Category : Red Zone Rumors

Linebacker Sione Takitaki won’t be part of head coach Mike Vrabel’s first Patriots team. The Patriots announced Takitaki’s release on Wednesday. Takitaki had one year left on the two-year contract he signed with the team last March. Releasing Takitaki clears $2.68 million from the team’s 2025 salary cap. The Patriots

DeSean Jackson’s first coaching staff at Delaware State will include another former NFL player. The school announced that Clinton Portis will be the running backs coach and run game coordinator for the 2025 season. Jackson was hired as their head coach in December. Portis was a Denver second-round pick in

The Ravens re-signed veteran wide receiver Keith Kirkwood, according to the NFL’s personnel notice. Kirkwood spent the 2024 season on the team’s practice squad, but he did not play in a regular-season game. He originally signed with the Ravens after participating in the team’s minicamp on a tryout basis last

The Steelers announced an addition to their coaching staff on Wednesday. They have hired Scott McCurley as their new inside linebackers coach. Aaron Curry had the job in 2024, but moved on to join the Jets’ coaching staff earlier this year. McCurley spent the last five seasons as the linebackers

As franchise values keep going up and up, more and more teams are looking to turn slices of equity into cold, hard cash. Bloomberg reports, via Sports Business Journal, that the 49ers are “exploring” the sale of a 10-percent stake in the team. The offering would be based on a

Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy’s contract was supposed to void this week, but he and the team have agreed to a new date. Dan Graziano of ESPN.com reports that Murphy’s contract will now void the day before the start of the new league year. The Vikings came to the same agreement

The Dolphins are not expected to use the franchise tag on safety Jevón Holland, Cameron Wolfe of NFLMedia reports. That would allow Wolfe to hit free agency as the top player at his position. The franchise tag at Holland’s position is expected to be $19.6 million and the transition tag

Jalen Hurts will have yet another offensive coordinator, but at least the Eagles’ quarterback has familiarity with Kevin Patullo. The Eagles made Patullo’s promotion official Wednesday, announcing he will replace Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator. “Very important to the success that we’ve had,” head coach Nick Sirianni said of Patullo,

The Eagles promoted Kevin Patullo to their offensive coordinator position on Wednesday and they’re moving quickly to fill his former spot on head coach Nick Sirianni’s staff. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they will hire Parks Frazier as their pass game coordinator. Frazier was an offensive assistant with

The salary cap is set to take another big jump. The NFL sent a memo to teams on Wednesday informing them that the cap for the 2025 season will be somewhere between $277.5 and $281.5 million. The cap was set at $255.4 million for the 2024 season and $224.8 million

New Saints head coach Kellen Moore is bringing a former Eagles staffer with him to New Orleans. Ted Rath, who was the Eagles’ director of sports performance from 2020 to 2023, is joining the Saints’ staff with the title of director of sports science, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL

Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams has been suspended twice in his first three NFL seasons, but he’s not facing a third ban heading into the 2025 campaign. The NFL told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press that Williams will not face league discipline after being found with an unlicensed

Bears season-ticket holders who want to see Ben Johnson’s first season as the team’s head coach in person are going to have to pay more for the chance. Per multiple reports, the team sent a letter to season-ticket holders this week informing them that they are raising prices by an

The Raiders began making offseason roster tweaks on Tuesday. They announced the signing of wide receiver Kyle Phillips to their roster and the NFL’s daily transaction report shows they also cut defensive back Keenan Isaac. Isaac signed to the practice squad in Las Vegas in November and signed a future

The Cowboys have several defensive tackles set to become free agents next month and that will leave Mazi Smith as the only experienced player at the position on the roster. Smith’s experience hasn’t been all that positive. The 2023 first-round pick has fallen short of expectations through his first two

There’s a shortage of franchise and transition tag candidates around the league this offseason, but Trey Smith is one player that’s been mentioned as a possible recipient. Smith has started all 80 regular season and playoff games he’s played since joining the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2021

