Category : Red Zone Rumors

Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown said last month that his “No. 1 goal” is to stay healthy this season after missing most of last season. It didn’t look good Tuesday when he exited practice on a cart with an ankle injury. Jordan Schultz, though, reports that Brown avoided a serious

The Browns have four quarterbacks on the active roster, and a fifth on the Physically Unable to Perform list. The curveball came in round five of the draft, when Cleveland added rookie Shedeur Sanders with the 144th overall pick. Just two rounds after the Browns selected quarterback Dillon Gabriel in

The Panthers made a change at wide receiver on Tuesday. The team announced that they have signed Ja’Seem Reed to their 90-man roster. Wide receiver Dan Chisena was released in a corresponding move. Reed worked out for the team earlier this week and spent time with the Browns after going

Bears rookie wide receiver Luther Burden practiced for the first time in training camp on Monday and the second-round pick has some catching up to do. Head coach Ben Johnson was asked at about the impact of the time Burden has missed because of the hamstring injury that also limited

Browns cornerback Martin Emerson had to be carted off the field after an injury in Tuesday’s practice. Reporters at the practice said that Emerson injured his left leg during a 7-on-7 drill. The injury was a non-contact one and multiple reports noted Emerson’s distraught appearance as he rode off the

Kurt Warner will be in the booth for the second game of the 2025 NFL season. Warner will be the commentator on YouTube’s broadcast of the Friday night Week One Chargers-Chiefs game in Brazil, according to TheAthletic.com. YouTube has not yet hired a play-by-play broadcaster. A Hall of Fame quarterback,

Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely was carted off the practice field Tuesday. “We’ll know more tomorrow,” coach John Harbaugh said, via video from the team. “It’s going to be a few weeks, though. He rolled his ankle, foot area. We’ll get an MRI tomorrow and see exactly what needs to

Veteran linebacker Devin White is off to a good start at Raiders camp. White was a second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler early in his career with the Buccaneers, but his play tailed off in 2023 after he requested a trade in response to the lack of movement toward a

The Patriots announced a couple of transactions on Tuesday afternoon. They have signed linebacker R.J. Moten to the 90-man roster. The spot for Moten opened up when the Patriots put fullback Brock Lampe on injured reserve. Moten went undrafted out of Florida this year and he spent time with the

After years of doing practically anything and everything else, the Packers finally selected a receiver in the first round of the draft a few months ago. Now, Matthew Golden is establishing chemistry with quarterback Jordan Love in training camp. After Tuesday’s practice, Love complimented Golden on his ability to track

Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw has had a difficult journey to NFL stardom, and that made it personal to him when he hit free agency in March and had the opportunity to decide for himself where he’d play. Greenlaw spent much of his childhood in shelters, group homes and the foster

Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson has been sidelined by a hamstring strain for the last few days. While head coach Kevin O’Connell still feels like Jefferson will be able to play Week 1 when Minnesota opens the season against Chicago, he would like to see Jefferson on the field in

Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston was forced out of Tuesday’s practice with an injury. Cornerback Dane Jackson said, via Matt Parrino of NewYorkUpstate.com, that Hairston suffered a non-contact injury on a ““freak trip up” during positional drills. The first-round pick left the field to be examined by the team’s medical

The gunman who killed four people in a Midtown Manhattan office building Monday was targeting the NFL offices but took the wrong elevator bank in the tower. An NFL employee was seriously injured in the shooting. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed employees in the league office in a Tuesday evening

For most teams, withholding services via a holdout eventually creates the pressure needed to get a deal done. The Bengals are not most teams. They don’t care if a player stays away. For them, it’s about power and precedent. And since they weren’t going to blink over defensive end Trey

The Cowboys hurt Trevon Diggs’ feelings for exercising the salary de-escalator in the cornerback’s contract. Team officials said they expected Diggs to be a better leader by participating in 84.375 percent of the offseason program at the team facility, which was stipulated in his contract. Diggs credited his rehab team

The Cowboys have a well-earned reputation for dragging their feet on doing deals for key players. That doesn’t stop them from claiming they don’t. “We don’t drag deals out,” Cowboys COO and co-owner Stephen Jones told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, via Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “We

Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is ending his holdout. According to multiple reports, Hendrickson will report to Bengals training camp on Wednesday. Hendrickson also skipped the team’s mandatory minicamp as he looks for a new deal and he will be subject to fines of $50,000 a day for the time

Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos has been released from the hospital. Matos was helicoptered to the hospital after suffering an injury during the first practice of training camp and a team official confirmed to the Miami Herald that Matos is out after a multiple-day stay. There’s no further update on

The Browns swapped out centers Tuesday, the team announced. They signed Bucky Williams and waived Brady Latham. Williams is entering his second NFL season out of Appalachian State. He originally signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2024 but spent his rookie season on injured reserve. The

The Falcons removed cornerback Cobee Bryant and defensive lineman LaCale London from the non-football injury list, the team announced Wednesday. Both were active in the fourth open practice. London spent last season on the Falcons’ practice squad and signed a futures contract at the end of the season. He was

Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. injured his left Achilles during Tuesday’s practice, the team announced. He will undergo an MRI to confirm the severity. Reports from practice indicated it was serious by the reaction of Emerson and teammates. He rode off on the back of a cart with a towel

After a lackluster 2024 with the 49ers, receiver Deebo Samuel was traded from San Francisco to Washington during the offseason. Samuel told reporters on Monday that he felt fully recovered from the pneumonia he came down with toward the end of last season. Now healthy, he wants to show how

Believe it or not, the 2025 preseason begins in just two days when the Chargers take on the Lions. While this extra preseason matchup is not going to feature starters, Los Angeles head coach Jim Harbaugh has provided at least one reason to tune into the action. Via multiple reporters,

The Broncos reached an agreement with Courtland Sutton on a contract extension this week, as the receiver is now under contract with the club through 2029. On Tuesday, head coach Sean Payton spoke highly of Sutton in his press conference. “No. 1, I mean, he epitomizes what we’re looking for,

In the wake of defensive tackle Christian Wilkins’ release from the Raiders, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday that Wilkins “playfully went to kiss a teammate on top of his head.” The teammate then objected to that and filed a report with the club’s H.R. department. Las Vegas head coach

The 49ers have placed defensive end Tarron Jackson on injured reserve, the team announced on Tuesday. Jackson, 27, had to be taken off the field on a stretcher over the weekend after sustaining a neck injury. He was taken to Stanford Hospital, where he was conscious and had feeling in

The Seahawks have swapped out one defensive lineman for another. Seattle announced on Tuesday that the club has signed rookie defensive tackle Thor Griffith. Griffith, an undrafted player out of Louisville, had previously been with Seattle during rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He recorded 21 total tackles with 3.0

Last year, Jets owner Woody Johnson seemed to be overly involved in the management of his football team. This year, he’s apparently taking a back seat. Tom Rock of Newsday explains that Johnson is trusting new G.M. Darren Mougey and new coach Aaron Glenn to take care of the football

Veteran running back Cordarrelle Patterson broke the news of his release by the Steelers on Monday and the team made it official on Tuesday. Patterson was formally cut loose as part of a string of roster moves included in the team’s announcement. Patterson is now free to sign with another

The Giants got a scare from wide receiver Malik Nabers at practice on Tuesday, but it looks like it will be a minor one. Nabers had to leave practice after hurting his shoulder. He left with members of the training staff to be evaluated away from the field. NFL Media

The 49ers are adding another defensive lineman to the mix. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, San Francisco is signing defensive end Jaylon Allen. Allen spent time with the Broncos last year but then played the 2025 UFL season with the Memphis Showboats. He appeared in 10 games, tallying 23

The Dolphins have another injury concern in their secondary. Via multiple reporters on the scene, safety Ashtyn Davis suffered an apparent lower-leg injury during team drills in Tuesday’s practice. Davis was able to limp inside the team facility for further examination. He then came back out on crutches and sporting

