Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Dolphins are hiring former Cowboys wide receivers coach Robert Prince for the same position, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Prince will replace Wes Welker, who the team fired after three seasons. Prince spent three seasons in Dallas but his contract expired, and the Cowboys have yet to hire

The Saints have completed an in-person interview with Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, the team announced Friday afternoon. Weaver previously had a virtual interview. The snow storm that hit New Orleans earlier this week pushed back the team’s interview schedule for this week. Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will have

The Titans hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft. After president of football operations Chad Brinker said earlier this week that the team wouldn’t pass on a generational talent, the focus has been on Colorado cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter and Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter. But the

Another Notre Dame player has announced his plans to enter the draft ahead of Friday’s deadline for players who took part in the national title game earlier this week to do so. Safety Xavier Watts will be leaving South Bend and throwing his name into the 2025 NFL Draft. Watts

Super Bowl LIX takes place on February 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kickoff time is 6:30 p.m. ET. The game airs on Fox. Kevin Burkhardt will be in the booth as play-by-play announcer, seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady will be the analyst and Erin

The Bills won’t have safety Taylor Rapp for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Rapp officially was ruled out of the AFC Championship Game, confirming what head coach Sean McDermott said earlier in the day on WGR 550. Rapp was carted off the sideline during the first half of the divisional

One day at a time, the expiration of the Bengals’ lease at Paycor Stadium is getting closer and closer. It runs out next year, and landlord and tenant haven’t been getting along. As explained by Chris Wetterich of the Cincinnati Business Courier, “tumult” exists between the two sides, which (as

Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has an impressive array of physical talents, but coach Dan Quinn says what really sets Daniels apart is his work ethic. Quinn says Daniels, his teammates and his coaches gain confidence going into every game in the knowledge that their quarterback has prepared to the

Friday is the deadline for players from the teams that played in the college football title game to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft and one player from the winning side has announced his plans. Running back Quinshon Judkins will leave Ohio State in order to join the professional ranks.

Cornerback Benjamin Morrison is foregoing his remaining eligibility at Notre Dame in order to enter this year’s draft pool Morrison made his announcement on social media and called it the “beginning of another” chapter in his football career. The final chapter of Morrison’s time at Notre Dame ended with an

Pete Carroll is going to be the next head coach of the Raiders. Momentum had been building toward that outcome and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the two sides have reached agreement on a deal. It’s a three-year deal with an option for a fourth season. Carroll spent 14

Since taking over at starting quarterback in 2018, Patrick Mahomes has helped lead the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game every year. Including Sunday’s upcoming matchup with Buffalo, six of those conference championship games have been played in Kansas City. It’s a historic run of success. And even as the

With the Raiders not getting the guy whom minority owner Tom Brady seemed to be targeting (i.e., Ben Johnson), the Silver and Black has moved onto a coach whose hair went more silver than black a long time ago. Momentum is building in league circles for Pete Carroll to be

Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 5. Penn State: Impressive Tight end Tyler Warren and edge-rusher Abdul Carter leave monstrous voids at Penn State. Also, the Nittany Lions are undeniably the early winner of the offseason. They’re bringing back a load of NFL-worthy talent, from QB Drew Allar and

The Commanders remained without two key defensive players at practice on Thursday. Defensive tackle Daron Payne (knee, finger) and linebacker Bobby Wagner (ankle) missed practice for the second straight day. Wagner missed two practices last week before playing against Detroit and Payne was limited in practice during the week. Quarterback

The Commanders defense is going to be focused on Eagles running back Saquon Barkley this Sunday, but the offense is going to have their eyes on a different member of the NFC East champs. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter has been a disruptive force for the Eagles all year and he’s

The Commanders played the Eagles twice during the regular season, so they know what their opponent in the NFC Championship Game wants to do on offense. Saquon Barkley has run for 2,329 yards in his 18 appearances for the Eagles this season and 296 of them came against the Commanders.

After botching their head coaching search, the Jaguars now are in the market for a head coach AND a General Manager. They also have a new voice helping them. Tony Boselli, the team’s first Pro Football Hall of Famer, has joined the Jaguars’ coaching search process, Jonathan Jones of CBS

In NFL awards, offensive linemen always come up empty. No offensive lineman has ever won NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year or Offensive Rookie of the Year. It’s extremely rare for any offensive lineman even to get a single vote for any of those awards. Bills offensive lineman Dion

The Cowboys’ search for a new head coach could best be described as a soap opera. Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer may be negotiating to become the 10th head coach of the team, but now comes intriguing and interesting news. Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Jones has

The Commanders are seeking to join some rare company in NFL history on Sunday. As the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs, Washington has already gone to Tampa Bay to beat the No. 3 seed Buccaneers, then gone to Detroit to beat the No. 1 seed Lions. If the

The Patriots are hiring Giants defensive assistant Zak Kuhr, Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post reports. It is unclear what Kuhr’s job with the Patriots will be. He arrived in New York with defensive coordinator Shane Bowen before last season after four seasons with new Patriots head coach Mike

Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs took an important step in his return from a season-ending knee injury on Thursday. Word in December was that Diggs needed chondral bone graft surgery on his left knee and the Cowboys announced that he had that operation. The surgery involves transplanting pieces of bone tissue

Bears head coach Ben Johnson squared off with the Vikings twice this season in his role as the Lions’ offensive coordinator and he wants to speak to one of Minnesota’s coaches about a job on his staff. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Bears have requested an interview

Just three teams are left without a head coach after one more team reportedly filled their vacancy on Thursday. Per The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, Liam Coen has… This content was brought to you by: Bleacher Report – Front Page

The Patriots are hiring Ashton Grant as their quarterbacks coach, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Grant also interviewed for the Packers’ quarterbacks job this offseason. He joined the Browns in 2020 as the team’s Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship recipient and extended his time in the same through through 2021.