How strong is the word “Olympics”? Strong enough to make millions pay attention to sports that, for the ensuing three years and 50 weeks, they don’t care about. Sprinter Noah Lyles hopes to change that. And the 2024 gold medalist plans to start the process by racing Dolphins receiver Tyreek

The case is gradually being cracked. Via ABC News, seven men have been charged by federal prosecutors with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. The allegations relate to the string of burglaries targeting professional athletes. All seven defendants are from Chile, and they range in age from 20

For the second consecutive year, the NFL will play a game in Brazil on Friday night of Week One. The league announced today that the Chargers will be the designated home team for a game in São Paulo, Brazil, at Corinthians Arena. The same stadium hosted last year’s Week One

Klayton Adams was an offensive line coach before he became the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator and he’s bringing the same mentality with him from his old job to his new one. Adams met the media on Tuesday for the first time since being hired and said there are “a lot of

The Buccaneers and wide receiver Chris Godwin are working on a new contract that would keep Godwin in Tampa Bay. Godwin and the Buccaneers have agreed to change his old contract so that it doesn’t void until the end of the league year on March 12, according to Greg Auman

The Lions’ 2025 coaching staff is going to look a lot different than the one that they had during the 2024 season. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is now the head coach of the Bears and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn was hired to run the Jets. Several other assistants left the

Over the weekend, a fresh wave of allegations emerged regarding Ravens kicker Justin Tucker. The total number of individuals accusing him of inappropriate behavior during massage-therapy sessions has reached 16. Tucker has previously issued a strong and total denial. The Ravens issued a statement last month, when the initial set

The Lions’ new offensive coordinator John Morton said this week that everything the team will do on offense starts with quarterback Jared Goff and their new defensive coordinator shared his building blocks as well. Kelvin Sheppard was the team’s linebackers coach before being promoted to take over for Aaron Glenn

Joe Mixon wasn’t the only player to receive good news Tuesday. The NFL also rescinded the $25,000 fine of Mixon’s Houston teammate, Will Anderson Jr., according to multiple reports. The league had fined both players for comments made after their playoff loss to the Chiefs in the divisional round. Anderson

The Raiders signed wide receiver Kyle Phillips on Tuesday, the team announced. Phillips spent 2024 on the Eagles’ practice squad. He did not appear in any games, but he did win a Super Bowl ring. He reunites with Chip Kelly, who coached Phillips for four years at UCLA and now

The Rams have promoted Nate Scheelhaase to passing game coordinator, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Scheelhaase received multiple interviews for offensive coordinator jobs but is staying put with increased responsibilities in Los Angeles. Scheelhaase began has NFL career last season, joining Sean McVay’s staff as offensive assistant/pass game specialist. The

As I told John Ourand of Puck earlier today, I love his twice-weekly newsletter because I never know when a big story is going to smack me in the face while perusing it. In Monday night’s edition of The Varsity, I saw the comments from Netflix chief content officer Bela

Micah Parsons is a defensive end. After Parsons played 55.2 percent of his snaps at linebacker as a rookie, the Cowboys have used him almost exclusively as a defensive end. He has played under two different coordinators and now a third in 2025 in his five seasons. Not much will

During Super Bowl week, Super Bowl LVI MVP Cooper Kupp disclosed that the Rams are trying to trade him. Although trades can’t become official until the new league year opens next month, tentative deals can be reached at any time before then. In the two weeks since Kupp revealed that

The 49ers announced a few roster moves on Tuesday afternoon. San Francisco has released linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles and tendered one-year contracts to seven exclusive-rights free agents. Flannigan-Fowles was already set to hit free agency next month, but terminating his contract now gives him a head start on the process. He

The Browns released running back Nyheim Hines on Tuesday. The team did not activate him back to the active roster in October before his 21-day practice window expired. He was trying to work his way back from a torn ACL. Hines has not played a game since Jan. 22, 2023,

The Saints are working to finalize a deal with Doug Nussmeier to make him their offensive coordinator, Josina Anderson of bovadaofficial reports. It will be Nussmeier’s first NFL coordinator job, but he served in that role at Florida, Michigan, Alabama, Washington, and Fresno State in the college ranks. Nussmeier and

