Category : Red Zone Rumors

Quarterback Hunter Dekkers is back with the Saints. The Saints waived Dekkers on July 31 so that they could sign punter Kai Kroeger, but they announced that Dekkers has re-signed with the team on Wednesday. The corresponding move this time also involves as a punter as the team waived Matthew

Tyreek Hill has had an interesting last few days. He was late for team stretch Sunday, and Wednesday, he missed practice with an undisclosed injury. The Dolphins receiver, though, is on the team charter to Chicago on Wednesday night. The team’s official X account posted a video and a photo

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan handles the offensive play-calling duties, but he will turn it over to offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak on Saturday. Shanahan said Wednesday that Kubiak will call the plays against the Broncos and perhaps through the entire preseason. “I haven’t decided for the whole time, but I

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that rookie quarterback Will Howard broke a finger on his throwing hand. Howard wore a splint on his right pinky finger while watching practice Wednesday. He was injured on either a center-quarterback exchange or on a handoff to Evan Hull on Tuesday. Tomlin said the

The NFL Players Association has hired David White to serve as interim executive director. The choice is controversial on its face, since he was the other finalist for a process that resulted in the disastrous hire of Lloyd Howell, two years ago. White is now on the job, and he

Dolphins tight end Darren Waller remains on the active/physically unable to perform list after coming out of retirement. He is about a week away from working his way back into practice, coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday, but it’s going to be “tricky” with joint practices upcoming. The Dolphins go against

Davante Adams knows how hard it can be on a wide receiver’s body to play game after game for a decade. And that’s why Adams doubts that Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter can have a long career playing both wide receiver and cornerback. Adams was asked on The Pivot Podcast which

Defensive lineman Seth Coleman was waived by the Seahawks earlier this week, but he didn’t have to wait long to get a call back to the team. The Seahawks announced that they have re-signed Coleman to their 90-man roster. Wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. was waived with an injury designation

Free agent safety Tracy Walker wasn’t likely to make a roster for the start of this season anyway, but he’s now officially out for most of the 2025 season. The NFL has suspended Walker for 12 games to start this season, for reasons that have not been announced. Walker would

The Packers have signed rookie wide receiver Isaiah Neyor, the team announced Tuesday. The 49ers waived Neyor earlier this week, and we went unclaimed. Neyor signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent May 9. In college, he played for the University of Wyoming (2019-21), the University of Texas

The Bears announced a change at tight end on Wednesday afternoon. They have signed Thomas Gordon to the 90-man roster. Jordan Murray was waived with an injury designation in a corresponding move. Gordon worked out for the Bears at their rookie minicamp this spring after going undrafted and also played

The Dolphins have lost backup interior offensive lineman Andrew Meyer for “weeks” with an injury, coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday. “He’s had a great camp, really stepped his game, and I’m very impressed with his play,” McDaniel said, via Dante Collinelli of SI.com. “He will be out weeks, but he’s

Backup quarterback Joe Milton gave the Cowboys a brief scare in Tuesday’s joint practice with the Rams. Milton left after banging his right hand on a helmet. Milton threw in Wednesday’s walkthrough, via multiple reports, and coach Brian Schottenheimer said Milton’s right thumb is fine. That clears Milton to start

The Browns will start Shedeur Sanders at quarterback on Friday, giving him his first professional game action — albeit in the preseason. Star defensive end Myles Garrett was asked about his impressions of Sanders in his Wednesday press conference following Cleveland’s joint practice with Carolina. Garrett has been spotted at

The Texans have added a receiver after another was injured. Houston announced on Wednesday that the club has signed Quintez Cephus and waived Johnny Johnson III with an injury designation. Cephus was most recently briefly with the 49ers earlier in training camp. He played 22 games with six starts for

While he’s still facing a potential suspension and is coming off a torn ACL, Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has been practicing throughout training camp. But that changed on Wednesday. Kansas City announced that Rice did not participate in the day’s session with a groin injury. With the Chiefs playing their

Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn needed some stitches in his hand after being involved in a car accident on Wednesday, but should be back on the field sooner than later. Head coach Dave Canales told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that he didn’t have a lot of details on Horn’s

With joint-practice season comes fights-during-joint-practice season. And a fight happening in Foxboro, between the Patriots and Commanders. Via Phil Perry of NBC Sports Boston, New England coach Mike Vrabel dove to the ground to separate a Patriots offensive player and a Commanders defensive player. Vrabel ended up at the bottom

It was a long time coming. It could be a long time going. The first sentence of the press release calls the deal between ESPN and the NFL a “non-binding agreement.” Which makes it even weaker than a Jerry Jones handshake deal. It’s not binding because the federal government must

Antonio Pierce was with the Raiders for three seasons — with one and a half of them as the team’s head coach. But after the organization fired him after a 4-13 record in 2024, Pierce is spending some time with his former organization’s biggest rival. Via multiple reporters on the

Falcons first-round pick Jalon Walker has been dealing with a hamstring injury during training camp, but the edge rusher has improved enough to return to the field on a limited basis. On Wednesday, head coach Raheem Morris said that the team’s seen enough progress to give Walker the green light

Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn isn’t taking part in Wednesday’s joint practice with the Browns. The team announced that Horn is sitting out of the practice after being involved in a car accident on his way to the team’s facility. Horn, who was alone in his vehicle, was not transported to

The deliberate James Cook hold-in has reached a third day. The Bills running back stopped practicing on Sunday, calling it a “business” decision. He didn’t practice on Monday. The team was off on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he will again not practice. And it makes sense. One unfortunate move, and Cook

The Packers hadn’t drafted a receiver in the first round since 2002 before they selected Matthew Golden in April. It’s early, but quarterback Jordan Love has been impressed with the young wideout. In an interview with ESPN’s Kevin Clark for This is Football, Love called Golden the Packers’ most impressive

The Ravens got to work against another team for the first time on Tuesday and their joint practice with the Colts made for a good time to check in on the offense. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken is moving into his third season calling the plays in Baltimore and reports from

The Seahawks won’t be playing the majority of their starters during Thursday’s preseason game against the Raiders and that will give players further down the depth chart a chance to make an impression. If things go the same way they have gone at camp, rookie wide receiver Tory Horton will

ESPN announced that they have agreed to acquire NFL Network and other media assets in exchange for the NFL taking a 10 percent equity stake in ESPN and the network made another announcement about their relationship with the NFL on Tuesday. The two sides have agreed to a multi-year extension

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has not practiced in training camp due to a back injury and a report on Wednesday sheds some light on the nature of what Stafford is dealing with this summer. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that an aggravated disc is keeping Stafford off the field.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said “the work was so good” during Tuesday’s joint practice with the Colts and that both teams did their best to “keep it healthy,” but there was one notable exception to the latter point. Colts running back Tyler Goodson and Ravens defensive back Keyon Martin

For 14 seasons, Pete Carroll’s home stadium was Lumen Field. Now, after a year away from the sideline, Carroll’s first preseason game as Raiders head coach will be at that same location. But when asked about it on Tuesday, Carroll noted he doesn’t see it as a big deal. “It’s

The Packers signed offensive lineman Lecitus Smith on Tuesday, Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com reports. In a corresponding move, the team waived wide receiver Sam Brown Jr. with an injury designation. The Steelers cut Smith in May after claiming him off waivers from the Patriots in March. The Cardinals made Smith

Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is officially a member of the Buccaneers. Bridgewater visited with the team on Tuesday and took a physical that went well enough for the Bucs to announce his signing. Punter Jake Julien was waived to make space for Bridgewater on the roster. Bridgewater joined the Lions late

When Panthers head coach Dave Canales benched quarterback Bryce Young just two games into last season, some wondered if Young was already done as Carolina’s franchise quarterback. But heading into this season, there’s no doubt about Young’s status. Canales said on NFL Network that Young wasn’t happy about being benched