Coach-hiring season often brings a surprise or two. Usually, the surprise comes in the firing of a coach. This year, the surprise comes from Liam Coen’s clunky exit from Tampa. If, as it appears, Coen will soon be named head coach of the Jaguars, his departure included more odd twists

Yes, former Jets coach Robert Saleh will be returning to the 49ers as defensive coordinator. But the dust won’t fully settle until the head-coaching jobs for which he’s under consideration are filled. Although he canceled his flight to Jacksonville after all signs pointed to Liam Coen, Saleh remains in play

After not hearing from Liam Coen for much of Wednesday and Thursday, the Buccaneers have gotten word from their offensive coordinator. Per multiple reports, he has informed the Buccaneers that he’ll become the next head coach of the Jaguars. It caps a wild ride, sparked by Jacksonville’s surprise decision to

Tight end Zach Ertz’s career appeared on its last legs the since the Eagles traded him to the Cardinals during the 2021 season. In 2 1/2 seasons in Arizona, Ertz played in 28 of a possible 41 games and made 130 catches for 1,167 yards and eight touchdowns. He signed

The 49ers interviewed Brant Boyer for their special teams coordinator opening, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. The 49ers are seeking to replace Nick Sorensen. Boyer has served as the Jets’ special teams coordinator since 2016, working under three full-time head coaches. The Jets hired Aaron Glenn as

Robert Saleh apparently isn’t getting a second chance as a head coach in this hiring cycle. Saleh is headed back to San Francisco, returning as the team’s defensive coordinator, TheAthletic.com reports Thursday night. He interviewed with the Cowboys, Jaguars and Raiders and appeared a front-runner for the job in Jacksonville.

Brazilian officials who worked with the NFL to bring a Week One game to their country in 2024 are hoping for more than one game a year in the future. A long-term contract with two games in Brazil has been discussed with the NFL, according to TheAthletic.com. Gustavo Pires, the

The Eagles offense has a running back who can take the ball all the way to the end zone. On Sunday, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts went 44 yards on the ground for a touchdown. On Thursday, Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. had a blunt assessment of how his players

Months after a collision that claimed the life of Vikings cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his high-school teammates, the driver of the other car has been charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter. Via WTOP.com, Cori Clingman was arrested on Thursday. “This was a horrific tragedy that should not have

Cowboys assistant special teams coach Rayna Stewart is following John Fassel to Tennessee. Stewart will become the Titans’ assistant special teams coach under Fassel, Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports. Stewart was a fifth-round pick of the Houston Oilers in 1996 and went with the team in the move to Tennessee

He was out. And now he might be back in. Per multiple reports, Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen has returned to Jacksonville in connection with the team’s head-coaching search. The move comes after Coen removed his name from the mix, which by all appearances prompted the Jaguars to fire G.M.

Jalen Hurts officially is on track to play in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. The Eagles quarterback returned to full participation in Thursday’s practice after limited work Wednesday. Hurts injured his left knee during last Sunday’s divisional round win over the Rams but never came out of the game. The Eagles

The Browns have begun their interview process for a quarterbacks coach. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Cleveland interviewed Giants assistant QBs coach Christian Jones for the position on Thursday. Jones just completed his second season in that role with New York after serving as an offensive assistant in 2022.

Yes, the NFL inevitably will expand to 18 regular-season games. The extra game could be here sooner than expected. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association runs through the 2030 season. It has been believed that an 18-game season would be part of the

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has made his first public comments since last Sunday’s loss to the Bills. Andrews opted not to talk to reporters after losing a fumble and dropping a two-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter of Baltimore’s 27-25 loss in the divisional round of the playoffs.

On Wednesday, Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker said his team “won’t pass on a generational talent with the first pick in the NFL draft.” A lot of gamblers interpreted that as an indication the Titans will take Travis Hunter first overall. Hunter, the Colorado Heisman Trophy winner who

The Lions have spent the last few days saying goodbye to assistant coaches, but it appears they’re set to make an addition to Dan Campbell’s staff. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Lions are expected to hire Kacy Rodgers as their new defensive line coach. Terrell Williams had that

Lions quarterback Jared Goff was named an MVP finalist on Thursday and that speaks to how much he thrived with Ben Johnson calling the offensive plays in Detroit. Johnson’s time as the Lions’ offensive coordinator came to an end when he was hired as the Bears head coach this week,

Can there be too much football on TV? That’s one potential explanation for the downward trend in NFL playoffs and the dip in the audience of the college football national championship. Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, Monday night’s Ohio State-Notre Dame game dropped by 12 percent over last

After the Rams lost to the Eagles last weekend, quarterback Matthew Stafford said he will “take some time to think about” his playing future while adding that it “sure feels like” he has good football left in him. That suggested that Stafford’s thoughts will be on his future with the

It’s time. Simms and I are toe to toe. Face to face. If I stand on the hood of a car. I hold a one-game lead in a 282 picking competition. Three games remain. Two will be played, if you haven’t heard, this weekend. And we disagree on BOTH. Last

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.’s standout rookie season was recognized in a couple of ways on Thursday. Thomas was named a finalist for the offensive rookie of the year award and he was also added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster. He joins long snapper Ross Matiscik and punter

Texans defensive end Danielle Hunter and Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy have been added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster. Hunter will replace injured Raiders star Maxx Crosby after a successful first season in Houston. Hunter posted 46 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 23 quarterback hits, and a