Category : Red Zone Rumors

Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr. declared for the 2025 NFL draft on Wednesday night. He will forgo his senior season. Pearce announced his intention on social media just ahead of the deadline. He projects as a first-round pick as one of the top edge rushers in the draft. In

Aaron Rodgers is contemplating his football future. His Green Bay predecessor, who knows a thing or two about contemplating football futures, has some advice. “If you want to play, if there’s anything in your gut that’s telling you, man, I think I could go one more year then I would

The strategically-timed leak that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken to Colorado coach Deion Sanders might have been intended to move the needle. It has also moved the market. DraftKings has Deion as the betting favorite to become the next head coach of the Cowboys. Sanders has odds of +100.

Former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten could have a job on the team’s coaching staff in 2025. The question is: Will he be the head coach? Witten declined comment Wednesday when asked about his name being in the mix for the team’s vacancy, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez had a full practice Wednesday after limited work Tuesday with a hip injury. The team began contingency plans Wednesday by working out Aldrick Rosas, Matthew Wright and Tucker McCann. Rosas has appeared in 59 games for four teams, having last played in a regular-season game in

Rams tight end Tyler Higbee had a limited practice as he works his way back from a chest injury. 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 and

The Raiders have requested permission to interview Giants assistant General Manager Brandon Brown for their vacant G.M. job, Jonathan Jones of CBS reports. This is the first request for Brown this hiring cycle, but he received multiple requests a year ago. Brown just completed his third season with the Giants.

The Lions were missing two members of their offensive line at Wednesday’s practice. Right guard Kevin Zeitler (hamstring) was listed as out of practice for the second straight day. He was joined by left tackle Taylor Decker, who did not practice due to personal reasons. Defensive lineman Pat O’Connor (calf)

The Commanders did not have one of their veteran linebackers for the second straight day of practice this week. Bobby Wagner (ankle) was one of two non-participants on Wednesday as Washington prepares for Saturday’s game against Detroit. Wagner played every defensive snap in the win over Tampa Bay on Sunday,

Arthur Smith’s hat is officially in the ring in Chicago. The Bears announced that they have completed an interview with Smith for their head coaching vacancy on Wednesday. Smith is scheduled to interview with the Jets on Thursday. Smith spent the 2024 season as the Steelers’ offensive coordinator and was

After letting go of Diontae Johnson on Tuesday, the Texans have added a receiver to their 53-man roster. Houston announced on Wednesday that Jared Wayne has been promoted from the practice squad. Wayne, 24, appeared in three regular-season games for Houston in 2024, though he did not record any offensive

The NFL is the ultimate reality show. And the Cowboys are the NFL’s ultimate reality show. Episode One for 2025: What happens with Mike McCarthy? Episode Two: Prime Time! Episode Three: The search begins. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Cowboys are expected to interview former Jets coach Robert

Packers receiver Romeo Doubs missed two games in the regular season due to a concussion. Upon returning to the field in Week 15, he wore a guardian cap for an extra layer of protection. But Doubs nevertheless suffered another concussion during Sunday’s loss to the Eagles in the wild card

The Colts will give up a home game to play in Berlin during the 2025 regular season. The NFL, which had previously announced that it will play in Berlin for the first time this year, announced today that the Colts will be the designated home team in that game. The

The forecast for Saturday in Kansas City does not call for the kind of extreme cold weather that we saw in last year’s playoff game against the Dolphins or at other postseason contests at Arrowhead Stadium, but it will still be colder than the Texans are used to at home.

Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner has a new injury that kept him out of Tuesday’s practice. Wagner rehabbed an ankle injury he apparently picked up in the wild-card win over the Buccaneers. Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez (hip) was limited. He hit the game-winner from 37 yards as time expired Sunday, with

The eight teams remaining in the playoffs show just how important it is to prioritize the quarterback position when building a winning team. All eight of the starting quarterbacks still in the playoffs were high draft picks, with seven going in the first round and one in the second. Two

The Texans were short a few players as they prepared to face the Chiefs at Tuesday’s practice. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair did not practice due to a knee injury. Al-Shaair was shaken up during their Wild Card win over the Chargers, but only missed one snap in that game. Right guard

The one-book A.J. Brown book club has boosted Inner Excellence to the top of the Amazon bestseller list. The ebook is $9.99. And so this is as good a time as any for me to point out that each of my three novels — Father of Mine, Son of Mine,

The Titans completed in-person interviews with Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray and Colts assistant G.M. Ed Dobbs on Tuesday for the team’s General Manager position. The team conducted virtual interviews with the candidates over the weekend. Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, president and CEO Burke Nihill, president

Last month, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett said he wants to know the team’s plan for becoming a contender, sooner than later. He apparently has gotten his answer. During the latest episode of in-season Hard Knocks, Garrett said he has spoken to G.M. Andrew Berry about the team’s plans. “How

Another Etienne is heading for the NFL. Georgia tailback Trevor Etienne, the younger brother of Jaguars running back Travis Etienne, declared on Tuesday night his intention to enter the 2025 NFL draft, via Seth Emerson of TheAthletic.com. Trevor transferred from Florida to Georgia for the 2024 season. He was the

Some Tar Heels also have rabbit ears. North Carolina G.M. Mike Lombardi has once again called a report regarding the potential NFL future of UNC head coach Bill Belichick a fake. Last week, after NFL Network reported that multiple teams reached out to inquire as to whether Belichick would be

Last year’s Wild Card game between the Dolphins and Chiefs featured temperatures that were both bone-chilling and, for some, flesh-killing. Some fans who attended the game developed frostbite. There were reports of amputations, although the specifics remain unclear. A new article from ESPN.com looks back at the deep-freeze playoff game,

Unlike last year, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn’t walk away when asked by reporters about his future. Like last year, he handled one specific question about his future with a very specific and clear message. Asked for his message to any team that might be interested in possibly trading for

Lions running back David Montgomery hasn’t played since Dec. 15 when he injured his knee in a loss to the Bills. The Lions initially thought the injury to his MCL might be season ending. Montgomery, though, had a full practice Tuesday and will return Saturday against the Commanders after a

The Bears completed an interview with Broncos senior personnel executive David Shaw for their vacant head coaching job, the team reports. Shaw, 52, was Stanford’s head coach from 2011-22, compiling a 96-54 record with the Cardinal and three Pac-12 conference titles. Before returning to his alma mater to coach in

The Raiders have requested permission to interview Steelers director of pro personnel Sheldon White for their vacant General Manager position, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. White joined the Steelers in 2022. He began his scouting career in 1997 with the Lions before being promoted to director of pro personnel

The Jets completed an interview with Brian Gaine for their General Manager position, the team announced Tuesday night. Gaine, in his second stint in Buffalo, currently serves as the Bills’ assistant G.M. He returned to Buffalo in 2019 in the role of senior personnel adviser, a position he held for

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Nothing draws eyeballs like pro football, but the first five games of the 2024 playoffs didn’t draw them quite like they did a year ago. On Saturday afternoon, Chargers-Texans averaged 31.1 million on CBS, via Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. That was an increase from last year’s 29 million

The Jaguars and Saints have requested to interview Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. But a team that hasn’t (yet) requested him is the one that seems most likely to hire him for his first head coaching job. Moore spent five years coaching with the Cowboys, four of those as the

The time off has served the Chiefs well on the health front. The team turned in its first injury report of the postseason on Tuesday and only one player was listed as a limited participant. That was wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who is on injured reserve due to a knee

Lions running back David Montgomery (knee) had full participation in the walk-through Tuesday as he attempts to return from an injury that initially was expected to end his season. He missed the final three games but did not require surgery, and the Lions did not place him on injured reserve.

