Category : Red Zone Rumors

The multiple teams who were interested in trading for Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell are SOL. The Vikings have announced that O’Connell and the team have reached a deal on a “multiyear” extension. O’Connell said in a statement that it is an “absolute honor” to coach the team. “Holding this prestigious

The alleged burglars at Joe Burrow’s have been brought to justice. Via Karin Johnson of WLWT.com, four Chilean nationals have been arrested for burglarizing a home that, based on police report, strongly suggests that the home belongs to Burrow. Per the report, Alexander Chavez, Bastian Morales, Jordan Sanchez, and Sergio

The man who once declared “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach” definitely would not be the Alabama coach again. Or the coach of any other college football program. Appearing on The Pivot podcast, Saban said he’d pick the NFL before college football at this point. “I loved coaching

It sounds great at first blush. Compared to last year, it’s not nearly as great. Via SportsMediaWatch.com, the Ravens-Bills divisional round game generated an audience of 42.2 million on Sunday night. Good news? That’s more than any other game of the 2024 season to date. Bad news? In that same

The Cowboys completed their interview with Brian Schottenheimer for the vacant head coaching position, the team announced. Schottenheimer is the betting favorite for the job. He has served as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator the past two years. He joined the team in 2022 as a coaching analyst and earned a

The Eagles aren’t heading into the practice week with plans to alter their offensive approach because of quarterback Jalen Hurts’s left knee. Hurts had the knee checked out during their divisional round win over the Rams, but didn’t miss an offensive snap before returning to the game. There hasn’t been

One down, one to go. With the Vikings extending the contract of coach Kevin O’Connell, the next man up for a new deal is General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. Via NFL Media, talks are underway to reach a new deal with the Adofo-Mensah. The Vikings went first with O’Connell because time

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Word on Tuesday morning was that the Jets were heading into their second interview with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn with the intention of making him their next head coach and that effort is still afoot on Tuesday evening. According to multiple reports, the team is working to finalize a

The Bills signed quarterback Anthony Brown to the practice squad last week. The reason was obvious: Brown spent a season as Lamar Jackson’s backup, so the Bills used Brown to emulate Jackson on the scout team. Jackson ran for 39 yards and threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, but

The Patriots interviewed Josh McDaniels on Tuesday. Not surprisingly, they are expected to hire McDaniels as their offensive coordinator, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. McDaniels returns to a familiar job. He previously held that role from 2006-08 before becoming the Broncos’ head coach and from 2012-21 before taking over

The Lions have added a wide receiver to their offseason roster. The team announced that they have signed Ronnie Bell to a future contract. He will be part of their 90-man roster once the Super Bowl is in the books. Bell was a 2023 seventh-round pick by the 49ers. He

What’s old could be new again in New England. As has been expected, Josh McDaniels has interviewed for the Patriots’ offensive coordinator job under Mike Vrabel, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports. Vrabel has said that McDaniels was on the long list of offensive coordinator candidates. This would be McDaniels’ third

Expectations have changed in Detroit. Although the Lions had one of their best seasons in franchise history, going 15-2 and losing in the divisional round of the playoffs was a disappointment, relative to where the Lions thought they were heading this season. Lions owner Sheila Hamp acknowledged that in her

The Buccaneers may need another new offensive coordinator. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the organization is bracing for current OC Liam Coen to be offered the Jaguars’ head coaching job in the coming days — perhaps as soon as Wednesday. Coen is scheduled to interview with

The Patriots are targeting Lions defensive line coach Terrell Williams to be their new defensive coordinator under Mike Vrabel, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. The Lions will need a new defensive coordinator if Aaron Glenn leaves to become a head coach, and Williams has a history with both Vrabel

The Patriots have continued their search for an offensive coordinator with a young candidate. Per Albert Breer of SI.com, New England interviewed Grant Udinski for the role on Monday. Udinski, 28, has been with Minnesota since 2022 when Kevin O’Connell was hired as head coach. He’s currently the team’s assistant

The NFL Players Association names a Community MVP for each week of the regular season and those players are eligible to be named the winner of the Alan Page Community Award at the end of the season. On Tuesday, the NFLPA announced five finalists for the award. They are Vikings

The Bengals took care of a little roster housekeeping on Tuesday. They announced that they have signed tight end Cam Grandy for the 2025 season. Grandy was set to be an exclusive rights free agent this offseason, so the Bengals would have retained his rights by tendering him a contract.

