury report this

The Vikings won 14 of their first 16 games during the 2024 season, but any dreams of a long run into the postseason went up in smoke over the next two weeks. A loss to the Lions in the final game of the regular season meant they didn’t win the

On Thursday, the former personal assistant of Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit against Bidwill and the team. The Cardinals have issued a statement in response to the complaint filed by Brittany Neuheisel. “Earlier this week, the Cardinals received an email from a California-based plaintiff’s lawyer. “In

Defensive end Brandon Graham said this week that he’s planning on playing in Super Bowl LIX, but the Eagles haven’t ruled him in yet. Graham is officially listed as questionable to play against the Chiefs on Sunday. Graham is returning from a torn triceps he suffered in November and will

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said he was “opening the door” to leave Miami after the end of the regular season, but he shut it on Friday. Hill’s comments came after the Dolphins missed the playoffs and he dealt with a wrist injury throughout a season that saw him post

C.J. Gardner-Johnson is happy to be back in Philadelphia. He’s happier to be out of Detroit. The safety did not enjoy his one season with the Lions, saying “everybody” in the organization lied to him about his future there. “It was hell,” Gardner-Johnson told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free

Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II was named the NFL’s defensive player of the year on Thursday night and his play during the 2024 season helped end a long playoff drought in Denver. Surtain was playing at a high level over his first three seasons as well, so it wasn’t just

At each year’s NFL Honors event, the league remembers people in the football world who have died during the previous year. But one Hall of Famer who died last year was kept out of Thursday night’s ceremony. O.J. Simpson, whose great football career was overshadowed by the murders of his

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders is expected to be an early pick in this year’s draft, but the exact spot he goes isn’t of great importance to him. Sanders said last month that he will be thankful if the Titans decide to make him the first overall pick come April and called

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell has offered a hint that his team will let quarterback Sam Darnold test free agency, rather than franchise tag him. Shortly after winning the NFL’s coach of the year award, O’Connell told reporters that Darnold, who played for the Vikings on a one-year contract last season,

The Cowboys’ decision to hire Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach hasn’t been met with much praise around the football world. After taking an extended period of time to part ways with Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys conducted a brief search process before promoting their offensive coordinator into the top

The Steelers have long been expected to be part of the NFL’s first regular season game in Ireland and their participation became official on Friday. The NFL announced that the Steelers will be the designated home team for a game in Dublin during the 2025 season. The date and opponent

The Browns have added another coach to Kevin Stefanski’s staff. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Christian Jones will be the team’s tight ends coach. The Browns created an opening for a tight ends coach when they promoted Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator. Jones spent the last three seasons

Another former Cardinals employee is making allegations against the team and its owner, Michael Bidwill. Bidwill’s former personal assistant, Brittany Neuheisel, has filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit against Bidwill and the Cardinals. Last year, former Cardinals personnel executive Terry McDonough won $3 million in arbitration for the team’s over-the-top P.R.

After the AP voters made the collectively stunning decision to name Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson the first-team All-Pro and Bills quarterback Josh Allen the NFL MVP, I posted my entire ballot for all awards. Unbeknownst to me, and other AP voters, the AP released all ballots, too. Per a source

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Sunday could also further cement the individual legacies belonging to Mahomes and Reid. At the age of 29, Mahomes is already one of just three players with at least three rings, two regular-season MVPs and two Super Bowl MVPs. It’s him (3, 2, 3) along with Tom

One Hall of Famer has hired another at Colorado. Marshall Faulk has been named the new running backs coach for the Colorado Buffaloes, where his boss will be Deion Sanders. Faulk has no coaching experience, but he was an all-time great college running back at San Diego State and an

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels capped his record-setting rookie season with offensive rookie of the year. The No. 2 overall pick in 2024 capped his first season Thursday night at NFL Honors, taking home some more hardware. He is the first Washington player to win the award since quarterback Robert Griffin

