Category : Red Zone Rumors

The NFL’s new “dynamic” kickoff was supposed to promote more returns. And it has. To an extent. Returns are up, with 32.5 percent of kickoffs now returned, compared to 21.8 percent of kickoffs returned last year. And touchbacks are down to 64.8 percent of kickoffs, from a historic high of

When the Colts benched Anthony Richardson before the Week 9 game against Minnesota, it wasn’t necessarily sold as a temporary reprieve. But that’s what it ended up being, as the second-year quarterback was moved back into his role as QB1 in Week 11. But during that break, some of Indianapolis’

Russell Wilson hopes his first year with the Steelers won’t be his last. Hard Knocks documented an event in Pittsburgh for the Why Not You Foundation founded by Wilson and his wife Ciara, at which a child asked Wilson if he likes playing for the Steelers. “Yeah, I love it.

The Chargers offense is set to get a little reinforcement for Thursday night’s game against the Broncos. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team plans to activate tight end Hayden Hurst from injured reserve ahead of the game. Hurst was designated to return earlier this week and was

Officially, the statistics from Sunday’s Steelers-Eagles game say the Steelers lost one turnover, a fumble by quarterback Russell Wilson. Anyone who watched the game knows that’s not what happened. The fumble came when Wilson pitched the ball to running back Najee Harris, who dropped the lateral, couldn’t pick it up,

When asked earlier this week about possibly adding receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the roster, Rams coach Sean McVay said, “That’s something we’ve not talked about yet.” And so, when McVay met with reporters on Wednesday, he was asked whether the discussion has occurred. The answer this time was more

Again, the trade writing had been on the wall between prior talks involving the winger, the scratch, the low time on ice, and the overall need for change plaguing the Rangers. They had to do something more than trading captain Jacob Trouba, and it seems like Drury wants to go

The Cardinals designated their kicker, Matt Prater, to return from injured reserve Wednesday. He underwent knee surgery after Week 4. Prater is 6-for-6 on field goals and 10-for-10 on extra points this season. Chad Ryland has replaced Prater. The Cardinals also announced they promoted punter Michael Palardy to the 53-player

The Week 15 schedule had a cluster of significant games at 4:25 p.m. ET. At the heart of the window was a showdown between CBS and Fox. In one corner, CBS had Bills-Lions. In the other, Fox had Steelers-Eagles. And the end result was a TKO. Via SportsMediaWatch.com, 23.3 million

After DeMarvion Overshown tore three ligaments in his right knee, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy conceded that it’s “very realistic” the linebacker would miss the 2025 season. The Cowboys have a more optimistic timeline after Overshown’s surgery Wednesday, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. Dr. Neal ElAttrache operated on Overshown’s knee

The Seahawks added some depth to their offensive line on Wednesday. They announced that they have activated tackle Stone Forsythe from their injured reserve list. Forsythe, who has been sidelined by a hand injury, takes the roster spot that the Seahawks opened by waiving cornerback Artie Burns earlier this week.

Jameis Winston is out as the Browns’ starting quarterback, but he said on Wednesday that he’s not done trying to assist the team. Winston said that he will pivot to helping Dorian Thompson-Robinson “be the best that he can be” now that he’ll be leading the offense. Winston said he

The Dolphins placed wide receiver Grant DuBose on injured reserve on Tuesday and head coach Mike McDaniel offered an update on his status on Wednesday. DuBose remained in a Houston hospital after suffering a head injury in last Sunday’s loss to the Texans and McDaniel said at his press conference

The Colts may be getting a little help in the defensive backfield for the final games of the regular season. Cornerback JuJu Brents was designated for return from injured reserve on Wednesday. Brents can now resume practicing with the team and he’ll be eligible to be activated for any of

Injuries cost Texans cornerback Derek Stingley big chunks of time in his first two seasons, but he’s been healthy in 2024 and the results have shown why he was the third overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Stingley’s Week 15 performance against the Dolphins was a prime example. Stingley

Forty-five years after a drone, technically, killed an NFL fan at Shea Stadium, the league is trying to avoid similar outcomes. Via Mark Maske of the Washington Post, the NFL has renewed its call to Congress to safeguard major sports events against drone activity. “Over the past several years, an

