Category : Red Zone Rumors

As training camp opened, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald declined to delve into the reasons for the decision to release veteran tight end Noah Fant. On Monday, Seahawks G.M. John Schneider disclosed the one reason for the move. Appearing on Seattle Sports, Schenider said Fant was a “pure cap casualty.” “He

Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has played 101 games in his NFL career, so he’s seen a lot of different defenses. But he thinks the one he’s practicing against right now is better than any of them. Metcalf said on NFL Network that going 11-on-11 against the Steelers’ defense in

The Chargers announced the addition of a defensive lineman on Monday. They have signed Nesta Jade Silvera to the 90-man roster. They waived defensive lineman Josh Fuga with an injury designation to create room for Silvera. Silvera was a 2023 seventh-round pick by the Raiders and he played in nine

The 49ers have made a series of moves on Monday, including effectively ending their kicker competition — at least for now. San Francisco announced the club has signed defensive lineman Bradlee Anae, defensive lineman Bruce Hector, safety Jaylen Mahoney, cornerback Fabian Moreau, and offensive lineman Isaiah Prince. As corresponding moves,

Offensive lineman Tremayne Anchrum is making a bid for a roster spot in Jacksonville. The Jaguars announce Anchrum’s signing on Monday. They also confirmed their reported signing of defensive lineman Austin Johnson and announced that they have waived wide receiver J.J. Jones. Anchrum was a Rams seventh-round pick in 2020

Deion Sanders has two sons who are NFL rookies, but only one of them welcomed Dad to come see him at training camp. After visiting Buccaneers cornerback Shilo Sanders, Deion said Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders didn’t want his dad in Cleveland. Today Shedeur explained why. “I look at it from

Fumbles usually get blamed on the player who drops the ball. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has a different take on that. Asked by reporters on Monday whether running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who fumbled seven times last year, will get a “fresh, clean slate”? “Well, everybody has a fresh, clean slate,”

Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders returned to practice Monday, two days after sitting out practice with arm soreness. “I’m well. I’m back at practice today, so I’m thankful,” Sanders said. Sanders experienced arm soreness Saturday, something he said he is accustomed to. “Yeah, in college, it was often,” Sanders said.

Aaron Glenn would like to change a number of things about the Jets in his first season as their head coach and the team’s proclivity for committing penalties is near the top of the list. The Jets led the league with 137 penalties and 1,134 penalty yards and they had

The Colts have issued their first depth chart of the preseason, and it doesn’t shed much light on who’s in the lead in the race to be the starting quarterback. At every position except quarterback, the Colts’ depth chart lists the players in order, with the starters first and then

There is some positive injury news for Cleveland’s quarterback derby. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders is expected to be a full participant for Monday’s practice after missing Saturday’s session with arm soreness. Sanders had reported some arm soreness during individual drills early in Saturday’s session,

The James Cook hold-in extends to a second day. Cook won’t be practicing on Monday. He didn’t practice on Sunday. And, in lieu of blaming it on a real or embellished injury, Cook admitted that business considerations are keeping him from participating. The Bills have Tuesday off. They wrap up

Football is back. And while the numbers are yet to hit regular-season form, a large throng tuned in for a glorified scrimmage involving second- and third-stringers. Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily, the Chargers-Lions Hall of Fame game on NBC generated 6.9 million viewers on average for the broadcast.

The Broncos went to the playoffs for the first time in a decade last season and head coach Sean Payton thinks they can do even more in 2025. After an offseason that saw the team add players like linebacker Dre Greenlaw, safety Talanoa Hufanga, tight end Evan Engram, cornerback Jahdae

Rookie Tyler Loop appears to be closing in on the kicking job in Baltimore. The Ravens released John Hoyland on Saturday, which head coach John Harbaugh said was due to needs elsewhere on the roster rather than anything about Hoyland’s performance. Harbaugh’s comments about Loop made it clear that the

Bills running back James Cook has been open about his desire for a new contract, but he reported to training camp and was taking part in practice until Sunday. On Sunday, Cook watched the session in street clothes and said after it was over that “business” was the reason why

