Category : Red Zone Rumors

Ben Johnson had his choice of several jobs. He chose the Bears. Not only do they have a quarterback to build around, but Johnson also noted they are in a division with which he is familiar. Johnson spent six seasons in the NFC North as an assistant under Dan Campbell.

The Raiders have found their new General Manager. According to multiple reports, Las Vegas is finalizing a deal to hire Tampa Bay assistant Buccaneers assistant G.M. John Spytek for the role. Spytek, 44, has been with the Buccaneers since 2016. He first served as director of player personnel before being

Mecole Hardman won’t be catching the game-winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl this year. Hardman did those honors for the Chiefs in Las Vegas last year, but the wide receiver has been sidelined by a knee injury since late November. Hardman returned to practice this month, but head coach

Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker held a session with reporters ahead of Wednesday’s official introduction of new General Manager Mike Borgonzi and the team’s plans for the first overall pick in this year’s draft was among the topics of conversation. Brinker said that he and Borgonzi will work

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and General Manager Eric DeCosta held an end of season press conference on Wednesday and the first question concerned how tight end Mark Andrews is doing after the team’s loss to the Bills. Andrews lost a fumble in the fourth quarter and then dropped a

Last summer, the NFL suffered a stunning defeat in the Sunday Ticket class-action. Until the judge wiped out billions in liability with the stroke of a pen. The appeal of the decision inches forward. Eriq Gardner of Puck reports that the plaintiffs have resubmitted their initial brief to the U.S.

Dysfunctional teams do indeed do dysfunctional things, and one of the most dysfunctional teams failed to do something functional on Tuesday. The Jets didn’t get a deal done with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, their first choice for head coach, before he left the building. He’s their pick. They, for

In 2023, Will Fries looked to be on track to become an All-Pro guard. Then, he fractured his tibia five weeks into the 2024 campaign, hurting his chances to continue to flourish but also likely costing him plenty of cash on the free-agent market. Dude was the top-rated qualified right

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is getting support from Buffalo fans this week, after his two costly miscues helped propel the Bills to the AFC Championship Game. Bills fan Nicholas Howard started a GoFundMe to support Andrews’ favorite charity, Breakthrough T1D, a type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization, after

The overlap between the coaching carousel and the postseason creates annual concerns regarding the distraction it creates for coordinators who are under consideration for promotions elsewhere. And while the league has made some tweaks aimed at make the Wild West a little less wild. In the latest episode of the

The Bears have made it official, announcing the hiring of Ben Johnson as their head coach. Johnson, 38, took the job with Chicago after three seasons as Detroit’s offensive coordinator. He had been with the Lions since 2019, starting out as an offensive quality control coach before moving up to

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and his team were eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, but he still has a rooting interest: Whoever plays the Chiefs. Humphrey went on social media to say that he’s hoping that either the Bills beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, or the NFC

Tom Moore’s long run as an NFL coach will keep going in 2025. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Moore will remain with the Buccaneers as an offensive consultant. Moore, who turned 86 in November, has been in that role since 2019 and has been coaching in

The Colts made their hire of Lou Anarumo as their new defensive coordinator official on Tuesday. Anarumo joins the Colts after serving as the Bengals’ defensive coordinator the past six seasons. He brings 36 years of coaching experience to Indianapolis and has an extensive background coaching defensive backs. “I’m thrilled

The season began with a cautionary tale from Nick Saban about Ohio State’s $20 million roster. “I just want to say, you guys keep talking about a $20 million roster,” Saban said on ESPN’s College GameDay. “If you don’t pay the right guys, you’ll be shit out of luck.” The

The Ravens started their offseason after Sunday’s loss to the Bills and that means the team’s impending free agents have started thinking about what’s next for them. Wide receiver Tylan Wallace caught 11 passes for 193 yards and an 84-yard touchdown during the regular season and he capped his most

Could the Cowboys have a new head coach in the next 24 hours or so? They are interviewing the betting favorite for the job, Brian Schottenheimer, today, Clarence Hill of All City DLLS reports. Schottenheimer has served as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator the past two years. He joined the team

The list of candidates to be the next defensive line coach in Green Bay continues to grow. Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that the Packers have interviewed Eric Washington for the position. They have also interviewed Aaron Whitecotton and Kacy Rodgers since parting ways with Jason Rebrovich. Washington was

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