Category : Red Zone Rumors

Steelers outside linebacker Nick Herbig played only three snaps in Saturday’s preseason game against the Buccaneers. Herbig was in and out of the sideline medical tent, getting examined by Dr. James Bradley, Mark Kaboly of The Pat McAfee Show reports. Herbig went to the bench and pointed to his leg

This year’s collection of hold-ins included kicker Chris Boswell. His hold-in has ended as quietly as it began. Boswell is playing on Saturday night for the Steelers, in their preseason game againt the Buccaneers. He handled the opening kickoff. Under contract through 2026, the 34-year-old Boswell is due to make

Packers safety Omar Brown won’t be traveling back to Green Bay with the team on Saturday. Brown left the field during Saturday’s game against the Colts wearing an oxygen mask and head coach Matt LaFleur gave an update on his condition after the game. LaFleur said that Brown will remain

A comment Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel made during a halftime interview at Saturday’s game against the Eagles became fodder for questions at his postgame interview. Gabriel was asked by Browns sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala about handling outside noise and Gabriel said that “there are entertainers and there are competitors and

CeeDee Lamb drew a penalty, but he will not receive a fine for interfering with an official last week. Lamb was not playing and dressed in street clothes when he went out to the white part of the sideline reserved for officials during game action. He was hit from behind

Colts head coach Shane Steichen said this week that he wants to make a decision about the team’s starting quarterback sooner rather than later and it looks like that has a good chance of happening. Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson both saw action in Saturday’s game against the Packers and

The 49ers played their starters to open Saturday’s game against the Raiders, but one member of the group had to leave with an injury. Right guard Dominick Puni exited the game and the 49ers announced that he was ruled out with a knee injury. More information about Puni’s outlook should

When Panthers rookie edge rusher Nic Scourton left a joint practice with the Texans this week, heat-related symptoms were given as the reason for his exit. Scourton did display those symptoms, but his actual issue turned out to be different. Panthers head coach Dave Canales said after Saturday’s game that

The Colts saw a pair of offensive tackles leave Saturday’s game against the Packers with injuries. Right tackle Braden Smith suffered a groin injury and the Colts announced that he would not return to the contest. The Colts opened the game without left tackle Bernhard Raimann as he is out

Second-round pick Tyler Shough will be the first man up at quarterback for the Saints on Sunday. The team announced that Shough will be the starter for their home game against the Jaguars. The rest of the plan at quarterback has not been revealed at this point. Spencer Rattler started

After a couple of joint-practice days in which the Vikings seemed to get the better of the Patriots, the Patriots sent their starting offense out for the first two drives of Saturday’s preseason game in Minnesota. The No. 1 unit punted once and then scored a touchdown. The first drive

Regardless of whether the NFL should have immediately set a hearing in the Rashee Rice disciplinary case the instant he pleaded guilty to two felonies on July 17, the league and Rice haven’t been able to strike a deal on suspension. The league, as recently noted by Tom Pelissero of

Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said on Friday that the team needs to get wide receiver Terry McLaurin on the field in order for the offense to be ready for the start of the regular season and they took a step toward making that happen on Saturday. McLaurin has been

Quarterback Tanner McKee played well for the Eagles against the Bengals in the preseason opener and it looks like the team has seen enough to know they want to keep him healthy for the regular season. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that McKee is not expected to play

Wide receiver Terry McLaurin’s activation from the physically unable to perform list on Saturday doesn’t signal a change in his contract impasse with the team. McLaurin went on the PUP list due to an ankle injury, but the move came after a multi-day holdout to kick off training camp so

It’s out in only three days. And it’s been a long road. I started writing Big Shield three years ago. Like the 10 or so other novels I’ve hunt-and-pecked to completion in the past five years, I started it, finished it, set it aside, and started on the next one.