Patriots owner Robert Kraft sees the deal that will make NFL Media part of ESPN and give the NFL 10 percent ownership of ESPN as another step toward the league’s global growth ambitions. “I think we’ve hooked up with the best partners we can have,” Kraft told NFL Network. “That

You can expect to see quarterback Kyler Murray on the field on Saturday night. Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters in his Tuesday press conference that starters, including Murray, will play in the club’s preseason opener against the Chiefs. “I told them last night, they’re going to play,” Gannon

The deal between ESPN and the NFL for various media assets, including NFL Network, is reportedly done. It has yet to be announced. Coincidentally, ESPN’s parent company has an earnings call on Wednesday. And there’s a belief that the call will include an announcement of the massive transaction that reportedly

When Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison agreed to a plea to settle his DUI case last month, it opened the door for the NFL to take disciplinary action against him. The NFL did exactly that on Tuesday. Addison has been suspended three games for a violation of the league’s substance

Shedeur Sanders hasn’t had many opportunities in practice. He will get them this week. Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports that Sanders is expected to start Friday night’s preseason opener against the Panthers. Sanders will get an opportunity to prep with the first-team this week too, per Cabot, when he

Steelers rookie quarterback Will Howard left practice early Tuesday. Howard injured his right hand and is begin evaluated, coach Mike Tomlin told reporters. Tomlin said he thought it came on a center-quarterback exchange. Mark Kaboly of The Pat McAfee Show said Howard gave a thumb’s up as he left the

Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans will turn 32 this month and is heading into his 12th NFL season, but you’d never know that from seeing him on the practice field in training camp. That’s the word from Bucs General Manager Jason Licht, who said it’s “unreal” how good Evans looks

Cowboys star edge rusher Micah Parsons requested a trade Friday. Owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday that he has not talked to Parsons or his representation, David Mulugheta. Jones confirmed no one in the team’s front office has had a conversation with Mulugheta since Jones thought he had a verbal agreement

The bizarre, clunky situation between the Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons continues to get more bizarre and more clunky. The Cowboys believe they had a deal in place with Parsons in March, based on conversations and a supposed handshake. On Tuesday, Jones was asked about the failure to reduce to

Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson has been found guilty of multiple dog-fighting charges. Via the Associated Press, the 54-year-old Johnson was convicted on six felony counts of possessing dogs for use in an animal-fighting venture. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to

Kyren Williams got what he wanted, and now he can give his mom what she wanted. The Rams running back agreed to a three-year, $33 million extension on Tuesday, allowing his mother to retire. “When I called my mom, she just said, ‘I can’t stop crying,’” Williams said, via Stu

Keenan Allen is back with the Chargers. The team announced that they have agreed to terms on a contract with the wide receiver. The team did not disclose those terms, but NFL Media reports it is a one-year, $8.52 million deal. Allen spent the first 11 seasons of his career

It’s only two weeks away. The next book is coming. It’s the fifth since 2022. And this one is football fiction rooted in fact. The NFL has plenty of inside information. Plenty of gamblers would love to have it. Are they buying it? Officially, we don’t know. Eventually, we may

Aaron Rodgers is the present. Rookie Will Howard is potentially the future. He won’t be available in the immediate future. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Howard suffered a fracture in his hand after banging it during practice. He’ll have additional tests. Currently, it’s not believed surgery will be required.

Cowboys backup quarterback Joe Milton left the joint practice with the Rams after hitting his hand on a helmet. The Cowboys called it precautionary. Coach Brian Schottenheimer said Milton could have finished the scrimmage after injuring his thumb. Milton, though, will undergo additional testing to confirm he indeed is fine.

ESPN and the NFL announced Tuesday night that they have a deal. ESPN made the announcement ahead of the earnings call of its parent company, The Walt Disney Company, on Wednesday. ESPN will acquire NFL Network and certain other media assets owned and controlled by the NFL, including NFL’s linear

The Seahawks have a new quarterback in Sam Darnold this season, but they won’t be giving him any snaps in their first preseason game. Head coach Mike Macdonald said at a Tuesday press conference, via John Boyle of the team’s website, that the team will not be playing most of