Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Giants used a first-round draft pick on Jaxson Dart with the thought that one day he will be their franchise quarterback, and everything he has done in the preseason has justified that selection. But Dart knows that right now, he’s a backup. After playing well in the Giants’ third

The Saints have not announced their starting quarterback for the first week of the regular season, but they have made their choice for the final week of the preseason. Head coach Kellen Moore said on Thursday that Spencer Rattler will get the start against the Broncos on Saturday afternoon. Rattler

Giants first-round rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart had another strong preseason performance on Thursday night, and head coach Brian Daboll is thrilled with the progress Dart is making. “Being a rookie quarterback is not easy — being a quarterback is not easy — so he knows he’s got a lot of

The NFL plans to crack down on poor sportsmanship this season. Walt Anderson, the former on-field official who now works as a rules analyst for the league, said on a conference call today that sportsmanship is a point of emphasis for the 2025 season. Anderson specified violent gestures and sexual

While Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not practice on Thursday, he is still OK. Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh told reporters that Jackson was held out of practice after his foot was stepped on during Wednesday’s practice. But the quarterback should be fine going forward. “He got his foot stepped

The NFL has made some changes to security at their offices in the wake of the July shootings at 345 Park Avenue in New York City. Four people were killed by a gunman who investigators believe was targeting the league headquarters. One league employee was shot, but did not suffer

Jalen Milroe will get his time in the spotlight this weekend. Via multiple reporters, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald announced on Thursday that Milroe will start and play the entire preseason finale against the Packers on Saturday afternoon. Milroe, a third-round pick in this year’s draft, is in line to

Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble won’t play against the Steelers on Thursday night, but he’s on track to play in Week 1 of the regular season. The team announced that Tremble has been activated from the physically unable to perform list on Thursday. Tremble has been recovering from back surgery

It was revealed this week that three bullets hit the Chiefs’ facility in a May 2024 shooting, including one that went through the window of head coach Andy Reid’s office while he was inside working. Neither Reid nor anyone else was injured in the shooting, which Kansas City police say

Eagles wide receiver Johnny Wilson will miss the season with an injury suffered in practice on Tuesday. Wilson will require season-ending knee and ankle surgery, according to ESPN. The injury happened when Wilson was blocking on a running play and someone rolled up on the back of his leg. Wilson

The Colts have benched Anthony Richardson a second time in a short career. It’s fair to wonder what Richardson’s future is in Indianapolis. In fact, Richardson’s agent, Deiric Jackson, has wondered that himself. The Colts drafted Richardson in the first round knowing that he had limited experience, starting only 13

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford spoke to reporters for the first time since the start of training camp on Thursday, after head coach Sean McVay had said the QB got through the week healthy. Stafford has been dealing with a disc issue in his back. While McVay and Stafford did not

Defensive tackle Harrison Phillips is officially a member of the Jets. The team announced that they sent 2026 and 2027 sixth-round picks to the Vikings for Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick on Thursday. The deal was agreed to on Wednesday. In addition to the Phillips announcement, the Jets announced

Denver’s starters will be in action to end the preseason this week. Broncos head coach Sean Payton told reporters in his Thursday press conference that starters are set for 8-to-10 plays against the Saints. “That’s not just etched in stone — and then [we’ll] get into our second phase and

Giants coach Brian Daboll insists Russell Wilson is the team’s starting quarterback. It makes sense with the Giants opening the season with the Commanders, Cowboys, Chiefs and Chargers. But circle Oct. 5 on the calendar. That’s when Dart could take over as the starter. He showed again Thursday night that

Since Micah Parsons requested a trade Aug. 1, a whole lot of nothing has happened. The Cowboys star edge rusher hasn’t practiced; the sides haven’t talked; and owner Jerry Jones hasn’t stopped talking. Jones’ latest comments about the contract stalemate have hit a nerve. Parsons scrubbed his social media of

Steelers first-round defensive lineman Derrick Harmon was carted off the field late in the first half of Thursday night’s preseason finale. Harmon got tangled with Panthers offensive lineman Brandon Walton and was twisted to the ground awkwardly. On the play, Panthers quarterback Jack Plummer threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to

