Category : Red Zone Rumors

When a team has no interest whatsoever in trading high-profile, well-known veteran players, even the mere suggestion of the possibility by reporters results in a rolling of the eyes and/or a two-word response: “Next question.” When Rams G.M. Les Snead met with the media on Friday, his comments made it

After posting a full list of the most recent years in which the 16 NFC teams last made it to the conference championship, some have already asked to see the same thing for the other conference. In the AFC, 15 teams have made it at some point. The Texans, who

It’s been 30 years for the Triplets. And it’s been 30 years for the franchise. The Cowboys’ NFC Championship drought turns 30 this year. And with the Commanders making it to the Super Bowl semifinal game, Dallas now has the longest streak in the NFC without appearing in a final-four

Great workers anchor the Royal Rumble match each year, earning the title of Iron Man/Woman. It is an important spot for the contest as well as the performer. This year, WWE has so many great wrestlers that many could work their way through the field. Sami Zayn stands out as

Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu got away with two penalties in last week’s win over the Lions that the officials missed, but the league’s disciplinary process caught. One was a potential game-changer: Luvu delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on Lions quarterback Jared Goff after he threw an interception that the Commanders returned

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The Bears have filled a few positions on Ben Johnson’s coaching staff, but they are still looking for an offensive coordinator. One candidate is Titans quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Hardegree has interviewed with the Bears about the coordinator position. Hardegree was the quarterbacks

Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Saturday was a jam-packed final day of action at X Games Aspen, with seven events throughout the day. To kick things off, American snowboarder Red Gerard earned his second career X Games gold medal in men’s slopestyle, defending his win from 2024. Gerard’s winning run ended with

Rams running back Kyren Williams could land an extension this offseason. Williams was a fifth-round pick in 2022, so he is eligible to sign a new deal for the first time this year and he made a strong argument for one over the last two seasons. Williams ran the ball

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill made a lot of headlines after the final game of the Dolphins’ season when he said “I’m opening the door, I’m out” and “I’ve got to do what’s best for my career” in comments to reporters. Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus later said that his client is

The Cowboys have a new head coach in place and they have started working on filling out Brian Schottenheimer’s coaching staff. According to multiple reports, the Cowboys interviewed Chris Banjo for their special teams coordinator job on Saturday. John Fassell had the job for the last five years, but he

As the Commanders prepare for a game that could vault them to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1991, defensive tackle Daron Payne will miss his first game of the year. Payne has been downgraded to out. He had been listed as questionable with knee/finger injuries. The move

The Jets officially have a new General Manager. The team announced that they have agreed to terms with Darren Mougey on a contract to become the team’s G.M. The move comes days after Aaron Glenn was hired as their new head coach and both men will meet the media at

The Saints remain interested in talking to Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. Kingsbury, however, remains focused on getting the Commanders as far as they can go. Kingsbury, as reported by Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football and as confirmed by PFT, hasn’t decided whether he’ll interview for the head-coaching vacancy in New

Darren Mougey is the next general manager of the New York Jets. The Jets and Mougey have agreed to terms. Mougey just completed his second season as assistant general manager of the Broncos. He has spent the last 12 seasons with the Broncos, first as a scout, then as the

The NFL has an easy fix to many of its officiating problems, and replay assist is expected to expand this offseason. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the quarterback slide is among the plays replay assist could be allowed to help with for next season. Patrick Mahomes has become the

The Bucs announced they completed a virtual interview with Grant Udinski for their vacant offensive coordinator job. The team is replacing Liam Coen, who left to become the Jaguars’ head coach. Udinski is the Vikings’ assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach. The team hired him in 2022 as an assistant to

The next Saints head coach will not be Joe Brady. Brady was expected to have a second interview with the team next week, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that he has pulled his name out of consideration for the job. Brady will remain the Bills offensive coordinator as

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bills quarterback Josh Allen during the second quarter on Sunday. The officials didn’t see it, but the league’s disciplinary process did. Humphrey was fined $45,020 for the hit, the league announced today. Officially, the NFL called it “Unnecessary Roughness (use of

The Saints are taking their time about filling their head-coaching vacancy, but the process continued today with an interview for Mike Kafka. Kafka interviewed in person with the Saints today, the team announced. Kafka has been the Giants’ offensive coordinator for the last three seasons. He previously spent five seasons

Lions receiver Jameson Williams has received a parting gift for the 2024 season, from the NFL. The league has fined Williams $25,325 for an “obscene gesture” as a result of his touchdown celebration from the divisional round loss to the Commanders. The celebration came after Williams somersaulted into the end

The Lions didn’t take long or look far to find their new defensive coordinator. Detroit is promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to the defensive coordinator job, according to NFL Network. Aaron Glenn, who has been the Lions’ defensive coordinator the last four years, left to become head coach of the

It’s official: Pete Carroll is the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders announced on Saturday afternoon that Carroll has officially become their head coach, a comeback to the NFL after many assumed his head-coaching career was over after he was fired by the Seahawks a year

The Bears interviewed David Shaw before they hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach and they might interview him again for a spot on Johnson’s staff. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that they have requested permission to interview Shaw for their offensive coordinator job. Shaw is currently

Last Sunday, snow was an issue for both of the divisional round playoff games. This Sunday, the weather for the conference championship games will be as good as it could be for an open-air contest in January. In the early game in Philadelphia, the current forecast has the kickoff temperature

The Buccaneers are starting the search for a new offensive coordinator after Liam Coen’s departure to become the new head coach in Jacksonville. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that they have requested an interview with Rams offensive assistant and pass game specialist Nate Scheelhaase. Coen also worked as a Rams