For the second consecutive preseason game, the Browns will start a rookie quarterback. But this time it’s a different quarterback. Third-round pick Dillon Gabriel gets the start today against the Eagles, the Browns have announced. Last week, fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders was the starter. Gabriel and Sanders are part of

Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury essentially said it on Friday. And it apparently worked. At some point, players who are holding in need to get to work. It’s the biggest flaw in the half measure between holding out and caving in. If a player reports for camp but declines to

The vast majority of college football coaches carve out a little time during each week of the season for a radio show. Bill Belichick is not among the vast majority of college football coaches. Via Reuters, North Carolina explained in a release on Friday that the program, previously known as

From time to time, a stray report emerges regarding the possibility of the Super Bowl being played in London. (Usually, the time for that is when the NFL is promoting its annual London games.) Most recently, the British ambassador to the U.S. made a public case to host the game.

Falcons rookie running back Nathan Carter’s attempt to leap over Lions safety Morice Norris in Atlanta’s first preseason game went awry when his knee collided with Norris’s helmet on a run early in the fourth quarter. Norris remained down and left the field in an ambulance, which led to the

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was pleased with his team’s performance in Friday night’s win over the Chiefs, at least on one side of the ball. “Offensively it’s about how you script it. Defensively I thought we would have played a little better,” Macdonald said. Macdonald was impressed with how

Titans head coach Brian Callahan says first overall pick Cam Ward is showing everything a franchise quarterback needs to show in his first two preseason games. Callahan said after the Titans played the Falcons Friday night that Ward played well, although Callahan wished the offense would have played better around

Current and former pro athletes continue to be targeted by thieves. Via Michael Shapiro of the Houston Chronicle, Hall of Fame receiver Andre Johnson recently was victimized by burglars. Among other things, his Hall of Fame ring was stolen. “Andre Johnson is my brother,” rapper and Houston native Lil Keke

Bears second-round pick Shemar Turner is back on the field. Turner injured his ankle in the first practice of training camp in July and the defensive tackle has missed the last few weeks of on-field work while recovering. Reporters at Friday’s joint practice with the Bills shared that Turner is

As it relates to college football, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will be attacking no days with an enthusiasm known to mankind. At least for a decade. The NCAA has imposed a 10-year “show cause” order on Harbaugh as part of the final punishment issued in connection with the Connor Stalions

On Friday morning, the NCAA imposed a 10-year “show cause” order against former Michigan coach, and current Chargers coach, Jim Harbaugh. Neither the league nor the Chargers have any comment on the matter. Both declined comment in response to requests from PFT. That doesn’t necessarily mean the league will do

Sam Darnold got his feet wet, playing 10 plays on one possession in the Seahawks’ second preseason game. The quarterback, who signed with the Seahawks in the offseason, did not throw the ball down the field with air yards of minus-5, minus-1, 1 and 4 yards on his four attempts.

Falcons rookie edge rusher Jalon Walker didn’t play in the team’s second preseason game Friday night. His absence was a surprise. Coach Raheem Morris said after the 23-20 loss to the Titans that Walker tweaked his groin near the end of Wednesday’s joint practice with the Titans. The Falcons expect

The Broncos have made a pair of moves at defensive back. According to multiple reports, Denver is signing cornerback Micah Abraham. A Colts sixth-round pick in 2024, Abraham did not make the team and was cut in late August. He landed on Cincinnati’s practice squad in October and remained with

Shemar Stewart didn’t mean to do it, but his bump into Joe Burrow set off a scuffle at practice Wednesday. The rookie edge rusher addressed what happened 48 hours later, saying “the ground gave way” under his foot on a stunt, and he lost his balance while rushing Burrow up

Buccaneers backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater wishes he weren’t in the NFL right now. Bridgewater signed with the Buccaneers only after he was suspended from Miami Northwestern High School for what Florida high school officials call improper benefits to players and he calls simply trying to help out kids who needed

The Browns will evaluate Dillon Gabriel’s hamstring Saturday morning, but they are optimistic the rookie will start the preseason game against the Eagles, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Gabriel strained his hamstring Aug. 2 and didn’t return to full participation in practice until this week. Veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny

