Category : Red Zone Rumors

Running back Jeff Wilson is heading back to the 49ers. Wilson’s agents Drew Rosenhaus and Shaun O’Dare told ESPN that their client is going to sign with the 49ers. Wilson played for the team for four-plus seasons before being traded to the Dolphins in 2022. The 49ers worked Wilson out

For a player who hopes to get a new contract, a hold-in protects him from getting injured before he can get paid. And while shifting the injury risk to the team is very important to the player, there’s another significant consideration for both the player and the team after the

Tua Tagovailoa last played in the preseason opener in 2021. On Sunday, he handled the opening drive of Miami’s Week 1 preseason game at Chicago. During the 15-play effort, Tua completed five of six passes for 27 yards. Tagovailoa converted a fourth down near midfield on a throw to receiver

Aaron Rodgers recently said “preseason football is not necessarily real football.” And he’s right. Still, in August, preseason football is the closest thing we have to real football. And, on Saturday night, the two Steelers quarterbacks who played against the Jaguars did a pretty good job playing not necessarily real

After Saturday night’s preseason opener, Titans coach Brian Callahan said it was too soon to say how much time running back Tyjae Spears could miss, due to an ankle sprain suffered during the game. On Sunday, Callahan had an update; he told reporters Spears is expected to miss a few

Buccaneers running back Rachaad White left Saturday’s game against the Titans with a groin injury, but head coach Todd Bowles says there’s one piece of good news: Backup running back Sean Tucker is ready and able to make a big impact if he gets the ball in his hands. Bowles

A year after the Cowboys wasted a fourth-round pick on a one-year backup quarterback in Trey Lance, they sent a fifth-rounder to New England for Joe Milton III and a seventh-round selection. This time around, the Cowboys think they got a steal. Before Saturday’s preseason opener against the Rams, owner

Buccaneers running back Rachaad White left Saturday’s game against the Titans with a groin injury and the team hopes to get a clearer idea of his recovery timeline on Sunday. White left the game in the first quarter after running six times for 28 yards and head coach Todd Bowles

The Texans are adding some veteran help to their secondary in the wake of safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s knee injury. Agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey told ESPN that their client Jalen Mills will sign with the AFC South club. Mills was most recently a member of the Jets’ defensive backfield.

Allen Lazard came to New York to play with Aaron Rodgers. With Rodgers leaving for Pittsburgh, Lazard decided to make a fresh start without Rodgers. Lazard emerged from the preseason opener with his shoulder in a sling. As we understand it, he landed on the shoulder while making a catch.

Last Saturday, Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones said plenty about linebacker Micah Parsons. This Saturday, Jones said nothing. Asked about the status of the conversations with Parsons by Kristi Scales of 105.3 The Fan before the preseason opener against the Rams, Jones offered up s word shrimp salad. “I’m

The most important objective for any preseason game is to minimize injury. The Vikings emerged from Saturday’s exhibition opener with two of them. Receiver Rondale Moore has a “pretty significant” knee injury. After the game, coach Kevin O’Connell added that center Zeke Correll suffered a broken ankle in the fourth

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy waited a long time for his second taste of NFL game action after tearing his meniscus in his preseason debut last year and the payoff to his long journey back to the lineup hit him during the national anthem on Saturday. McCarthy said he “had a

Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed’s health will be something to watch heading into the regular season. Reed missed practice on Thursday and wore a walking boot on his left foot during Saturday’s game against the Jets. Head coach Matt LaFleur said the injury is not related to the toe issue

After a tough day at practice last week, Jets quarterback Justin Fields said he wants to play in each of the team’s preseason games as he works to get the offense into shape for the regular season. Fields was on the field to start Saturday’s game against the Packers and

The Chargers-Rams joint practice planned for Wednesday has been canceled as the Chargers focus on keeping their players healthy. Rams coach Sean McVay said Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh decided injury concerns were too great to justify a joint practice. “Unfortunately we’ll have to cancel that practice with the Chargers,” McVay

Titans running back Tyjae Spears suffered an apparent high ankle sprain during Saturday night’s postseason game. Spears was carted off the field and a high ankle sprain was the initial diagnosis, according to Turron Davenport of ESPN. Titans coach Brian Callahan said after the game that it’s too soon to

