Category : Red Zone Rumors

49ers General Manager John Lynch said Tuesday morning he is “not sure” Brandon Aiyuk’s return is realistic this season. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday afternoon that he remains hopeful the wide receiver will come back but knows it’s unlikely. “Oh, I’m definitely still hopeful,” Shanahan said on KNBR, via David

With failed former Raiders coach Lane Kiffin working his way up the college football ladder toward a minimum payday of $13 million per year, some NFL coaches may be interested in ditching the realities of life in the NFL for having an NCAA program of their own. But there’s an

Steelers rookie defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will miss another game this week. Harmon was sidelined by a knee injury against the Bills in Week 13 and head coach Mike Tomlin said at his Tuesday press conference that Harmon will not play against the Ravens this Sunday. The Steelers gave up

Whether quarterback Russell Wilson gets a bronze bust in Canton remains to be seen, starting five years after he retires from football. On Monday night, Wilson picked up an item that few if any Hall of Fame players ever have on their permanent NFL records. Via Ryan Dunleavy of the

For years, the NFL convinced fans to buy the RedZone Channel with the catchphrase, “Seven hours of commercial-free football.” For fans of RedZone, those times were the good old days. And they’re not coming back. NFL RedZone Channel is now riddled with commercials, making a mockery of the league’s previous

The Patriots won a 10th consecutive game in dominating fashion, moving their NFL-best record to 11-2. New England beat up on the Giants 33-15 on Monday Night Football. The Patriots outgained the Giants 395 to 239, with Drake Maye continuing to make an MVP case. He went 24-of-31 for 282

The Lions placed cornerback Terrion Arnold on injured reserve Monday, according to the NFL’s transactions wire. He did not practice on Monday with a shoulder injury. Arnold missed two games earlier in the season with a shoulder injury that initially appeared season-threatening. It’s unclear whether his current injury is to

The Browns will be without one of their key defensive contributors for the rest of 2025. In his Monday news conference, head coach Kevin Stefanski said defensive tackle Maliek Collins suffered a quad injury that requires surgery and will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the season. Collins, 30,

The old saying is that football is a game of inches and the end of Sunday night’s game in Washington proved that point. After the Commanders scored a touchdown with 2:47 to play in overtime, they went for two to try to win the game. Running back Jeremy McNichols was

Evan Engram has not made many big plays for the Broncos this season. Entering Sunday night’s game against the Commanders, his longest reception of the year was just 20 yards. But with a big 41-yard catch-and-run in overtime, Engram helped set up a go-ahead touchdown for Denver’s 27-20 victory over

While the Commanders took a one-point, third-quarter lead with an outstanding touchdown catch by Treylon Burks, the Broncos have come right back with a TD of their own. Running back RJ Harvey put the ball in the box for a 1-yard score, giving Denver a 20-14 advantage with 3:59 in

The Steelers turned Buffalo’s second turnover into the first points of Sunday’s game. Running back Jaylen Warren finished off a short drive with a one-yard touchdown run and the Steelers are up 7-0 with 8:09 to play in the first half. The score was set up when linebacker Patrick Queen

Amid his best season yet, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is climbing the list of the all-time greats, when it comes to the accumulation of passing yardage. Stafford enters the Week 13 game against the Panthers only 153 yards from leapfrogging Matt Ryan for eighth on the all-time list. Ryan had

The Bears’ win over the defending champion Eagles on Friday may have been a statement that they’re serious contenders to some, but quarterback Caleb Williams said no game providess a bigger statement than that the team did its job that week. The Bears started the season 0-2 but have gone

Bill Belichick’s first season as a college football coach started with a thud. It ended with one, too. North Carolina lost on Saturday night to N.C. State, 42-19. The outcome leaves Belichick with a 4-8 record with the Tar Heels. Belichick has previously reiterated his commitment to returning to UNC

Saturday is waning. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s decision remains unknown. After Mississippi beat Mississippi State in the annual Egg Bowl on Friday, Kiffin said he’ll make a decision about his future (Mississippi or LSU) on Saturday. More than 24 hours later, crickets. As of last night, we heard Kiffin

The Buccaneers have added a little more quarterback depth to the roster for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals. The team announced that they have signed Connor Bazelak to the 53-man roster from the practice squad. Running back Owen Wright was waived in a corresponding move. Signing Bazelak means that the