The Eagles and offensive lineman Nick Gates are parting ways. The team announced that they have released Gates on Tuesday. Gates did not play in the Super Bowl because he went on injured reserve ahead of the 40-22 win over the Chiefs and he was set to become a free

Recent days have seen the opening of an 11-year old time capsule. Which is fine. As long as its full contents are given fair consideration. In an article that landed last week on ESPN.com, former Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin said of the 2013 scandal that took the league by storm,

Andy Dalton will be back with the Panthers in 2025. A pending free agent, Dalton signed a two-year deal with Carolina on Tuesday, the club announced. Dalton, 37, has been with the Panthers for the last two seasons. He started five games for the franchise in 2024, but Bryce Young’s

The Commanders have added a member of the Madden family to their coaching staff. Washington announced on Tuesday that the club has hired Jesse Madden, John Madden’s grandson, as an offensive quality control coach. Jesse Madden joins the club following his graduation from Michigan, where he played defensive back after

Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons said earlier this week that there’s “definitely a plan in place” for his second contract. Hopefully for Parsons (and the Cowboys), the plan includes alignment on the timing of a deal. When it comes to paying Parsons, the Cowboys shouldn’t drag their feet. Historically, they

A big turnaround for the Patriots or Bears would reflect well on their first-year coaches, and that has some people placing an early wager on one of those coaches winning the NFL’s Coach of the Year award for the 2025 season. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and Bears coach Ben Johnson

Running back Joe Mixon has prevailed. Hearing officer Chris Palmer (the former NFL coach) has overturned the $25,000 fine imposed on Mixon for comments made after Houston’s playoff loss to the Chiefs. “During the appeal hearing, you stated what you meant by your statements referring to the officials,” Palmer wrote

Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard said this week that he wants the unit to be built around the defensive line and a key part of those plans will be a healthy Aidan Hutchinson. The defensive end broke his tibia and fibula in October and his rehab has progressed to the

The Seahawks announced the hiring of two assistant coaches who will be working to improve their rushing attack. They are adding Rick Dennison as their run game coordinator and senior offensive advisor. They also confirmed a report that Justin Outten will be joining Mike Macdonald’s staff as their run game

The Saints hired Kellen Moore as their head coach and they are reportedly adding another assistant coach off of the Eagles’ staff. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that they are hiring T.J. Paganetti. His specific title is unknown, but he was the run game coordinator and assistant offensive line coach

The Saints have found a quarterbacks coach. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, New Orleans is hiring Scott Tolzien for the role. Tolzien, 37, previously worked with new Saints head coach Kellen Moore with the Cowboys. Tolzien was a coaching assistant from 2020-2022 when Moore was Dallas’ offensive coordinator. Tolzien

Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley and left guard Patrick Mekari are both poised to become free agents next month, and that means there are some big decisions to make in Baltimore. Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta hasn’t yet decided whether the 2025 offensive line will look a lot like the

Contract extensions have been a big topic of conversation around the Bengals, but the first member of the team to land one is not one of the players whose status has been talked about the most. The Bengals announced that they have signed punter Ryan Rehkow to a two-year extension

New Saints head coach Kellen Moore has found another assistant for his staff. According to NFL Media, Joel Thomas is coming back to coach for New Orleans. Thomas, 50, had been with the Saints from 2015-2023 as running backs coach. But he departed the organization in 2024 to coach the

Last March, rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit signed with the Chiefs. His first year in the NFL resulted in no regular-season appearances. The journey took him from the Chiefs offseason/preseason 90-man roster to the Jacksonville practice squad. Along the way, he switched from running back to receiver. Despite the fact that

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence made it clear in his Monday interview with Kay Adams that he isn’t waiving his no-trade clause to go to Pittsburgh — and that was before PFT reported the Steelers never even made a call inquiring about the QB. But according to Lawrence, he has plenty

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has had the civil assault lawsuit pending against him delayed again. Via Lana Ferguson of the Dallas Morning News, the claims of a South Carolina woman will go to trial on August 11. The case previously was due to begin on March 3. The woman alleges