The last time Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones was asked about linebacker Micah Parsons, Jones didn’t have much to say. This time, he did. Appearing on Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin’s podcast, Jerry engaged in a borderline tour de force as to the Parsons contract situation. Here was

Commanders backup quarterback Marcus Mariota started doing some on-field work at practice this week and he feels confident he’ll be good to go for the team’s game against the Giants in Week 1. Mariota has been working out at the side after an extended absence from practice and he told

The Panthers have placed their key players in bubble wrap and called it a preseason. The team lists 33 players as inactive for tonight’s preseason finale against the Steelers. Coach Dave Canales already announced that the first-team offense and defense wouldn’t see action, along with backup quarterback Andy Dalton. Backup

Jim Harbaugh and Trey Lance return to San Francisco on Saturday night for the final preseason game. Harbaugh coached the 49ers from 2011-14, and the 49ers made Lance the third overall pick in 2021, and he was there for two seasons. Harbaugh announced Thursday that his starters will not play

Joe Davis and Greg Olsen will call the NFL’s first regular-season game in Ireland. NFL Network announced today that Davis will do play-by-play and Olsen will do commentary for the Week Four Vikings-Steelers game, which airs on NFL Network at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 28. Pam Oliver and

The 49ers announced their trade for wide receiver Skyy Moore from the Chiefs for a swap of late-round 2027 picks. The team placed cornerback Tre Brown on injured reserve in a corresponding move. The 49ers signed Brown in the offseason to help replace all their losses in the secondary. Brown,

Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s in-game comments last Saturday created a bit of a stir because some people wondered they were about teammate Shedeur Sanders and Sanders got a chance to offer a response on Thursday. Gabriel said in a halftime interview that “there are entertainers and there are competitors” before

Patriots wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk will miss the 2025 season with a shoulder injury, Jordan Schultz reports. Polk underwent offseason surgery on his right shoulder, which he initially injured in Week 17 while diving for a pass. He returned in time to play the team’s first preseason game but re-injured

The Saints believe their trade for wide receiver Devaughn Vele will be good news for their offense, but it was bad news for Donovan Peoples-Jones. The veteran wideout was released on Thursday to make room for Vele on the roster in New Orleans. Peoples-Jones signed with the Saints in May.

NFL teams have to cut their active rosters to 53 players next Tuesday and several clubs will have to decide whether to activate players from injury lists or not by that deadline. The Chargers are one of those teams. Running back Najee Harris is on the non-football injury list after

The timing of the announcement of the ESPN-NFL merger and the scrapping of ESPN’s Colin Kaepernick’s documentary has triggered rampant speculation that the two are connected. ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro, appearing Thursday on CNBC, insisted that’s not the case. Asked specifically whether the move relates to a desire to not

Jaguars first-round pick Travis Hunter’s next work against another team will come in the regular season. Hunter has been dealing with an upper-body injury and he was held out of Thursday’s joint practice with the Dolphins because of the issue. Hunter will also sit out of Saturday’s preseason game. Head

Matthew Stafford is back on the practice field this week and head coach Sean McVay said that “things are coming together really quickly” for the quarterback in his return from missing extended time with a back injury. Stafford has been working fully at practice, but the team isn’t going to

Wide receiver Isaiah Bond hasn’t been a member of the Browns for long, but he’s been around long enough to get a role in their final preseason game. Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters at a Thursday press conference that Bond will play against the Rams on Saturday. Bond signed

The Falcons will be without one of their key offensive players for a bit. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, right tackle Kaleb McGary will miss time with the apparent leg injury he suffered during Wednesday’s practice. But at this point, McGary’s timeline for recovery is unknown. McGary, 30, was carted

Big Shield is doing better than I thought it would. The ebook is currently the No. 1 best seller in Amazon’s football category. And the numbers keep going and going. Thank you for that. It’s been a very pleasant surprise. And most of the folks who have already read it