Cam Ward played three series, throwing for 42 yards as the Titans gained 55 yards in 11 plays. He completed 2 of 7 passes, though Van Jefferson dropped what would have been a big gain. Ward’s first pass was a 35-yard completion to Elic Ayomanor, which was the highlight of

The NFL’s international games can carry an important caveat, for some players and other team employees. Certain circumstances may prevent the player from either leaving the country or entering a new one. Mark Maske of the Washington Post raised on Thursday the question of whether Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice’s recent

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a note or two for Netflix. In an interview with Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, Jones expressed surprise over the decision of producers of the soon-to-be-released Cowboys documentary to overlook one specific aspect of the formation of the Cowboys team that won three Super

Undrafted rookie wide receiver Isaiah Bond is expected to sign with the Browns and the deal could get done this weekend. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Bond will fly to Cleveland on Saturday evening in order to finalize a contract with the team. Bond announced his intention to sign

The Bears know who their quarterback will be this season, but they’re still sorting out who will be protecting Caleb Williams’s blindside. Braxton Jones is the incumbent starter, but head coach Ben Johnson opened the spot up for competition in training camp. Kiran Amegadjie and second-round pick Ozzy Trapilo were

Cornerback Jalen Ramsey got a raise when he joined the Steelers in a trade with the Dolphins this offseason and he’d like to see one of his new teammates get the same consideration from the team. Defensive end Cam Heyward would like to revisit a contract that calls for him

The 49ers have made a pair of roster moves on Friday. San Francisco announced club has signed defensive lineman Shakel Brown. This is Brown’s second stint with the 49ers, having spent time on the club’s practice squad in 2024. He entered the league with the Titans as an undrafted free

The Browns have overcome several hurdles in their quest to leave downtown Cleveland for a new stadium in suburban Brook Park. They now have another. Via multiple reports, and as first reported by NEOtrans blog, the Ohio Department of Transportation has rejected a building permit, explaining that the structure is

Cooper Rush will start Saturday’s preseason game for the Ravens at AT&T Stadium. It will mark his return to Arlington after seven-plus seasons with the Cowboys. “It’ll be different being over on that sideline,” Rush told Baltimore reporters this week. “It’ll be something new, but I’m looking forward to it.

Whenever the NFL migrates to a new streaming platform, concerns emerge as to whether it will work. As it relates to the upcoming Week 1 game to be streamed for free on YouTube, a concern has emerged as to whether it will work. As noted by Chris Bumbaca of USA

Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers earned a Super Bowl ring with the Eagles last season before signing with the Vikings in free agency, but that ring isn’t for display at the Vikings facility. Rodgers said some teammates have wanted to see his Super Bowl ring and that he told them that the

The decision by prosecutors not to pursue formal domestic violence charges against Browns running back Quinshon Judkins ends the criminal legal process. For the NFL, it’s the starting point for its own procedures. Judkins could still be suspended by the league under the Personal Conduct Policy. In a court of

The Bears practiced without quarterback Case Keenum on Friday. Keenum left Thursday’s practice early and did not work at all during the team’s joint practice with the Bills. The Bears call him day-to-day due to a leg injury. It’s not clear what Keenum’s injury will mean for the team’s quarterback

Jaguars wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter is dealing with his first NFL injury. Hunter did not do any team work because of what head coach Liam Coen said at a press conference was an “upper-body deal.” Coen said that the decision to limit his workload was “precautionary” and that the team

Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced earlier this week that quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the team’s starters will play in Sunday’s preseason matchup with the Bills. But before Buffalo started its joint practice with Chicago on Friday, Bills head coach Sean McDermott said he hadn’t quite determined

To acquire wide receiver A.J. Brown, Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman had to get two deals done on draft day: A trade with the Titans, and a new contract with Brown and his representatives. That wasn’t easy. Roseman detailed on Bussin with the Boys how he made a deal with

Former Texas receiver Isaiah Bond had his sexual assault case no-billed, but still may face an NFL suspension. Via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said the NFL is reviewing Bond’s case. Because of that, the receiver is facing possible discipline under the league’s personal conduct policy.