The Jets are down to one kicker on their 90-man roster. The team announced on Tuesday that they have waived Caden Davis. The move leaves Harrison Mevis as the lone kicker in training camp, but the Jets did work out veteran Nick Folk earlier this week. Davis signed with the

More information is being disclosed by New York officials regarding Monday’s mass shooting at 345 Park Avenue. Via the New York Times, Mayor Eric Adams confirmed during a Tuesday morning appearance on MSNBC that a note found on the gunman mentioned the NFL and made reference to Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy

Nick Chubb hasn’t played much football over the last two years, but the veteran running back is starting to get back into the groove at Texans training camp. Chubb suffered a serious knee injury in Week 2 of the 2023 season and then broke his foot after appearing in eight

The Lions found themselves in need of a new starting center after Frank Ragnow retired this offseason and it sounds like they’re moving closer to making a decision. Veteran Graham Glasgow and second-round pick Tate Ratledge camp into training camp as candidates for the job and Glasgow looks like he’s

Teams in need of offensive line help heading into the regular season can consider adding veteran guard Will Hernandez to their roster. Hernandez tore his ACL in the fifth week of the regular season while playing for the Cardinals last year and has been rehabbing since having surgery to repair

Linebacker Dre Greenlaw made the most of the first day in pads at Broncos training camp. Greenlaw filled gaps and delivered hits throughout team drills in Denver and head coach Sean Payton said you didn’t even have to be watching to know that Greenlaw was the one landing blows. Payton

Deion Sanders visited his son Shilo at Buccaneers training camp, but his other NFL rookie son, Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, asked him to stay away. Deion Sanders told Michael Irvin that Shedeur believes his current place on the Browns’ depth chart doesn’t justify any special attention like a Hall of

Lions offensive coordinator John Morton’s brief NFL playing career included time playing wide receiver for the Packers when Jon Gruden was their wide receivers coach, and Morton’s first job as an assistant coach was for Gruden on the Raiders’ staff. Gruden is at Lions training camp this week, trying to

Kenny Pickett is not available to start the week with a hamstring injury suffered on Saturday. But it doesn’t sound like the quarterback will be sidelined for too long. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters in his Monday press conference that he doesn’t currently have a timeline, but the

An NFL employee was seriously injured in the mass shooting that took place in the New York City building where the league has its headquarters, and the shooter reportedly had grievances with the NFL over its handling of CTE. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to league staff hours

The Cardinals have added another cornerback. Arizona announced on Monday that the club has signed Keni-H Lovely. Lovely spent time with the Bills last offseason before heading to the UFL to play for the Michigan Panthers. He ended the season with 26 total tackles, four pass breakups, and an interception

Micah Parsons has gotten all the publicity for his hold-in at Cowboys’ training camp, but the team has other contracts it has and is working on extending, executive vice president Stephen Jones said Sunday. Tight end Jake Ferguson received his contract extension earlier this week, and left guard Tyler Smith

Cornerback Jaire Alexander wasn’t the only Ravens player dealing with health issues on Monday. Alexander didn’t practice because of swelling in his knee and wide receiver Rashod Bateman was sent home with an illness. Head coach John Harbaugh said that Bateman did not want to leave the facility, but that

Jets quarterback Justin Fields was back participating in 11-on-11 drills at Monday’s training camp practice. But head coach Aaron Glenn noted after the session that New York held Fields back a bit as he continues to work his way back from a dislocated toe. “Well, he was limited, but he

Wide receiver Treylon Burks won’t be playing for the Titans this season. The Titans announced that they have waived Burks on Monday. Burks was waived with an injury designation as the result of a fractured collarbone he suffered in practice this weekend. He will revert to injured reserve if he

The Cowboys saw a starting offensive lineman helped off the practice field at training camp on Monday. Left tackle Tyler Guyton needed medical attention late in the session and went to the locker room with members of the training staff. There’s no word from the team about the nature of

In recent weeks, the Chiefs have signed offensive lineman Trey Smith and edge rusher George Karlaftis to long-term contracts. Cornerback Trent McDuffie could be the next man up. The No. 21 overall pick of the 2022 draft, McDuffie has proven his value, particularly over the last two seasons. He was