Cleveland won’t be losing the Browns to Brook Park without a fight. And Cleveland secured a recent win by moving in silence. Via Cleveland.com’s Today in Ohio podcast, Cleveland laid the foundation for the recent decision of the Ohio Department of Transportation to deny the permit for a domed suburban

The reigning NFL MVP will officially be DNP for the preseason. Bills coach Sean McDermott told reporters on Thursday that quarterback Josh Allen won’t play in the preseason finale, against the Buccaneers. It will be, as noted by Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the first time Allen hasn’t played in the

With Pete Carroll joining the Raiders this offseason, the AFC West has the most accomplished division of head coaches in history. Between Carroll with the Raiders, Andy Reid with the Chiefs, Sean Payton with the Broncos, and Jim Harbaugh with the Chargers, the division has earned a combined five Lombardi

There are very real differences between college football and NFL football. As North Carolina coach Bill Belichick is experiencing during his first college training camp, after 50 years in pro football. “We’ve done a lot more live work here than than we ever did in the NFL, at any team

The Dolphins will give their starters a little more game action before the preseason is over. Head coach Mike McDaniel said at a Thursday press conference that the team plans to play their first-stringers in Saturday night’s game against the Jaguars. The duration of their time on the field has

After letting go of an offensive lineman on Wednesday, the Commanders have brought in another player for the unit on Thursday. Washington announced the club has signed center Nick Harris. Harris, 26, was a fifth-round pick in 2020 and has spent the vast majority of his career with the Browns.

The 49ers are dealing with another injury at wide receiver. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Russell Gage is expected to miss 7-10 days with a sprained MCL. Gage is listed as a second-teamer on the team’s depth chart. Three other wideouts are also listed on that line and all

Running back Kenneth Walker has rarely been on the field at Seahawks practice this summer as the team manages his sore foot in hopes of having him available for the regular season. Balancing health with the need to prepare for the season is something that all teams do in the

The Falcons offensive line is having a tough day on the injury front on Wednesday. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that tackle Storm Norton is set to miss six-to-eight weeks after having ankle surgery. Norton has been sidelined for an extended period of time this month. The news of Norton’s

Dolphins cornerback Jack Jones did not have a good day covering Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown when the teams got together for a joint practice. The Lions posted a highlight video of St. Brown repeatedly beating Jones, and Jones acknowledged on Wednesday that it wasn’t a good look for

There was a scare at Ravens practice on Wednesday, but it appears all is well with quarterback Lamar Jackson. The team offered an update on Jackson’s condition shortly after reporters at the session passed along word that Jackson left the field after he was knocked down while in the pocket

Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons wasn’t interested in talking about his brief scuffle with quarterback Cam Ward at practice earlier this week, but Ward didn’t seem to have any trouble talking about it on Wednesday. Ward threw a touchdown in practice and then shoved Simmons before breaking out his “Zombieland”

The Browns and Jets have made a trade. The teams announced on Wednesday that New York has acquired defensive tackle Jowon Briggs from Cleveland. The Jets sent a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Browns in exchange for Briggs and a 2026 seventh-round pick. That Round 7 selection originally belonged to

Chiefs coach Andy Reid will play his healthy starters in Friday night’s preseason finale against the Bears. He said they need the work before the season opener, which comes exactly two weeks after the last exhibition game. “Yeah, there’s just a little bit longer wait here in between this game

The Commanders have let go of an offensive lineman. Washington announced on Wednesday that the club has released Julian Good-Jones. Good-Jones, 28, had joined Washington in 2023, signing with the club off of Philadelphia’s practice squad. He spent last year on the Commanders’ practice squad, signing a futures deal with

Edge rusher Matthew Judon practiced with the Dolphins for the first time since his signing became official Tuesday. He said it was not the view, the weather, the beach or the lack of a state income tax that lured him to South Florida. “It’s about the work,” Judon said, via

Tyson Bagent on Wednesday became the first Bears quarterback to receive a contract extension since Jay Cutler, according to Kevin Fishbain of TheAthletic.com. Cutler signed a seven-year, $126 million deal in January 2014; Bagent’s deal is for two years and $10 million. Bagent’s extension ties him to the team through