Steelers edge rusher Alex Highsmith could miss some time with a groin injury. Highsmith left Sunday’s practice after getting hurt during a drill. Head coach Mike Tomlin said it was the only new injury in the session and that Highsmith is going to be checked out by medical personnel. “Alex

The two Lions competing to be Jared Goff’s backup turned in poor performances in the Hall of Fame Game, and coach Dan Campbell says both want to show they can be better. Campbell said Hendon Hooker will start this week’s preseason game against the Falcons and play the first half,

Veteran defensive lineman Josiah Bronson is the latest player to parlay a stint in the UFL into another shot in the NFL. The Titans announced that they have signed Bronson, who most recently played for the UFL’s Memphis Showboats during their spring 2025 season. Although most UFL players don’t make

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is described as week-to-week as he deals with back issues, and head coach Sean McVay says the Rams hope they can get Stafford back, slowly but surely. Asked if Stafford might be capable of doing the jog-through practice the Rams have scheduled for Monday, Mcvay said

The NFL Players Association is doubling down on its failed search for an executive director from 2023. In a stunning move, the union has hired David White. He’s the candidate who finished second to Lloyd Howell in the two-man race that the executive committee teed up for the board of

Receiver Tyreek Hill’s failure to show up in time for the team stretch only two days after saying it’s “very important” to do so wasn’t the only unusual wrinkle for the Dolphins this weekend. On Friday, Hill told reporters that De’Von Achane shouldn’t be the short-yardage tailback. On Sunday, coach

The “week-to-week” label always has an ominous feel to it. The reality, however, is that one of these weeks the “week-to-week” watch will end. For Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, it’s unclear which week will be the week he returns from week-to-week back issues. Either way, the Rams have five weeks

Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold left practice with a hamstring injury last week and he’ll miss a little more time before he’s ready to return to action. Head coach Dan Campbell said in a Sunday press conference that Arnold avoided a significant injury and that the team is bringing him back

Zach Allen landed an extension with the Broncos and a good weekend for defensive linemen continued when Zach Sieler agreed to an extension with the Dolphins on Sunday. Sieler’s agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus told ESPN that their client has agreed to a three-year, $67.75 million extension. The deal includes

The Cardinals have been practicing without Marvin Harrison Jr. recently and another member of the receiving corps is going to miss some time as well. Michael Wilson is in the concussion protocol after taking a hit to the head in practice. The hit came when Wilson was diving for a

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is still getting acquainted with a new coaching staff. And the new coaching staff is realizing something about Williams. He loves the two-minute drill. ‘‘The best thing he does is the unscripted stuff, the two-minute stuff,’’ offensive coordinator Declan Doyle said Saturday, via Patrick Finley of

The 49ers signed wide receiver Robbie Chosen to a one year-deal, the team announced Sunday. In order to make room on the roster, the team released wide receiver Marquez Callaway. Chosen spent part of the 2024 training camp with the 49ers, who released him after the preseason. He signed with

Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders, who injured his foot July 26, underwent foot surgery last week, Mike Klis of 9News reports. Sanders injured a ligament, not a tendon as feared, and his return is uncertain, though coach Sean Payton said “it’s going to certainly be north of four to six weeks.”

The Browns claimed offensive tackle Kilian Zierer off waivers, the team announced Sunday. The Falcons waived Zierer, a native of Munich, Germany, last week. The Browns also announced they waived fullback Troy Hairston and wide receiver Winston Wright. Zierer did not begin playing football until the age of 16, but

The more Tyreek Hill insists he is changing, the more he stays the same. He was late for practice on Sunday. Even though timeliness is supposedly one of the key aspects of the culture change that the Dolphins swear they’re implementing this year. In fairness, Omar Kelly of the Miami

Bills running back James Cook has made it known he wants a contract extension, and he skipped the team’s voluntary offseason workouts to express his displeasure at not having one. Cook, though, attended the mandatory minicamp and fully participated in the first eight practices of training camp. On Sunday, he

When it comes to Marv Levy, Father Time is far from an over-officious jerk. Levy turns 100 today. A Pro Football Hall of Famer, Levy’s coaching career began 74 years ago, at St. Louis Country Day School in 1951. He landed in the college ranks with Coe in 1953. He

Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett continues to be limited in practice by a hamstring injury, but he’s trying to put a positive spin on the situation. Mobility has been an asset for Pickett during his time in the NFL, but he knows he will have to continue to take it easy

Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir is set to miss time after hurting his ankle during a practice at Highmark Stadium on Friday. Head coach Sean McDermott told reporters at a Sunday press conference that Shakir is week-to-week because of the ankle injury. The Bills are five weeks away from their

Dolphins right tackle Austin Johnson is no stranger to injuries and he’s dealing with another one at Dolphins training camp. Jackson is set to miss a few weeks with a leg injury that he picked up in Friday’s practice. Head coach Mike McDaniel said it is not related to the

The hip-drop tackle causes so many injuries that the NFL has banned it from games. And coaches certainly don’t want it to happen in practice. But it happened today at Colts training camp, and it may have ended the season of running back Salvon Ahmed. According to multiple reporters on

Players stuck in the last year of a substandard contract don’t have many options. There’s one very viable option that rarely gets discussed. We know about the preseason holdout. We know about the preseason hold-in, whether it’s done with both sides aware the player won’t be practicing — or whether

Raiders safety Lonnie Johnson Jr. suffered a serious injury on Saturday. Johnson has a broken fibula and will get an MRI to determine whether he has further damage, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. The injury happened at the Raiders’ mock game practice at Allegiant Stadium, which was conducted at

Yes, Tom Brady is getting a statue. Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the bronze Brady will be unveiled on Friday, August 8, before the team’s preseason opener against the Commanders. Reiss notes that, initially, the plan was to reveal the statue during the 2024 season, when Brady was at Gillette

The recent Jerry Jones word potato salad regarding his direct negotiations with linebacker Micah Parsons included a gratuitous slap at former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant and his agent, Jay-Z. Via Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jones had this to say about Bryant and Jay-Z: “[W]hen we have a

The Eagles got DeVonta Smith back on the practice field after he missed time with a back injury, but they have another injury issue to work through at wide receiver. A.J. Brown left Friday’s practice early and he is not practicing at all on Sunday. The Eagles say that he

Journalism sucks. That’s what I told Pablo Torre at the end of our third (and probably not final) collaboration on the misadventures of the NFL Players Association. (Here’s episode one. And episode two.) Journalism sucks because journalism is hard. It takes effort. A lot of it. There’s not always (or

Nearly three months after Jordon Hudson took the football world by storm, by reportedly storming out of a CBS interview — and by directing North Carolina coach Bill Belichick to not respond to the simple question of how they met — Hudson had largely faded into the background of Belichick’s

The Titans made a change to their roster on Sunday morning. They announced that they have signed offensive lineman Arlington Hambright. They waived wide receiver Ramel Keyton in a corresponding move. Hambright signed to Tennessee’s practice squad last year and went on to play in four games on special teams

The Dolphins are set to be without right tackle Austin Jackson for a little bit, so they moved to add some experienced help to their offensive line on Sunday. The team announced the signing of veteran Germain Ifedi. Ifedi worked out for the team on Saturday. Jackson was injured this

Veteran offensive tackle Dennis Daley is pulling the plug on his bid to make the Jaguars’ 53-man roster. The Jaguars announced that they placed Daley on the reserve/retired list on Sunday morning. They did not immediately fill the open spot. Daley signed to the Jaguars’ practice squad last December and

Veteran cornerback Levi Wallace is heading to Jacksonville. The Jaguars have announced that they signed Wallace and released cornerback Aydan White to make room for Wallace on the roster. The 30-year-old Wallace will provide veteran experience in the Jaguars’ secondary. He has played in 96 games with 72 starts in

Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is facing a potential NFL suspension for his felony convictions stemming from a highway race that turned into a serious multi-car crash. Which made Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s choice of words about Rice interesting. Asked about Rice, Reid complimented him for taking care of business

The Buccaneers have added a wide receiver to the roster for the second time in the last three days. The team announced the signing of Jacob Harris on Saturday morning. They placed linebacker David Walker on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Walker was a fourth-round pick this year and