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been playing through an ankle injury, but he says he’s feeling optimistic heading into Thursday’s game against the Broncos. “It’s doing better,” Herbert said. “It’s a quick week and you have to do everything you can to make sure it’s right, getting treatment and all

One does not need to have been an All-Pro defensive player in order to know that Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones is capable of taking over games, but Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans’s history as a star linebacker likely makes it even easier to identify Jones as a player to

The 49ers are moving on from one of their defensive backs. San Francisco has waived cornerback Ambry Thomas off of injured reserve. Thomas suffered a broken forearm in August. A third-round pick in 2021, Thomas has appeared in 42 games with 11 starts for San Francisco. He’s recorded two interceptions

Joe Mixon was the recipient of another hip-drop tackle. Earlier this season, the Texans running back missed three games with an ankle injury after an illegal tackle by Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards in Week 2. On Sunday, Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks used the hip-drop tackle on Mixon. Mixon briefly left

In the days leading up to this season’s first matchup between the Steelers and Ravens, Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen’s desire to beat his former team was enough of a storyline that head coach Mike Tomlin sent him out for the coin toss in order to make sure the team’s level

Nic Antaya/Getty Images Detroit Lions: Injuries, particularly on defense Losing Aidan Hutchinson was one thing. Now throw in Alim McNeill to go with Kyle Peko, Mekhi Wingo, Hutchinson, Marcus Davenport, John Cominsky, Alex Anzalone, Derrick Barnes, Malcolm Rodriguez, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Carlton Davis III, Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Khalil Dorsey and Ifeatu

The Ravens need a win on Saturday to keep hopes of winning the AFC North alive, but the desire to beat the Steelers goes beyond the current playoff picture in the conference. Pittsburgh’s 18-16 win over the Ravens in Week 11 was their eighth in their last nine games against

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris stopped short of saying Kirk Cousins remains the team’s starting quarterback after Monday night’s 15-9 win over the Raiders and he didn’t cross that line on Tuesday either. Morris was asked again if Cousins will get the start against the Giants on Sunday in Week

Another day, another prominent NFL figure becomes a college head coach. According to the Virginian-Pilot, Mike Vick will be the next head coach at Norfolk State University. The two sides agreed to terms on Tuesday morning. Vick has no coaching experience. The news comes amid a questionable report from ESPN.com

More than six years into the Wild West days of legalized sports betting, Congress is getting involved. Sort of. But not much. In a largely worthless exercise, given the looming shift in both houses of the legislature, the Senate Judiciary Committee conducted on Tuesday a public hearing on sports betting.

Lions coach Dan Campbell said this week that running back David Montgomery needs season-ending surgery. But Montgomery isn’t conceding that his season is over just yet. Montgomery has not been placed on injured reserve, and he said in a video posted on the Lions’ social media that nothing is official

On Monday night, ESPN offered up one last overlapping doubleheader for the 2024 season. On Tuesday, ESPN disclosed some of the metrics. The company announced that the three hours of overlapping coverage of Bears-Vikings on ABC and Falcons-Raiders on ESPN averaged 17.8 million viewers. No specific data was released as

The Cardinals and safety Budda Baker agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the team announced Tuesday night. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports the extension is worth $54 million with $30 million guaranteed. Baker, 28, has spent his entire career with the Cardinals since they

High school football season is over for Teddy Bridgewater, who won a state championship in his first year at his alma mater. Things don’t start up again until February. In the interim, he’s thinking about returning to the NFL. Bridgewater made the disclosure during an appearance on NFL Network. It

Congress is moving on a bill that would bring the Commanders back to D.C. Via WUSA-9, Congress will include legislation to give long-term control of the RFK Stadium site in a government funding bill. The bill gives the District of Columbia long-term control of the location. It also allows D.C.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert remained limited in Tuesday’s practice. Herbert has a left ankle injury that he played through Sunday. He missed last Wednesday’s practice, was limited Thursday and had a full practice Friday before seeing action on 51 of 52 snaps in the loss to the Buccaneers. The Chargers

With Kirk Cousins heading to the bench in Atlanta, it’s safe to say his time with the team is over. Unless Michael Penix Jr. suffers a serious injury down the stretch — or unless the Falcons can’t trade Cousins in the offseason and decide to keep him as the backup

Broncos cornerback Riley Moss injured his knee in Week 12. For the first time since then, Moss was listed as a practice participant. He was estimated as limited in Tuesday’s session, which was a walk-through ahead of Thursday’s game against the Chargers. The Broncos estimated Moss as a non-participant Monday.