The Packers are interviewing another candidate for their defensive line coach opening on Tuesday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they are interviewing Kacy Rodgers for the position. They have also interviewed Aaron Whitecotton since firing Jason Rebrovich after their elimination from the playoffs. Rodgers has spent the last

Cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.’s third season with the Texans was his best as an NFL player and he hopes there are many more years in Houston to come. Stingley missed 14 games with injuries over his first two seasons, but the third overall pick of the 2022 draft was healthy

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had another big postseason performance in Saturday’s win over the Texans. Kelce had seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown on a day when the Chiefs had 212 total yards of offense, and his effort led to a lot of discussion about Kelce being

Iowa RB Kaleb JohnsonRoger Wimmer/ISI Photos/Getty Images The great thing about the NFL draft is that it doesn’t end after one round. While Chicago’s first pick will garner the most attention, Poles and Johnson will have several more opportunities to improve their team over the final two days of draft

Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard said on Monday that it is “inevitable” that quarterback Lamar Jackson will win a Super Bowl, but it’s not a sure thing that Ricard will be teammates with Jackson when and if that happens. Ricard is set for free agency and his comments came as he

Jeremiyah Love-Led Backfield The running game carried the offense in 2024, and ND’s top backs can return. Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price both averaged seven-plus yards per carry in the regular season, combining for more than 1,800 scrimmage yards with 24 total touchdowns before the CFP. So Many Offensive Linemen

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden may have coached his last game with the Irish on Monday night. Golden is a top candidate to be the Bengals’ new defensive coordinator, according to NFL Network. The Bengals had identified Golden as a candidate for their vacancy but waited until Notre Dame

The Titans are hiring former Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel for the same job, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Fassel, 51, will replace Colt Anderson, who held the job for one season. Fassel joined Mike McCarthy with the Cowboys in 2020, but the contracts of the entire staff

The Cowboys completed an in-person interview with Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, the team announced Monday. They interviewed former Jets head coach Robert Saleh last week, making him compliant with the Rooney Rule. The Cowboys had a virtual interview with Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore last week, too, and

Todd Kirkland/Getty Images No matter when their offense has sputtered at times throughout the season, Notre Dame has been able to rely on a defense that carried them all the way to the national championship game. But against an Ohio State team obviously on a rampage, the Fighting Irish and

The Eagles had a couple of key players pick up injuries in Sunday’s win over the Rams and head coach Nick Sirianni didn’t have much of an update on either one during a Monday press conference. Quarterback Jalen Hurts hurt his left knee and made a brief trip to the

During a five-hour ride from PFT headquarters to the City of Brotherly Love, I worked the phones in search of the latest information regarding the ongoing coaching carousel. From the perspective of soon-to-be new Bears coach Ben Johnson (details are currently being finalized, we’re told), the process was concluding “phase

Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard is slated to become a free agent in March, but he wants to stay in Baltimore and keep playing with Lamar Jackson. Ricard said today that he believes Jackson is going to create a lasting legacy in the NFL that includes at least one Super Bowl

From the moment the Bears fired coach Matt Eberflus, they were committed to conducting a wide-ranging and deliberate search for a new coach. From the moment the Lions’ season unexpectedly ended on Saturday night, the Bears apparently shifted their process into hyperdrive. The key to Monday’s abrupt conclusion to their