The Giants allowed Saquon Barkley to walk away in free agency. Their loss was the Eagles’ gain. Barkley became an MVP candidate in his first year with the Eagles. He isn’t likely to win that quarterback, which has become a quarterback award, but Barkley did win offensive player of the

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow turned in a 2024 season good enough to make him a finalist for a pair of awards at Thursday night’s NFL Honors and he has taken home one of them. Voters selected Burrow as this year’s comeback player of the year. Burrow suffered a season-ending right

Rams linebacker Jared Verse won defensive rookie of the year, collecting his award at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Verse became the team’s first defensive rookie of the year since defensive lineman Aaron Donald in 2014. Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner finished tied for second for the award last year.

Eli Manning might earn election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it won’t be this year. Manning was not elected on the first ballot, with the Hall of Fame announcing the Class of 2025 on Thursday night at NFL Honors. Jared Allen, Eric Allen, Sterling Sharpe and Antonio

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has made it harder to earn induction into Canton. The change in the bylaws, which this year changed the way the 49 selectors vote, resulted in only a four-player class. Defensive back Eric Allen, defensive end Jared Allen, tight end Antonio Gates and wide

Lamar Jackson won first-team All-Pro. He did not win a third MVP award. In one of the most stunning results in the history of the award, Josh Allen beat out Jackson for the 2024 MVP. He received 27 first-place votes and 383 points, while Jackson had 23 first-place votes and

The same 50 people who voted for the MVP award also voted for the All-Pro team. The votes were due only two days apart, in the immediate aftermath of Week 18. And, somehow, the tabulation of the ballots resulted in Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson being named the first-team All-Pro quarterback

We’re big on transparency in these parts, because the lack of it causes people to wonder what’s really going on behind the curtain. Last year, I posted my full AP awards ballot, which went five deep at MVP and three for all other awards. My 2024 ballot, which now has

Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead was named the 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of The Year on Thursday night at NFL Honors. Armstead is the second Jaguars player to win the award, joining Calais Campbell, who won the award in 2019. He was a nominee for the award for a

The Vikings began the season with an over-under win total of 6.5 after losing quarterback Kirk Cousins in free agency. They drafted J.J. McCarthy and signed veteran Sam Darnold, but McCarthy was lost for the season in August with a full meniscus tear in his knee. Still, the Vikings went

It started as a one-year thing. And it will now continue. Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal reports that Prime Video will continue to televise a Wild Card game for the balance of its current broadcast deal. While reported a seven-year commitment, the NFL has an early out under all

Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II became the second player in team history to win defensive player of the year. He joined Hall of Fame linebacker Randy Gradishar (1978) in earning the award. Von Miller finished second in voting for the award in 2012 and 2016 when he was with the

It all comes down to this. For history. And, more importantly, for the Florio and Simms full-season competition. After 272 regular-season games and 12 postseason games, we’re one game apart in the straight-up picks contest. I’m 195-89, and he’s 194-90. And we disagree on who will win Super Bowl LIX.

Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (illness) returned to full participation in Thursday’s practice. He was limited Wednesday. He was the only player on the practice report with an illness, though Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio told NBC Sports Philadelphia that an illness is going around through some of the team.

The Chiefs added punter Matt Araiza to their injury report on Thursday. Araiza also handles the holding duties for kicker Harrison Butker, so his absence would affect them in multiple areas, but it doesn’t look like they’ll need to scramble for someone to fill his role. Araiza was able to

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is expected to hear his name in the first round of the NFL draft. Jeanty’s dream is not to go as high as possible but to go to the Cowboys, who have the 12th overall pick. Jeanty grew up in Frisco, Texas, home of

The Eagles have been so effective gaining first downs with the “tush push” quarterback sneak that some teams have tried to get the NFL to ban it. But Eagles coach Nick Sirianni says it’s not about the play, it’s about the players who run it. “You don’t run the play