Center Frank Ragnow’s return to the Lions has come to a screeching halt. The Lions reinstated Ragnow from the retired list this week, but the team announced on Saturday morning that he will not play for the team this season. The reason for the change in plans is a failed

Last weekend, Aaron Rodgers missed the game against the team he owns. This weekend, Rodgers is on track to play against the team that has come the closest to owning him. Rodgers has a 3-4 career record against the Bills. Via NBC Sports research, the Bills have held Rodgers in

In Philly, it’s beginning to look a lot like 2023. But Eagles coach Nick Sirianni isn’t panicking. Even if he arguably should be. After Friday’s 24-15 loss to the Bears, Sirianni said he won’t be shifting the offensive playcalling duties away from coordinator Kevin Patullo. “We’re not changing the playcaller,”

Bill Belichick won’t be coaching in a bowl game this year. One of his former lieutenants may be coaching in the College Football Playoff. Via Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com, current Ole Miss quarterbacks coach Joe Judge would be the “likely” interim coach for the upcoming postseason run, if Lane Kiffin

Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer will get the first start of his career on Sunday against the Seahawks. Brosmer, an undrafted rookie who played one year of college football at Minnesota last season after playing four years at New Hampshire, will start in place of J.J. McCarthy. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell

The Chiefs’ run of 10 consecutive seasons making the playoffs is likely to come to an end, if the betting odds are to be believed. The odds of the Chiefs missing the playoffs are now -120, compared to odds of making the playoffs at +100, according to DraftKings. The Chiefs’

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson made a bad Bengals defense look good on Thanksgiving night, completing only 17 of 32 passes while throwing an interception, losing two fumbles and failing to throw a touchdown pass. He stressed afterward that inconsistency has been an issue he needs to address “I just got

Joe Burrow is back, and the Bengals are climbing their way back into the hunt. Cincinnati defeated Baltimore 32-14 on Thursday night to cap the three-game Thanksgiving slate. Burrow passed for two touchdowns, both of which came in the third quarter. He ended the contest 24-of-46 for 261 yards, completing

For a second consecutive week, the Cowboys fell behind. For the second consecutive week, the Cowboys dug out of their hole. The deficit was less than the 21-0 the Cowboys trailed the Eagles last week. They were behind the Chiefs 7-0 and 14-7 but rallied for a 17-14 halftime lead.

The Packers didn’t want to settle for a field goal on a fourth down from the Lions’ 22-yard line and they didn’t go with a conservative play call to pick up the two yards they needed for a first down. Quarterback Jordan Love fired a pass to wide receiver Dontayvion

Sometimes, reporters at a press conference stop short of asking questions that need to be asked. Sometimes, a reporter will go a little too far, loading the question with a sentiment held by the reporter to someone other than the reporter. That happened during Wednesday’s midweek Shedeur Sanders press conference.

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is five sacks away from the single-season sack record. Packers linebacker Micah Parsons is two sacks away from a different record. Via NBC Sports research, Parsons needs only 2.0 sacks over the balance of the season to become the first player in league history with

In Week 5 against the Commanders, Chargers rookie running back Omarion Hampton sustained an ankle injury. He was placed on injured reserve. As Hampton prepares to return, he has disclosed the full nature of the injury. Via Kris Rhim of ESPN.com, Hampton said Wednesday that he suffered a fracture of

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Wednesday morning that J.J. McCarthy would have a limited practice. The Vikings’ injury report confirms the quarterback indeed was limited. Max Brosmer took first-team reps as McCarthy remains in concussion protocol. Brosmer, 24, went undrafted out of Minnesota this year after transferring from New Hampshire.

The Bills will be missing a number of players at Wednesday’s practice, including both of their starting offensive tackles. Head coach Sean McDermott said that left tackle Dion Dawkins and right tackle Spencer Brown will both be out. Dawkins is in the concussion protocol and Brown has a shoulder injury.