Last year, the Texans went 10-7, won a home playoff game despite being the underdog, and gave a much better team a solid run in the divisional round. The effort landed offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik on the radar of five teams that were looking for coaches. This year, the Texans

It’s hard not to feel bad for new Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer. A 51-year-old career assistant, he finally has gotten a chance to lead a team of his own. But few if any fans of that team like it. Which explains the timing of the announcement of the news. It

The Cowboys went with continuity at head coach by bumping Brian Schottenheimer up from offensive coordinator, but they won’t be bringing back the rest of the offensive staff. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that quarterbacks coach Scott Tolzien is set to leave the team. Tolzien’s contract is up and

After the Lions blew a 17-point halftime lead in the NFC Championship last year, coach Dan Campbell told the players, “This may have been our only shot.” A year later, after exiting the playoffs without even getting back to the conference title game, the Lions have real work to do

J.J. Watt gets it. The CBS analyst, who in his short time as a broadcaster likely has learned that certain comments will prompt a call from 345 Park Avenue to the bosses, pulled no punches when criticizing the league’s boneheaded mistake regarding Texans running back Joe Mixon. Earlier this week,

On Friday’s PFT Live, Michael Holley and I suggested (half-jokingly, half-seriously) that Skydance should dispatch a film crew to Daniel Snyder’s current location and capture every second of his day on Sunday, when the team he used to own returns to the NFC Championship for the first time since 1991.

For most teams, the length of a head coach’s contract isn’t all that important: Successful coaches routinely get extensions before their contracts are up. Unsuccessful coaches routinely get fired before their contracts are up. Most coaches never complete a full contract. The Cowboys are different: Their last head coach, Mike

Bills head coach Sean McDermott is in his eighth season at the helm in Buffalo, and he’s had consistently good teams, making the playoffs seven times. But he sees something special with this year’s version of the team. McDermott said in his final press conference before the AFC Championship Game

Bryan Bennett/Getty Images Among the top alternatives to Schottenheimer, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady would have been an outside hire who wasn’t previously linked to the Cowboys job. Brady interviewed with the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. Because the Cowboys decided to part

The Chiefs have had Joe Thuney as their blindside protector since Week 15, and it looks like that will continue into the AFC Championship Game. Andy Reid said Friday that the left tackle position will “probably end up being the same” with Thuney. Thuney moved from left guard to left

The recruitment of Liam Coen by the Jaguars really does seem like a Coen brothers film. Beyond the impact of an unenforceable side deal that his new contract with the Buccaneers was contingent on Coen not going to Jacksonville for an in-person interview, the Jaguars benefited from Coen making a

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Travis Kelce was a high school quarterback, and when he enrolled in college at Cincinnati he briefly played quarterback at the college level. He says his dream then was to make it to the NFL and be a quarterback who could make big plays as a passer and a runner

Every team has questions regarding its roster for 2025. For the Rams, one of those questions relates to the most important position on the roster. Quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has completed his fourth year with the Rams, could be retiring or moving on. “We’re going get through our rejuvenation period

Another Lions assistant will be following Ben Johnson to the Bears. Lions assistant quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett to serve as the quarterbacks coach will be the Bears quarterbacks coach, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. A former Ohio State quarterback, Barrett was on multiple offseason/preseason rosters in 2018

The Cowboys plan to promote offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach, NFL Network reports Friday night. The report follows one from Clarence Hill of All City DLLS on Thursday that the Cowboys were negotiating to hire Schottenheimer. Schottenheimer, 51, will replace Mike McCarthy. His hiring is not a surprise

Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus could return to Dallas. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the former Bears defensive coordinator is a “prime candidate” for the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator job under Brian Schottenheimer. Eberflus spent seven seasons with the Cowboys, arriving in 2011 as the linebackers coach. He was

Robert Saleh and the 49ers were waiting for the former Jets head coach to be out of the mix for head coaching jobs before making his hire official. The Raiders hiring of Pete Carroll and the Cowboys promotion of Brian Schottenheimer on Friday made it official. Saleh will return to

Tom Landry, the first head coach in Cowboys’ history, served in that role for 29 years. Jerry Jones just hired his 10th head coach since buying the team in 1989 and firing Landry. The Cowboys made the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer official Friday night. They will introduce him at a

Steelers rookie Ryan Watts injured his neck in the final preseason game against the Lions. The injury originally was called a stinger, but the defensive back landed on season-ending injured reserve before the start of his first season. On Friday, Watts posted an update on social media. He shared a

The Raiders officially have a new General Manager. The team announced on Friday night the hiring Buccaneers assistant G.M. John Spytek into the position. Spytek replaces Tom Telesco, who was fired on January 9. The new G.M. spent nine years with the Buccaneers, overlapping with Raiders minority owner Tom Brady’s

Ben Johnson’s staff is beginning to come together. The new Bears coach is expected to add two more well-respected assistant coaches. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Bears are working to finalize a deal to make Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El as their new assistant head coach/wide

The Lions have lost both of their coordinators, but they won’t be losing offensive line coach Hank Fraley. Fraley’s wife posted on social media that the family is staying in Detroit, and multiple reporters have said he has confirmed that he will remain on the Lions’ staff. Fraley had been

The criminal case against Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers has ended with an acquittal. The civil case will continue. The attorney representing the accuser issued a statement after Friday’s verdict. It’s clear that the litigation has not ended. “We applaud our client for her strength and courage in testifying about these