Category : Red Zone Rumors

Two key Bears offensive players remained out of practice on Thursday, though one did return. Receiver DJ Moore (quad) and running back D’Andre Swift (quad) were both non-participants for the second consecutive day. Moore and Swift currently lead the Bears in receiving and rushing, respectively. Their Friday practice status will

The Cardinals defense got first-round pick Darius Robinson on the field for the first time this season in Week 13 and the defensive lineman might not be the only member of the draft class who returns to action in the final weeks of the regular season. The team announced on

Cowboys right guard Zack Martin’s 2024 season is over. Head coach Mike McCarthy announced on Thursday that Martin will have surgery on the ankle injury that sidelined him in the team’s last two games. Martin will now miss the team’s five remaining games of this season and move into an

The Vikings went 4-0 in November and defensive end Jonathan Greenard’s play helped them go on that winning run. Greenard had two sacks against the Colts in Week Nine and two more against the Bears in Week 12 while also recording 13 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two passes defensed

A week ago, Chicago finished its Thanksgiving matchup against Detroit in embarrassing fashion when time expired on the offense with a timeout still to use. Former head coach Matt Eberflus’ role in the debacle was obvious and he was fired the next day. But quarterback Caleb Williams also took accountability

The Bengals have lost another key player. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, linebacker Logan Wilson underwent a surgical cleanup procedure on his knee on Thursday morning and is expected to miss the rest of the season. While Cincinnati’s defense has struggled this season, losing Wilson is still significant. He

The NFL has announced this year’s nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Each NFL team nominates one player for the award, which recognizes players who excel both on the field and in their communities. “The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award celebrates Walter’s enduring

While discussing the recent firing of Bears coach Matt Eberflus, I uttered the name “George McCaskey” in the presence of my phone. Which meant, of course, that Twitter then suggested I follow its George McCaskey account. I checked the page. It’s followed (as of this posting) by NFL P.R. executive

Veteran safety Micah Hyde said in May that he would either return to the Bills or retire and it looked like the latter was going to be the case once we hit December, but Hyde isn’t done yet. The Bills signed Hyde to their practice squad on Wednesday and he

Jets cornerback D.J. Reed went on social media to rip the officiating in last Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks, but he backtracked from that stance on Wednesday. Reed wrote that the officials for the game “suck” and should be ashamed of themselves, but said on Wednesday that he was still

Running back Chuba Hubbard has been a reliable producer for the Panthers this season and he signed a contract extension that reflects his contributions to the team, but he had a low point last Sunday. One play after a remarkable catch by wide receiver Adam Thielen put the Panthers inside

The 49ers shut down running back Christian McCaffrey this week and their 5-7 record suggests it won’t be long before their playoff hopes are gone as well, but linebacker Fred Warner isn’t looking to join McCaffrey on the sideline. Warner revealed last week that he’s playing with a fracture in

Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Key signees: 5-star WR Caleb Cunningham, 4-star IOL Devin Harper, 4-star CB Maison Dunn Analysis: It’s been Flip-mas season early in Oxford, as coach Lane Kiffin got an elite in-state player in Cunningham as well as Harper in the fold after they were pledged to Alabama and

Wide receiver DeVonta Smith looks like he’s on track to return to the Eagles lineup against the Panthers on Sunday. Smith was a full participant in practice on Wednesday. Smith has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, but practiced on a limited basis last week and was

Chargers receiver Ladd McConkey (knee/shoulder) had a limited practice Wednesday. He exited Sunday’s win over the Falcons with his knee issue but had a season-high nine catches for 117 yards. McConkey leads the team with 58 receptions for 815 yards with four touchdowns this season. Linebacker Dayan Henley (knee) and

First, it was bilateral Achilles tendinitis. Then, it was a posterior cruciate ligament injury. 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey practiced little and played less this season, seeing action in four games with 65 touches. He is out for the season with his knee injury that will require a six-week recovery.

