Category : Red Zone Rumors

49ers left tackle Trent Williams and his wife are mourning the death of their son last month. Sondra Williams announced in an Instagram post that she gave birth to a stillborn Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. on November 24. Williams also wrote that she was initially pregnant with twins and lost

One of the expected top receivers in the next draft class has officially made himself available for the next level. Mizzou receiver Luther Burden III declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Monday. A projected first-round pick, Burden was a first-team All-SEC selection in 2023 when he caught 86 passes

The Bears have made one more change on their staff under interim head coach Thomas Brown. Brown announced during his Monday press conference that receivers coach Chris Beatty has been promoted to interim offensive coordinator. Beatty, 51, joined the Bears in the 2024 offseason. He was previously the Chargers’ receivers

Lions coach Dan Campbell is the betting favorite to win the NFL’s Coach of the Year award. Campbell, who took over a Lions team that was perhaps the NFL’s worst franchise and has them at 11-1, has +120 odds for Coach of the Year at DraftKings. The two coaches with

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield had a rough time of it on multiple fronts Sunday. Mayfield threw a pair of interceptions, got sacked four times and fumbled twice over the course of the Bucs’ game against the Panthers. He also got stepped on in the third quarter and initially worried that

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t have his first rushing attempt until the final minute of the first half in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles, and he never really used his legs as a weapon until a 39-yard run in garbage time. Jackson’s mom told him after the game that he

Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 10. Los Angeles Rams (6-6) 16. New York Giants (2-10) The wild-card hunt is not too thrilling in the NFC either. The Washington Commanders own a 1.5-game advantage on a trio of 6-6 going into their Week 14 bye. Week 14 is the time

Running back Aaron Jones has had issues holding onto the ball in the last few games, but the Vikings did not stop looking his way as they tried to beat the Cardinals on Sunday. Jones fumbled twice early in the game and dropped a potential touchdown pass later in the

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence gave everyone a scare after taking a cheap shot from Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair on Sunday. Lawrence showed the fencing response immediately after the hit, clinching his fists as a sign of a traumatic brain injury. He left on a cart and the team quickly ruled

The 2025 NFL draft doesn’t begin until April 24 in Green Bay, but we can begin looking at the likely draft order now. Here’s the draft order based on all 32 teams’ current records, with projected strength of schedule of all 17 opponents as the tiebreaker: 1. Jaguars (2-10) 2.

The 49ers were among the preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl, but now they look like long shots to make the playoffs. Coach Kyle Shanahan says they’re going to need to do something remarkable just to give themselves a chance. After the 49ers fell to 5-7 with a loss

The 49ers have been struggling for much of the season, but they had no shot in the snow on Sunday night in Western New York. Buffalo trounced San Francisco 35-10, taking advantage of the wintery conditions to power their way through the squad from California and clinch the AFC East.

The 13th Sunday of the regular season was lucky for half of the teams. And unlucky for the other half. Here’s a quick recap of each of the eleven games that unfolded on the first day of December. The biggest winners arguably were the Bucs. As the only NFC South

Christian McCaffrey may be done for the rest of 2024. Following Sunday’s 35-10 loss to the Bills, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters in his postgame press conference that McCaffrey suffered a PCL injury that could be season-ending. McCaffrey went down in the second quarter, potentially suffering his knee

The Saints fear tight end Taysom Hill has a season-ending knee injury, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Hill will undergo an MRI to confirm the initial diagnosis. He was injured on a 2-yard run on fourth-and-1 with 4:49 left. Linebacker Jared Verse was tackling Hill when Cobie Durant went

Saints tight end Taysom Hill had to leave Sunday’s loss to the Rams on a cart and it will be a little time before there’s an update on his outlook. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi told reporters at his postgame press conference that Hill will have tests on his injured

Saturday afternoon wasn’t all right for fighting. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, the Big Ten is expected to fine Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for the melee that unfolded after Saturday’s game in Columbus. The schools are expect to accept the punishment for violating the sportsmanship policy.