The Ravens are signing free agent running back Myles Gaskin, Jordan Schultz reports. Gaskin was one of three running backs who worked out for the Ravens on Saturday, joining Kevin Harris and Boston Scott. The Ravens could get running back Marcus Major Jr. back from a concussion soon, but Rasheen

J.J. McCarthy is back. In his first game action since the 2024 preseason opener, the Vikings quarterback took 12 snaps against the Texans. The drive ended with a field goal, giving the Vikings a 3-0 lead. McCarthy completed four of seven passes for 30 yards, with four targets (three catches)

If the game had counted, it could have been a record. By four yards. Jaguars kicker Cam Little nailed a 70-yard field goal as the first half expired in Jacksonville’s preseason opener against the Steelers. A sixth-round pick in 2024 and the team’s kicker last season, Little got his second

Cowboys backup quarterback Joe Milton injured his right elbow late in Saturday’s preseason loss to the Rams. Milton was sandwiched by two Rams pass rushers on an incompletion with 5:50 left in the fourth quarter. He stayed in for two handoffs before leaving holding his arm. Milton, who the Cowboys

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford took his biggest step toward joining his teammates at practice on Saturday. Coach Sean McVay told reporters that Stafford threw “60-plus” passes on Saturday. “There was no limitations in terms of the types of throws — deep, intermediate, short,” McVay said. “We were moving the launch

NFL Network, for some reason, chose not to air Cam Ward’s preseason debut, though it did nationally televise two quarterbacks drafted after Ward. Thus, the No. 1 overall pick might not have the buzz that Shedeur Sanders and Jaxson Dart do. But Ward, like Sanders and Dart, showed the lights

Chiefs backup safety Deon Bush was carted off the field with 1:19 remaining in the first half of Saturday’s preseason game at Arizona. The team announced Bush will not return with an Achilles injury. TV analyst Trent Green said Bush injured his left leg on a non-contact play as he

Titans running back Tyjae Spears was carted to the training room on Saturday night. Titans radio reports Spears has an injury to his lower right leg. Spears caught a pass from Brandon Allen and took it 13 yards before safety Rashad Wisdom tackled him. Spears limped to the sideline, where

Andy Reid announced earlier this week that Patrick Mahomes would play Saturday night. The quarterback did play, if only briefly. It was more like an appearance. The Chiefs recovered a Greg Dortch fumble on the opening kickoff, and with a penalty tacked on, began their first drive at the Arizona

Buccaneers running back Rachaad White had six carries for 28 yards but left with a groin injury in Saturday night’s preseason game. The team announced the injury, which happened in the first quarter. White appeared to hurt his groin on a 12-yard run while trying to make a cut on

The news for Vikings receiver and punt returner Rondale Moore is not expected to be good. After Saturday’s preseason opener, Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters that Moore suffered a “pretty significant” injury to his left knee during a first-half punt return. Via Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com, O’Connell added that

The Chargers placed left tackle Rashawn Slater on season-ending injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. Slater ruptured his patellar tendon in Thursday’s practice. Less than two weeks earlier, Slater signed a four-year, $113 million contract extension, including $92 million guaranteed. Now, he will spend his fifth season rehabbing. The Chargers

Bills running back James Cook showed up to training camp and practiced until last Sunday when he began a hold in while seeking a contract extension. On Friday, Cook and coach Sean McDermott had a conversation about the two-time Pro Bowler’s availability for Saturday’s preseason game against the Giants. Cook

He was listed as third on the depth chart, but rookie first-rounder Jaxson Dart was the second man up after Russell Wilson during Saturday’s preseason opener. And Dart was solid. Dart entered after the opening drive. He finished the half at quarterback. He completed 12 of 19 passes for 154

Rondale Moore can’t catch a break. Moore, who didn’t play last season with a knee injury, was injured with 10:30 remaining in the second quarter of Saturday’s preseason game against Houston. He returned a Tommy Townsend punt 2 yards before Texans linebacker Jamal Hill tackled him along the sideline. Moore

Cornerback Levi Wallace’s bid to make the Jaguars has come to an end. The Jags placed Wallace on injured reserve Saturday. Defensive back Aydan White was signed to the 90-man roster. White was waived by the Jaguars when they signed Wallace last weekend, so he won’t have much catching up

After Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders made an impressive NFL debut in Cleveland’s preseason opener, he had a largely playful message for veteran reporter Tony Grossi. In a video from inside the bowels of Bank of America Stadium, Sanders is seen saying this to Grossi: “Tony, I be hoping you got

Bengals safety Geno Stone will be sidelined for a bit after getting hurt in Thursday’s preseason opener. Head coach Zac Taylor told reporters at a press conference that Stone is week-to-week with a soft tissue injury. Stone played four snaps against the Eagles and Taylor does not expect him back

Giants quarterback Russell Wilson played one drive in his preseason debut today against the Bills, and the Giants got a field goal out of it. Wilson threw short passes exclusively on the 12-play, 30-yard drive that ended with a Graham Gano 53-yard field goal. Wilson went 6-for-7 for 28 yards

Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has become a polarizing figure, for a variety of reasons. Right or wrong, logical or illogical, fair or unfair, Shedeur has fans and detractors. The fans are celebrating his performance in Cleveland’s preseason openers. The detractors are quick to call what he did meaningless. And,

The injury suffered by Lions safety Morice Norris on Friday night in Atlanta was so scary that the teams agreed to end the game early as Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance at the start of the fourth quarter. But by Saturday morning, Norris was sharing positive

Big Shield arrives in 10 days. Already, it has more preorders than the three prior novels (Father of Mine, Son of Mine, On Our Way Home) combined. It makes sense, since we’re selling a football book on a football website. And it’s going to do well, because it’s an entertaining

During Friday night’s preseason opener against the Commanders, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye tried turn nothing into something. It turned into something bad for the Patriots. Maye tried to force a throw while being sacked. He fumbled. (It looked a little like a play that was attempted against Washington by an

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will face his most recent former team in 29 days. Will he be ready for Week 1 at the Jets? If he is, it apparently won’t be a result of playing in the preseason. In a conversation with Bob Labriola of the team’s official website, coach

Opportunity knocked on Friday night for Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. He swung the door open. Sanders took 47 snaps in the preseason opener, accounting for 68 percent of the offense. He completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. He added 19 rushing yards on four

The most stunning, and underreported, development of the summer came from the news that the NFL and the NFL Players Association hid for more than five months the 61-page ruling in a collusion grievance regarding fully-guaranteed player contracts. The NFL won, but the NFLPA secured a finding of an attempt

The Patriots revealed quarterback Tom Brady’s bronze likeness to the world on Friday night. The debut of Brady’s statue was far less eventful than the unveiling of Rocky’s statue. It actually sounded a little like the ill-fated Tom Brady roast from May 2024, with Brady poking fun at himself and

Giants head coach Brian Daboll was coy this week when asked about the team’s plans at quarterback beyond finding time for first-round pick Jaxson Dart to play in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Bills, but it looks like they’ll also be giving another newcomer some playing time. Art Stapleton of

The Panthers didn’t plan to have second-year wide receiver Xavier Legette play their entire preseason game with the Browns on Friday night, but they were looking to pull him on their terms rather than having the officials do it for them. Legette was ejected during the team’s second offensive series

Browns second-round pick Quinshon Judkins has not been with the team since his July arrest for misdemeanor battery/domestic violence in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and it remains unclear when the running back’s situation might change. Judkins’s attorney filed a waiver of his client’s right to a speedy trial in Broward County

After Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons failed to make an appearance at Thursday’s practice, there was word that he was getting treatment for back tightness during the session. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer confirmed that during a Friday press conference and called Parsons day-to-day regarding the back issue. Parsons was not

The Raiders opened Thursday night’s preseason game with the Seahawks with their starting offense on the field, but they didn’t stick around long. Quarterback Geno Smith and most other first-stringers were done after one series of work, which head coach Pete Carroll said was by design in a Friday videoconference.

Spencer Rattler will be the starting quarterback when the Saints open the preseason on Sunday against the Chargers. Saints head coach Kellen Moore said Rattler will get the start, second-round rookie Tyler Shough will go next, and Jake Haener will play third. “We’ll start Spencer in the game, and then