With Ben Johnson off the table for the Jaguars, their search will move on to others. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports, and PFT has confirmed, that former Jets coach Robert Saleh will have a second interview with the Jaguars on Friday. Saleh’s first interview happened last week, in person. It’s

Before the Rams revived their 2024 season, they were hoping to trade receiver Cooper Kupp. Once they start to dig out of a 1-4 hole, they decided to stand pat. Now that the season has ended, Kupp doesn’t know whether he’ll be back with the Rams. Via Sarah Barshop of

On Sunday, officials in the Ravens-Bills game didn’t throw a flag on Buffalo guard O’Cyrus Torrence for pulling running back James Cook into the end zone. Next Sunday, they won’t be throwing a flag if/when it happens again. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL will not

With Ben Johnson off the board, the Raiders will have to look elsewhere for their next head coach. So where will they go? Beyond Johnson, they’ve shown interest in and/or interviewed Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, former Jets coach Robert

John Streicher will reunite with Mike Vrabel with the Patriots, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Streicher spent six seasons in Tennessee with Vrabel, serving as assistant to the head coach (2018-19), football development coordinator (2020-22) and director of football administration (2023). He went to the Rams after the Titans fired

Robert Saleh will have company in the second round of head coaching interviews in Jacksonville. According to multiple reports, Saleh is one of three candidates currently slated to meet with the Jaguars a second time. Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen and Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham also remain in the

We set the over/under at $14.5 million per year. That might have been high. But not by much. The early figure on the NFL grapevine for the Ben Johnson contract in Chicago is $13 million per year. If true (and one source characterized the figure as “speculation”), it’s a significant

The Bears aren’t wasting any time in putting together a coaching staff after hiring Ben Johnson as head coach. With Dennis Allen a favorite for the defensive coordinator job, the Saints also are heavily pursuing Darren Rizzi to be their special teams coach, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Rizzi replaced

Bills cornerback Christian Benford was placed in concussion protocol after the victory over the Ravens, coach Sean McDermott said Monday. Benford was injured on the onside kick at the end of Sunday’s game. He was hit by Ravens linebacker Kristian Welch before Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas covered the ball. McDermott

Maxx Crosby’s future has been the subject of speculation with the Raiders in a rebuild. The team’s best defensive player could fetch the Raiders some much needed draft picks. The edge rusher discussed his future during a recent appearance on Good Morning Football. “I’m currently under contract, but I have

The Bears have found their next head coach. According to multiple reports, they are finalizing a deal with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to take over the reins of the team. Johnson interviewed with the team remotely during Detroit’s playoff bye week and he became eligible to move on to

Mike McCarthy interviewed with the Bears last week and the former Cowboys coach may have another meeting about a head coaching vacancy this week. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that the Saints are working to set up an in-person interview with McCarthy for this week. One of the complications with

The Texans picked up wide receiver Stefon Diggs last offseason, but his year was cut short by a torn ACL in Week Eight. Diggs had 47 catches for 493 yards and three touchdowns before his injury and it remains to be seen if he’ll be back for a second year

The Jets aren’t the only team set for a second interview with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. According to multiple reports, the Saints will also have Glenn in for an in-person interview this week. Glenn met with both teams remotely a couple of weeks ago and is now able to

Teams looking for head coaches can start having in-person interviews with assistants from other clubs this week and the Jets have lined one up. NFL Media reports that they will meet with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn about their vacancy. They had a remote interview with Glenn during the Lions’

Tom Brady’s conflict of interest between his job with Fox and his partial ownership of the Raiders took center stage on Saturday night, given his team’s interest in Lions coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn. Fox had an absolute obligation to disclose the situation to the audience at the outset

A comment made in a press conference in Baltimore last week caught the attention of Bills head coach Sean McDermott and he referenced it while talking to reporters after Sunday’s 27-25 win over the Ravens. While conversing with Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, Baltimore radio host Jerry Coleman said Bills