The Eagles punted the first four times they had the ball on Sunday afternoon, but the last of them turned out to be the springboard they needed for their first points of the game. Braden Mann’s punt was downed at the Ravens’ 1-yard-line and the Eagles got it back on

For three quarters, the Cardinals outplayed the Vikings today in Minnesota. But the end of the game belonged to the home team. The Vikings scored a touchdown late in the third quarter, added a field goal in the fourth quarter, and then Aaron Jones caught a touchdown pass from Sam

The Hurricanes are No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and will likely find themselves in a similar position in Tuesday’s CFB Playoff rankings release. Miami’s only chance for upward movement is if the Arizona State Sun Devils lose the Big 12 Championship Game and fall from No. 12. Even

The Seahawks special teams units did not travel well this weekend, but their defense came up with a big play. Jets returner Kene Nwangwu took a kickoff return 99 yards for a touchdown after the Seahawks got on the board with a touchdown catch by A.J. Barner and Seahawks kickoff

The Titans held the Texans to 40 rushing yards last week. The Commanders ran for a 40-yard touchdown on their first rush. Brian Robinson’s run off right tackle to the end zone has Washington with a 7-0 lead 11:58 remaining in the first quarter. The Commanders’ 59-yard drive took only

Some would say he’s an expert in failing upward. Others would say it’s fitting, given that he’s a candidate to coach a team that traditionally fails. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingbury is a candidate to become the next coach of the Chicago Bears. Kingsbury

The first scheduling domino for Week 17 has fallen. By not falling at all. Per the NFL, Seahawks-Bears will stay put as the Thursday night game on December 26. It’s a challenging weekend for the league, with eight standalone windows: two on Wednesday, one on Thursday night, three on Saturday,

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce primarily has himself to blame for mismanagement of the final seconds of Friday’s game against the Chiefs. That doesn’t exonerate the NFL, however, for potential mismanagement of the officiating of the play that led to the game-sealing fumble. Pierce said Saturday that the Las Vegas sideline

The Bears installed Thomas Brown as their interim head coach after firing Matt Eberflus on Friday and one of Brown’s former bosses thinks he’s well suited for his new role. Brown spent three years as a running backs coach, tight ends coach, and assistant head coach on Sean McVay’s staff

Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown should be on the field before the playoffs. Brown and the Chiefs are optimistic that he’ll be given clearance to return from shoulder surgery in time to play in Week 16 or Week 17, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Chiefs signed

Snow has blanketed Orchard Park, New York, where the Buffalo Bills will play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football. And more is on the way. The Bills shared images on social media of the stadium and playing field covered in snow, with plows and shovelers working overtime to

Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ohio State (No. 2) and Miami (No. 6) were both comfortably in the projected playoff field when the committee released its latest version of the rankings on Tuesday, and also controlled their own fate to clinch a spot in their respective conference championship games.

Broncos cornerback Riley Moss will not be on the field against the Browns on Monday night. The Broncos ruled Moss out due to a knee injury he suffered in last Sunday’s win over the Raiders. Moss did not take part in practice at all this week. Moss was the only

The Seahawks are bringing quarterback Jaren Hall up from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Hall was a Vikings fifth-round pick in 2023 and he signed with the Seahawks in September. This is the first time that he has been called up to the active roster, but

The season should be pushing toward a crescendo. Unfortunately, more than half of the league has already crashed. Seventeen teams are below .500. Unless a few of them get hot late, there will be little drama in the final weeks of the season. The top of the league remains clustered,

Christmas season is officially here. You can (and you should) buy copies of On Our Way Home for only $9.99. It’s a Christmas story that: (1) is actually good; and (2) might inspire you to repair a broken relationship, before it’s too late. At $9.99, it makes for an inexpensive

On Thursday, Fox’s Tom Brady criticized former Giants quarterback Daniel Jones for asking to be released, after he was benched for business reasons. Brady prefaced his comments by saying this: “I don’t know how that whole situation went down. . . .” So we did the legwork for him. Here’s