Packers quarterback Jordan Love is on the injury report this week because of his left shoulder and he discussed the issue during a session with reporters on Tuesday. Love handed the ball off exclusively with his right hand during last Sunday’s win over the Vikings and said that he’s not

The NFL suspended Steelers defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy, the league announced Tuesday. Ekuale is suspended without pay for the next five games. He is on injured reserve after tearing his ACL in the Steelers’ game against the Packers on Oct. 26. Ekuale totaled

The Bengals re-signed quarterback Sean Clifford to the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. Cincinnati waived Clifford from the active roster on Monday, and he cleared waivers. The Bengals have Joe Burrow returning from injured reserve, and after his activation, the Bengals will have Burrow, Joe Flacco and Jake Browning

The Chiefs upgrade the participation levels for two wideouts on Tuesday’s injury report. Rashee Rice (hamstring) and Xavier Worthy (ankle) both went from being listed as limited on Monday to full participation. Head coach Andy Reid said earlier in the day that he thought both players were on track to

The Titans fell to 1-10 with Sunday’s 30-24 loss to the Seahawks, but there will be a major silver lining to their losing season if it ends with quarterback Cam Ward on an upward trajectory. Interim head coach Mike McCoy believes that Ward is heading in that direction. Ward threw

From the moment the NFL released the 2025 schedule, it became immediately clear that Thursday’s Chiefs-Cowboys game will be the most-watched regular-season game ever. The current record came three years ago, on Thanksgiving Day 2022. Then, 42.1 million watched the Cowboys beat the Giants, 28-20. The audience surpassed a Monday

Things got a little spicy and the end of a largely blah game, and it raises the prospect of discipline for those involved. After the clock ran out on the 49ers’ 20-9 win over the Panthers, San Francisco receiver Jauan Jennings went after Panthers safety Tre’Von Moehig, giving him an

Wide receiver Rashee Rice had a big role in the Chiefs’ comeback win over the Colts on Sunday and he landed on the team’s injury report on Monday. Rice was estimated to be a limited practice participant because of a hamstring injury. Rice had five catches for 132 yards in

Cowboys left tackle Tyler Guyton is likely to miss Thursday’s game against the Chiefs. According to multiple reports, Guyton suffered a high-ankle sprain during Sunday’s 24-21 victory over the Eagles. Guyton left the game in the second half and did not return. Guyton was replaced by Nate Thomas against the

Chip Kelly isn’t the only assistant coach fired by the Raiders. In addition to firing Kelly as offensive coordinator, head coach Pete Carroll has also fired senior offensive assistant Bob Bicknell, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Every time Kelly has coached in the NFL, he has brought Bicknell

In recent years, there’s been increasing talk that Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is getting close to retirement. Rams head coach Sean McVay doesn’t buy it. McVay said after Sunday night’s 34-7 win over the Buccaneers that he thinks Stafford is better than ever at age 37, and isn’t even close

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield did not play the second half of Sunday night’s loss to the Rams with a left shoulder injury. Head coach Todd Bowles had a minor update on Mayfield in his postgame press conference. “Right now he has a shoulder sprain,” Bowles said. “He’ll get an MRI

The Eagles had a chance to build on their 21-14 lead, but Jake Elliott’s 56-yard field goal try was wide right. That gave the Cowboys good field position. In only three plays, the Cowboys covered the 54 yards to the end zone. Dak Prescott completed a 43-yard pass to George

It was a low-scoring first half between two NFC North rivals, with Green Bay holding onto a 10-6 lead over Minnesota at halftime. While Will Reichard connected on a 52-yard field goal to cap Minnesota’s first drive, the club hasn’t gotten on the board since. Midway through the second quarter,

Wide receiver Xavier Worthy is expected to be part of the Chiefs’ effort to move back above .500 on Sunday. Worthy was listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report due to an ankle injury. Worthy steadily increased his practice work over the course of the week and Ian

After scoring a touchdown on a 52-yard catch and run against the Buccaneers on Sunday, Bills running back Ty Johnson initially grabbed his hamstring, pretending to be injured. He then fell to the ground and, well, did enough to get fined for an obscene gesture. It was basically “two pumps.”

Saturday’s game between USF and UAB was marred by a pre-game stabbing. The game proceeded as scheduled. Via the Associated Press, offensive lineman David Mincey was arrested for aggravated assault and attempted murder after allegedly stabbing two teammates on Saturday morning. Interim coach Alex Mortensen, the son of legendary NFL

Vikings center Ryan Kelly is back. The Vikings announced today that Kelly has been activated from injured reserve and he has no designation on the injury report. He’s good to go for Sunday against the Packers. Kelly was on injured reserve because of concussions in both Week Two and Week