The Eagles have added some depth at linebacker ahead of the divisional round of the playoffs. Veteran linebacker Nicholas Morrow is signing with the Eagles’ practice squad, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Philadelphia could use some help at linebacker after losing Nakobe Dean for the rest of the

When the Bills host the Ravens in the divisional round on Sunday, it will match up the top two quarterbacks in NFL history in postseason rushing yards. Through the wild card round, Josh Allen has 609 career rushing yards in 11 postseason games, the all-time NFL record for a quarterback.

Both of Texas’s starting offensive tackles are heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. Cameron Williams told ESPN on Tuesday that he has decided to forego his remaining eligibility in order to enter the draft pool. Williams played right tackle for the Longhorns and left tackle Kelvin Banks has also announced

Cleveland’s next offensive coordinator was already in the building. According to multiple reports, the Browns will promote passing game specialist/tight ends coach Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator. Rees, 32, joined Cleveland last offseason after spending a year with Alabama as the offensive coordinator and QBs coach. He was previously with

The Texans have elected to move on from receiver Diontae Johnson. Houston is the latest team to waive the veteran wideout after claiming him on waivers when the Ravens let him go earlier in the season. Johnson appeared in the Week 18 win over the Titans and the wild card

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin does not know who his starting quarterback will be in 2025. Tomlin said today that there are “a lot of unanswered questions” about the future in Pittsburgh, and that the quarterback position is one of them. Tomlin said he hasn’t ruled out bringing back Russell Wilson,

Wink Martindale could be headed back to the NFL. Martindale took the defensive coordinator job at Michigan after parting ways with the Giants following the 2023 season and his unit put together a pair of impressive performances to end the season. They knocked off Ohio State 13-10 in their final

Jaylon Jimmerson (4)Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images CB: Christian Gray, Notre Dame Look, many players had more production than Christian Gray. But when Notre Dame needed a stop against Penn State in the Orange Bowl, a CFP semifinal, Gray delivered. He snagged a diving interception with 33 seconds left, setting up ND’s

The Ravens are road favorites heading into Buffalo in the divisional round of the playoffs,. Buffalo opened as a home favorite when the playoff matchup was set, but as money came in on Baltimore, the line has shifted to the Ravens as 1-point favorites. When the teams met in the

All too often, answers to seemingly difficult decisions tend to reveal themselves in time. For the Vikings, the right way to resolve their quarterback quandary has become apparent in the last 120 minutes of football. When the lights got the brightest, Sam Darnold reverted to his ghost-seeing ways. And that

The Raiders’ list of General Manager candidates has started to take shape this week. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Buccaneers assistant G.M. John Spytek is set to interview with the team in the coming days. They also requested an interview with Packers executive Jon-Eric Sullivan. The Raiders fired Tom

New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has the endorsement of former Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Belichick said on the Pat McAfee Show that he has warm feelings for Vrabel, both from coaching him for eight years in New England and from coaching against him when Vrabel coached the Titans. “I

Adam Bettcher/Getty Images This is the least likely landing spot listed here—and potentially the best-case scenario for Darnold. It’s unlikely because the San Francisco 49ers have given no indication that the team has any long-term plans that don’t include Brock Purdy under center. Head coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t mince words

The Rams had a lot of supporters from Los Angeles make the trip to Arizona for Monday night’s game against the Vikings and they also had one familiar face from past playoff runs in attendance. Aaron Donald checked in on his former teammates in their first playoff game since his

Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David’s 2024 season came to an end with the Commanders’ game-winning field goal on Sunday night and he’s not yet ready to say if there will be a 2025 season. David played on a one-year contract and remained productive in his 13th NFL season. David had 122

Credit: WWE.com The months-long battle for dominance between former Judgment Day teammates and tag team champions, Damian Priest and Finn Bálor, wrote its latest chapter when they squared off in a Street Fight in the main event of Monday’s show. A brawl around ringside culminated with Priest delivering a devastating,