The Browns won’t have wide receiver Cedric Tillman against the Broncos on Monday night. Tillman has been ruled out with a concussion. He had 29 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns while starting six of the first 11 games of the season for Cleveland. Safety Juan Thornhill (calf) and

Jets left tackle Tyron Smith was called a candidate for injured reserve early this week and his status changed on Saturday. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that Smith went from being a candidate to being on the list. Smith has a neck injury and will miss at least four

A report this week indicated Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins was set to miss time with a knee sprain and it will be at least a four-game absence from the lineup. The Chargers announced that Dobbins has been placed on injured reserve on Saturday. Safety Alohi Gilman, who has a

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce says at least one official blew the play dead before his team lost a fumble on its final offensive snap in Friday’s loss to the Chiefs. The bizarre play, on which the Raiders had a miscommunication that resulted in quarterback Aidan O’Connell not knowing that

James Conner won’t be leaving the Cardinals as a free agent come the offseason. The Cardinals announced that Conner has signed a two-year extension with the team. Conner was in the final year of the three-year deal he signed in Arizona in 2022. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Conner’s

It’s the worst fear for any parent whose child plays tackle football. It happens in various communities throughout the country every year, to high-school players. This week, Medrick Burnett Jr. of Alabama A&M died of a head injury he sustained on the field last month. Burnett, a redshirt freshman from

Nothing says late November like the ever-present threat of heavy snow in Buffalo. This weekend, a lake-effect snow warning has been issued through 7:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. 49ers-Bills is the NBC/Peacock Sunday night game. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has said the game is not expected to be postponed.

LaDainian TomlinsonSet Number: X81277 TK1 R2 F300 Denver Broncos: TE Shannon Sharpe We’re bending the rules a bit here because Sharpe only played two seasons for the Broncos after the 1999 cutoff, but he’s also exactly what Denver could use right now. Before Sharpe spent his days yelling his opinions

The Lions’ defense has been devastated with injuries this season. Coach Dan Campbell says that’s no excuse not to continue to play at a high level. Asked about the Lions accumulating more defensive injuries on Thanksgiving against the Bears, Campbell told a reporter that he’s simply not going to let

Entering the final week of the regular season, both Clemson and South Carolina were on the outside of the CFP bubble. However, the Tigers and the Gamecocks each remained close enough to potentially still make a push into the Playoff field. Clemson (9-2, 7-1) could still reach the ACC Championship

The Raiders were already in field goal range with a chance to upset the Chiefs when a fumbled snap cost them the opportunity to send their kicker on the field on the last play on Friday. Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell says he’s the one who signaled for the snap and

The Eagles added linebacker Ben VanSumeren to the injury report Friday. He was listed as limited with a knee injury but ruled out. VanSumeren, it turns out, will miss the rest of the season, too. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports VanSumeren’s injury at Friday’s practice is season-ending. VanSumeren

The Chiefs have far more they want to accomplish this season as they seek a three-peat, but they took a necessary first step Friday. The Chiefs became the first team to clinch a playoff berth. The Dolphins’ loss to the Packers on Thanksgiving Day set up the Chiefs to secure

America’s Team is no longer America’s Team. But a captive audience is a captive audience. Thursday’s Giants-Cowboys game racked up 38.5 million viewers, according to Fox. It’s the fourth highest audience for a Thanksgiving game ever. And it gave Fox a 14-percent bump over last year’s Packers-Lions game on Thanksgiving.

Another day, another coaching blunder keeps a lesser team from upsetting a member of the NFL elite. On Thursday, it was Bears coach Matt Eberflus who squandered a chance to force overtime against the one-loss Lions. On Friday, Raiders coach Antonio Pierce mismanaged a chance to upend the two-time defending

Seahawks wide receivers DK Metcalf (shoulder) and Tyler Lockett (knee) returned to full participation in Friday’s practice. Neither player has a designation for Sunday. Metcalf and Lockett missed the first two practice days this week. Metcalf has 46 receptions for 697 yards and three touchdowns, and Lockett 38 receptions for