The Kirk Cousins era in Atlanta is over. There was one? There was. For fourteen games. After five subpar performances, Cousins has been benched for rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The Falcons made the announcement on Tuesday night. “After review we have made the decision Michael Penix will be the

The Bills have an opportunity to do something on Sunday against the Patriots that no NFL team has done, ever. If the Bills score at least 30 points, it will be their ninth consecutive game doing so, and they will be the first team in NFL history to score 30

The Chargers designated tight end Hayden Hurst to return from injured reserve Tuesday, Kris Rhim of ESPN reports. It opens the 21-day practice window for Hurst. He went on injured reserve Nov. 25 with a hip injury. The Chargers have Will Dissly and Eric Tomlinson at the top of the

Raiders defensive end Janarius Robinson will not play again this season. The NFL announced that Robinson has been suspended for three games. Robinson’s suspension is due to a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. No specific violation was announced, but Robinson was arrested for DUI in February. Robinson was

It’s easy for Bill Belichick to say he believes NFL teams would have been interested in him during the upcoming hiring cycle. But the reality is that he didn’t believe any such interest would have resulted in a job he deemed to be suitable, so he went with a college

Last year, Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen each ran for 15 touchdowns, setting a new record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season. This year, Hurts is poised to break that record, and Allen isn’t far behind. Hurts has 14 touchdowns through 14 games, meaning he needs one

Beating the 49ers on Thursday night made the Rams 8-6 on the season after starting the year 1-4. Then, once Seattle lost to Green Bay on Sunday night, Los Angeles moved into first place by virtue of the club’s current head-to-head tiebreaker over the Seahawks. That means the Rams are

There’s another Detroit resident who might soon have the FCC up his ass. Appearing on 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit on Tuesday, Lions coach Dan Campbell dropped a pair of “F” bombs while addressing the current state of the team, after a critical mass of injuries. “What happens is, you

When the Cowboys were on a five-game losing streak earlier this year, owner Jerry Jones was adamant that the team wouldn’t consider making an in-season coaching change and the last few weeks have case doubt about whether he’ll be making one after the season. After the Cowboys ended their losing

Miami’s last chance to turn a failed season around came on Sunday in Houston. The Dolphins failed to capitalize, thanks in part to three interceptions thrown by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Each of the three passes were meant for receiver Tyreek Hill, who once boasted that Tua is the most accurate

As the Lions continue to deal with more and more injuries, they’re bringing a familiar face back to the franchise. During his Tuesday morning interview on 97.1 The Ticket, head coach Dan Campbell confirmed a report by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press that the club is signing linebacker

As the NFL playoff picture comes into focus, it may come into too clear a focus for the AFC to have meaningful football played down the stretch. By Sunday afternoon, it’s possible that the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the AFC could be clinched, that all four divisions

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Through the first three quarters of Sunday’s game against the Colts, it looked like the Broncos were going to blow a golden opportunity to solidify their playoff positioning. The Colts went up 10-0 and they maintained a 13-10 lead heading into the final quarter thanks in part to three interceptions

Monday night’s 30-12 loss to the Vikings was the eighth in the row for the Bears and there’s only so much of a positive spin that one can put on going through that kind of stretch. Quarterback Caleb Williams gave it his best try. The first overall pick of this

A pair of former Vikings star wideouts paid tribute to Randy Moss before Monday night’s game against the Bears got underway and a current one did the same in the first quarter of the game. Cris Carter and Jake Reed played alongside Moss and they brought their teammate’s jersey with