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa believes his team’s disappointing season is a direct reflection on his failure to protect himself from a concussion that caused him to miss four games. Tagovailoa told reporters he is “very surprised” by the Dolphins’ 5-7 record and said it doesn’t reflect the entire team but

The Jets have five games left. Aaron Rodgers has five games left with the Jets. Rodgers was asked by reporters on Wednesday whether he believes the final 2024 games will determine whether the Jets want to keep him for 2025. “I think it is ridiculous, with all due respect,” Rodgers

On Tuesday morning’s PFT Live, I threw out the idea of the Bears ditching the normal approach to hiring head coaches and calling the 49ers to see whether they’d be willing to trade Kyle Shanahan. It’s either a good idea, or it’s a slow week. Regardless, Shanahan was asked about

Caleb Williams transferred from Oklahoma to USC, following Lincoln Riley after his freshman college season. So, he knows all about change. Still, it wasn’t easy to see offensive coordinator and play caller Shane Waldron fired Nov. 12, and then head coach Matt Eberflus let go three weeks later. “The human

The NFL and the NFL Players Association have tweaked the substance abuse policy. Among the changes, the threshold for a positive test has been significantly increased. PFT has obtained the new policies negotiated by the league and the NFLPA. The prior limit for THC concentration was 150 ng/ml. As of

Already on injured reserve with a concussion, Trevor Lawrence’s season likely was finished anyway. If there was any questions about whether he might return for Week 18, the Jaguars quarterback now definitively is done. He will undergo season-ending surgery on the AC joint injury in his left shoulder, Ian Rapoport

After Wednesday night’s social media post by Azeez Al-Shaair, it seems pretty obvious that his apology two days ago was not sincere. It likely was an attempt to appease the NFL, with hopes of a lesser penalty for his illegal hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. When it didn’t work,

Rams coach Sean McVay announced Monday that quarterback Matthew Stafford came out of Sunday’s game with a minor ankle sprain. Stafford’s lateral ankle sprain, though, is not expected to affect his work week. He started the practice week with a full practice Wednesday. “[It feels] pretty good. I’ll be good

Appeals officer Ramon Foster has upheld the three-game suspension of Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, the league announced Wednesday. The Texans are on their off week this week, so Al-Shaair will miss games against the Dolphins, Chiefs and Ravens in Weeks 15-17. He can return for the Week 18 game against

On Sunday, Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota for the first time as the Falcons quarterback. He knows what to expect based on his return to Washington for the first time when he was the Vikings quarterback. “I think you just kind of go through the week, go through your process,”

If receiver Diontae Johnson is hoping to get released by the Ravens so that he can clear waivers and sign with another contender, he shouldn’t hold his breath. The Ravens surely won’t give him a one-way ticket out of town. For one very important reason. Johnson is in his contract

Questions about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’s plans for 2025 have come up frequently in recent weeks and one of his Jets teammates fielded one about his own future on Wednesday. Wide receiver Davante Adams joined the team in a trade earlier this season and said that he has enjoyed being with

The Chiefs signed veteran D.J. Humphries with the hope that he will stabilize their left tackle position and it sounds like his first shot to do so could come against the Chargers on Sunday night. Head coach Andy Reid said on Wednesday that having a full week of practice —

Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s appeal of his three-game suspension will be heard on Wednesday. Al-Shaair was suspended on Tuesday for what the NFL called “repeated violations of rules intended to protect the health and safety of players and promote sportsmanship,” including the hit to the head of Jaguars quarterback Trevor

Though the Jets lost to the Seahawks, Kene Nwangwu’s New York debut was so successful that he’s earned a weekly award. The NFL named Nwangwu AFC special teams player of the week. Nwangwu returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. At the time, it gave

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is set to start in Week 14, but cornerback Sauce Gardner may not be available in Miami this weekend. Gardner injured his hamstring in last Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks and interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said the team is still assessing the severity of the

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The Chiefs and Bills are in. They could have company by Sunday night. Three teams — all in the NFC — could clinch playoff berths in Week 14: the Lions, Vikings, and Eagles. Each has 10 or more wins, with the Lions at 11-1. Here’s how they each can punch

