Category : Red Zone Rumors

The remarkable rise of Jayden Daniels will continue for at least one more week. Daniels will be the sixth rookie quarterback to start a conference championship game after guiding the Commanders to a stunning 45-31 road win over the Lions on Saturday night. The Commanders will find out whether they

From Chicago to Chicago? Among other things that Eddie George did in the 17 years between the end of his playing career and the start of his coaching career, George starred in the Broadway musical Chicago. He now could be playing a different kind of role there. Jay Glazer of

The Lions defense got a much-needed stop to open the second half of Saturday night’s game against the Commanders and their offense moved them back within one score of the visiting team. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs sprinted for an eight-yard touchdown with just over eight minutes off the clock in

A interception return for a touchdown by Commanders defensive back Quay Martin turned out to be a doubly painful play for the Lions. Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu lit up Lions quarterback Jared Goff during the return and Goff had to leave the game to be evaluated in the sideline medical

The Lions lost a starting cornerback to injury early in Saturday night’s game against the Commanders, but their defense was still able to come up with a big play to keep things scoreless in Detroit. After a pass to Jamison Crowder left the Commanders a yard short of first down

The Falcons announced the hiring of Jeff Ulbrich as their new defensive coordinator on Saturday night. The team interviewed seven candidates this week following the firing of defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake on Jan. 11 after Lake’s one season with the team. Ulbrich returns to Atlanta after four seasons with the

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce may have lost a step, but he’s still capable of making big plays in big games. Kelce did that in the second quarter today, with a 49-yard catch and run that put the Chiefs deep into Texans territory and set up a one-yard touchdown run

Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC It’s a mantra for show business and, this weekend anyway, combat sports: The (slightly adjusted) show must go on. The UFC will go ahead with a 13-bout card Saturday night in suburban Los Angeles barely 24 hours after its planned-for main event was scuttled by a back

University of Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was expected to receive NFL interest, and indeed, he apparently did. Bret McMurphy of The Action Network reports that Sarkisian turned down a chance to interview with two NFL teams. Instead, Sarkisian will remain at Texas with a contract extension. It is the second

The Ravens are expected to be without Zay Flowers for Sunday’s game against the Bills, so they have added a wide receiver to the roster. Veteran Anthony Miller has been called up from the practice squad for the divisional round matchup. The Ravens also elevated defensive tackle Josh Tupou and

Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady completed another head coaching interview on Saturday. The Jaguars announced the conclusion of their remote interview with Brady on Saturday afternoon. The Bears and Saints both met with Brady on Friday. Brady took over as the offensive coordinator during the 2023 season when the Bills

The Cowboys completed an interview with former Jets head coach Robert Saleh, the team announced Saturday. The interview was in-person. The Cowboys had a virtual interview with Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore on Friday, and they have an in-person interview with Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier on Monday. The

As I prepare to take a copy of Father of Mine to “accidentally” leave on the Eagles’ bench for A.J. Brown, you can take one home. If you want. It’s a winner’s choice giveaway weekend. Send an email to florio@profootballtalk.com with the subject line “1/18/25 Giveaway” and with the book

To those who would insist Tom Brady has no conflict of interest between his job with Fox covering all teams and his position as an owner of one of them, the NFL acknowledged the problem by placing restrictions on his activities for Fox. For this week, with Brady calling a

The Falcons have spoken to another candidate for their defensive coordinator vacancy. Atlanta announced on Saturday morning that Matt Eberflus interviewed with the club for the position. Eberflus, 54, was fired as Bears head coach on Nov. 29 after accumulating a 14-32 record with the club. He infamously mismanaged the

We made a little stir last month by suggesting that the Bears should call the 49ers about a possible trade for coach Kyle Shanahan. Meanwhile, the Bears have spun the dial on the telephone to call the Steelers about a possible trade for coach Mike Tomlin. Here’s the next question.

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Rams tight end Tyler Higbee (chest) returned to full participation in Friday’s practice and has no designation for Sunday. Higbee was transported to a hospital in Arizona during Monday night’s game after spitting up blood. He was released in time to travel back to Los Angeles with the Rams. He

When Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was asked about the possibility of another team trying to trade for him, he responded by telling anyone with such thoughts to “save your time.” The Steelers reportedly sent the same message. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Bears called the Steelers to

Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Eagles offensive approach is centered around Saquon Barkley. The superstar running back ran for 119 yards on 25 carries in the wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers. Barkley has had 20 or more carries in six of his last seven games and

Cornerback Jaylen Watson is officially back on the Chiefs’ active roster. Word this week was that Watson would be activated from injured reserve in time to play against the Texans and the Chiefs announced the move on Friday afternoon. Watson had 32 tackles and six passes defensed in six games

Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady has had a busy week, and not just because he’s preparing for a playoff game against the Ravens on Sunday night. The Bears announced that they have interviewed Brady for their head-coaching vacancy, shortly after the Saints interviewed him for their head-coaching job. One of

The Falcons completed a virtual interview with Steve Wilks for the their defensive coordinator position, the team announced Friday afternoon. Wilks most recently served as defensive coordinator for the 49ers in 2023 and has 16 years of NFL coaching experience. Before arriving in San Francisco, Wilks was the defensive passing

The Jets have completed an interview with Josh McCown for their head coach vacancy, the team announced Friday afternoon. McCown, a quarterback for the the Jets in 2017-18, is the Vikings’ quarterbacks coach. He joined Minnesota before the 2024 season and helped Sam Darnold, his former teammate, set career-highs in

The Cowboys announced they have completed an interview with Kellen Moore for their vacant coaching position, the team announced. Moore is in his first season as offensive coordinator of the Eagles. He has ties to the Cowboys, having served as the backup quarterback from 2015-17 before taking over as quarterbacks

Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is in his 12th NFL season, but he has never played in a Super Bowl, or even a conference championship game. That can change today. If Hopkins and the Chiefs beat his first team, the Texans, today, they’ll punch their ticket to the AFC Championship

Rams defensive end Jared Verse has instantly assumed the mantle once held by Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, and Santa Claus, with his comments about Eagles fans. Coach Sean McVay has no problem with it. “He told his truth,” McVay told reporters on Friday, when asked about Verse’s comments. “I’m riding

The Saints have completed an interview with interim head coach Darren Rizzi, the team announced Friday night. Rizzi also has interviewed with the Jets. Rizzi, 54, is a longtime special teams coach who got his first opportunity to be an NFL head coach midway through last season. He went 3-5

The Patriots interviewed Bears interim coach Thomas Brown earlier this week for their vacant offensive coordinator job under Mike Vrabel, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Brown has interviewed for the Bears’ head coaching job, too, and is a candidate for the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator job. He was in his

Jared Verse “hates” Eagles fans because “they’re so annoying.” Though he didn’t double down Friday, the Rams linebacker stood behind his words from Thursday. Verse said he woke up at 4 a.m. Friday to social media posts about his comments to the Los Angeles Times. “First thing I see, ‘I

The Jaguars completed an interview with Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore on Friday night, the team announced. Moore also interviewed with the Cowboys on Friday. Both interviews were virtual. The Jaguars also have completed interviews with Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick

The Saints completed a virtual interview with Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady for their head coaching position, the team announced Friday night. The Saints also interviewed interim coach Darren Rizzi on Friday. Brady, 35, is in his third season with the Bills. He was the quarterbacks coach until stepping into

The volatility that prompted DraftKings to stop the betting has ended. Wagers are once again being taken for the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The current favorite, at -150, is Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. He interviewed virtually for the position on Friday. Next on the list is Colorado

College football continues to experience the chaos it deserves. Thanks to decades of blatant antitrust violations that limited players to an education that didn’t begin to match the value they brought to their school, the model has collapsed in recent years — thanks to a stream of slam-dunk lawsuits attacking

The Titans made it official, announcing Mike Borgonzi as their new General Manager. He replaces Ran Carthon, who was fired Jan. 7. Borgonzi arrives in Tennessee after 16 seasons with the Chiefs, most recently as the team’s assistant General Manager. The hire comes after a search that included interviews with

Patriots executive vice president of football business Robyn Glaser plans to resign after 18 seasons, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Glaser is one of the team’s highest-ranking executives. She will continue in her post until mid-February as the franchise transitions from Jerod Mayo to Mike Vrabel. Glaser initially joined the

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Jeremiah Smith’s 2024 campaign isn’t over just yet, but the freshman wideout is still a strong candidate to be featured on the cover of the upcoming video game. In his first year with Ohio State, Smith has already established himself as the most productive receiver on a

Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers has not practiced this week, putting his availability in doubt for Sunday’s divisional round game against the Bills. Officially, he is doubtful to play with the Ravens holding out hope, no matter how slim. “I think he’ll have a chance,” coach John Harbaugh said Friday,

Most #longreads contain plenty of fluff that simply add to the word count and require a magnifying glass to ferret out the scarce tidbits of actual news. A new one from Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com on the influence of agents on coach and G.M. hires has very little fat in

The Bills only have one player with an injury designation for Sunday’s divisional round clash with the Ravens. Running back Ray Davis is listed as questionable to play. Davis suffered a concussion in last weekend’s win over the Broncos and he was limited in practice all week. The questionable listing

When the Texans and Chiefs squared off in Week 16, the game was closer than the 27-19 score suggests. The Texans were in it, into the second half. They could have won it. The problem for the Texans (and pretty much everyone else who has played the Chiefs this year)

The Chiefs are going to ride the proverbial hot hand at left tackle. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Kansas City will start Joe Thuney at the position over D.J. Humphries. Thuney took over as starting left tackle in Week 15 after Humphries suffered a hamstring injury the week before. An

Atlanta is speaking with another candidate for its defensive coordinator vacancy. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Falcons are interviewing Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown for the position. Brown just completed his fourth season with Pittsburgh, having joined the club in February 2021. He previously had spent his coaching

The Jets have cast a wide net in their search for a new head coach, but one of their intended candidates for the job was not interested in the opportunity to speak to them. Brian Costello of the New York Post reports that 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese has declined

The Seahawks have reached the next stage of their search for a new offensive coordinator. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team is bringing Vikings assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski in for a second interview. Udinski had a remote interview with the team earlier this week

The Chiefs’ left tackle position has been in flux throughout 2024, though things did get settled late in the season with Joe Thuney shifting one place over from left guard. Veteran D.J. Humphries was signed to handle the role but suffered a hamstring injury during the Week 14 win over

Way back in September, Ravens running back Derrick Henry rushed for a season-high 199 yards and totaled 209 yards from scrimmage in a 35-10 home victory over the Bills. With so much time between the two games, Henry said this week that the matchup in Week 4 will have no

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is continuing to push for extending the regular season to 18 games. Goodell said the league is pleased with the results after changing from 16 regular-season games and four preseason games to 17 regular-season games and three preseason games. So up next would be 18 regular-season

Lions coach Dan Campbell says his defense is going to benefit from home-field advantage against the Commanders on Saturday. “You can be in loud environments — ours will be the loudest they’ve been in all year,” Campbell said. “How does it affect them? It only takes one for it to

The Broncos have made a change to head coach Sean Payton’s staff. NFL Media reports that they have fired special teams coach Ben Kotwica days after their season ended with a loss to the Bills. Kotwica spent the last two seasons with the Broncos. Marvin Mims was voted a first-team