The latest season of Hard Knocks, which premiered on Tuesday night, features all four AFC North team. But one person stood out as the star of the show: Mike Tomlin. Tomlin, the Steelers head coach who has never had a losing record in his 18 seasons on the job, let

The Raiders fell to 2-10 with their Black Friday loss to the Chiefs, so they’re assured of having a losing record for the third straight year and the fourth time in defensive end Maxx Crosby’s six NFL seasons. Crosby was a guest on Let’s Go! this week and host Peter

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott checked one box in his recovery from a torn hamstring on Tuesday and he talked about when he hopes to reach other milestones as well. Prescott drove a car for the first time since having season-ending surgery last month, which he called one of the “small

Lions head coach Dan Campbell said this week that he doesn’t “really give a crap” that running back Jahmyr Gibbs revealed some of the team’s protection calls in a social media post and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur isn’t expecting to gain an advantage in Thursday night’s game because of

The 49ers are desperate for help at running back, and they’re getting some in Ke’Shawn Vaughn. Vaughn is signing with the 49ers’ practice squad, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The 49ers have now added two running backs, with Vaughn joining Israel Abanikanda, who was awarded to the 49ers

The Commanders continue their overhaul. New owner Josh Harris has hired Campbell’s Company CEO Mark Clouse to serve as the new team president, according to Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. Clouse, who starts the new job in January, will report directly to Harris. Among other things, Clouse will lead

Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from a July arrest in Los Angeles, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. He has a pre-trial conference hearing scheduled for Jan. 9, 2025. Addison was arrested July 12 after police found him

Commanders running back Austin Ekeler has had two concussions this year. He’s still feeling the effects of the most recent one he suffered. Via Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com, Ekeler said during his weekly appearance on 106.7 The Fan that he’s experiencing concussion symptoms after suffering a brain injury during the

The NFL’s Black Friday experiment is finding its footing. This year’s Raiders-Chiefs game outpaced the 2023 Dolphins-Jets day-after-Thanksgiving game by 41 percent, according to Prime Video. The audience averaged 13.51 million viewers. Last year, Dolphins-Jets averaged 9.61 million. Friday afternoon isn’t an ideal time for football viewing. But nothing draws

Tom Brady knows a thing or two about the consequences for using a well-timed slide to stick his cleat into a nearby defender’s crotch. (He also used the slide technique in other ways.) Brady is now suggesting that a poorly-timed slide should result in a penalty for the offense, too.

Earlier in the day, the Buccaneers signed free agent safety Kaevon Merriweather. The Bucs also are signing free agent safety Ryan Neal their practice squad, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Neal, 28, spent 2023 with the Bucs. He played 15 games, starting 13, and totaled 76 tackles.

Mike McCarthy is in the final year of his contract, and the expectation long has been that the Cowboys will move on after the season. McCarthy was dealt a losing hand when the Cowboys did nothing meaningful in free agency and then expected more with less. Injuries that cost players

The Raiders used up their temporary practice squad elevations for running back Sincere McCormick, so they made a more lasting roster move on Tuesday. McCormick has been signed to the 53-man roster in Las Vegas. Wide receiver D.J. Turner was placed on injured reserve in a corresponding move. McCormick played

Just 24 hours after cutting him, the Browns are re-signing quarterback Bailey Zappe. The Browns put Zappe on waivers yesterday, needing an open roster spot for defensive tackle Jowon Briggs, who played last night against the Broncos after he was called up from the practice squad. Now Zappe has cleared

Following Sunday’s win over the Bengals, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said George Pickens has “just got to grow up, man,” after the third-year receiver committed a pair of personal fouls. Pickens was flagged for taunting and for making finger guns after a catch, costing Pittsburgh 30 yards in penalties.

The Vikings have started the clock on getting a couple of special teamers back in the lineup. The team announced on Tuesday that kicker Will Reichard and long snapper Andrew DePaola have been designated for return from injured reserve. They will be able to practice for the next 21 days