Category : Red Zone Rumors

When Raiders head coach Pete Carroll was hired this offseason, two of his top priorities were hiring Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator and trading for quarterback Geno Smith. Kelly and Smith think they’re a match made in heaven. “I think Chip has done a great job, number one, with implementing

The Titans closed out the week by making changes to their wide receiver group. The team announced that they have signed Matt Landers to their 90-man roster. Colton Dowell was waived in a corresponding move. Landers has made a number of stops since going undrafted out of Arkansas in 2023,

The NFL is cracking down on players, coaches and staffers who have sold Super Bowl tickets for more than face value. About 100 players and about two dozen other employees were fined after an NFL investigation into sales of Super Bowl LIX tickets, according to Rob Maaddi of the Associated

The Falcons are signing veteran wide receiver DJ Chark, NFL Media reports. Chark visited Atlanta on Friday. He visited with the Bears last month but Chicago did not sign Chark to a deal. Chark, 28, spent last season with the Chargers but appeared in only seven games because of a

There’s a new report from Don Van Natta Jr. and Kalyn Kahler of ESPN regarding the NFL Players Association. It’s important to understand what it is, and what it isn’t. It’s based on an internal document prepared by an unnamed NFLPA lawyer. It reflects the views of the person who

Rome wasn’t built in a day and the Bears’ 2025 offense isn’t going to be built that quickly either. That was the message from offensive coordinator Declan Doyle after Friday’s training camp practice. All eyes are on the Bears offense after the arrival of Doyle, head coach Ben Johnson, first-round

With Bengals’ first-round draft pick Shemar Stewart finally under contract, only one 2025 selection remains unsigned. Browns running back Quinshon Judkins, the fourth pick in round two, is not under contract. And it’s not about whether he’ll receive a fully-guaranteed contract. The player taken before him did, and the four

Shedeur Sanders insists he no longer will live life in the fast lane. The Browns rookie quarterback said Friday he has learned his lesson about speeding after two traffic citations from police and a chewing out by the organization. “Yeah, I definitely learned not to drive fast at all,” Sanders

Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney injured a shoulder during Thursday’s practice, and the team announced Friday night that he will miss a few weeks. Mooney was hurt in the first training camp practice when he dove for a deep pass from Michael Penix during team work. Mooney walked off with

Not many people watch the UFL in the spring, but Lions coach Dan Campbell says it’s a place to see some talented professional football players — and he’d like to see it become an official NFL farm system. Asked today whether he would like the NFL to adopt the UFL

Browns wide receiver Cedric Tillman had to leave Friday’s practice with an injury. Reporters at the session noted that Tillman went down after jumping to try for a high pass from Joe Flacco in the end zone at training camp. Tillman left the field with trainers after the play and

The Titans met with a possible addition to their receiving corps on Friday. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith visited with the team. Smith was a 2018 Saints third-round pick and spent five seasons in New Orleans before moving on to play one game for

The NFL’s only unsigned first-round draft pick has agreed to a deal. The Bengals and 17th overall pick Shemar Stewart have agreed to his rookie contract. Stewart had been refusing to sign because the Bengals had been insisting on language that could void his future guarantees. A league source tells

The Chargers signed wide receiver JaQuae Jackson on Friday, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Chargers waived offensive lineman Elijah Ellis. Jackson arrives in Los Angeles after spending the 2024 season on injured reserve with New England. He initially signed as an undrafted free agent with Atlanta. Jackson

The Panthers made a change at outside linebacker Friday, swapping players. The team signed undrafted rookie JJ Weaver, the Panthers announced. They released outside linebacker Amare Barno in a corresponding move. Weaver, 25, played six seasons at Kentucky. He was a three-time captain for the Wildcats and finished his college

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll worked with Jamal Adams when both men were with the Seahawks and that familiarity helped Adams land a job with Carroll’s new team this week. Adams signed with the Raiders after playing sparingly with the Titans and Lions last season and injuries limited him to

The Raiders have claimed defensive tackle Keondre Coburn off waives Friday. It comes a day after the team released veteran defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. The Titans waived Coburn on Thursday to make room for the signing of free agent Jihad Ward. Titans coach Brian Callahan said the team wants to

The Packers claimed running back Israel Abanikanda off waivers Friday. The 49ers cut Abanikanda on Thursday. The Packers needed a sixth player at the position with rookie Amar Johnson on the non-football injury list with a hamstring. Abanikanda, who played collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, was drafted in the

The Browns have a four-way quarterback competition, but only one of them hasn’t received any first-team reps. Rookie Shedeur Sanders, though, is not sweating his limited practice reps. “I don’t think that’s my place to answer, to give the answer to that,” Sanders said Friday, via Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.

The Panthers swapped cornerbacks Friday. The team announced it has signed Mello Dotson and waived MJ Devonshire with an injury designation. The Raiders waived Dotson earlier this week. He had signed with Las Vegas as an undrafted free agent from Kansas. Dotson was a first-team All-Big 12 selection last year.

Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson ended Thursday’s practice early with what he described as tightness in his legs. The Vikings sent him for an MRI. Coach Kevin O’Connell announced Friday that imaging on Jefferson’s left hamstring revealed a mild strain. The team will hold the receiver out of practice a

The Steelers signed safety Chuck Clark on Friday, the team announced. The Steelers waived defensive tackle Domenique Davis in a corresponding move. Clark, who will compete with Juan Thornhill for a starting job after Minkah Fitzpatrick’s departure, played alongside current Steelers safety DeShon Elliott for three seasons in Baltimore. Clark

The Raiders have voided more than $35 million in remaining guaranteed payments for defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Wilkins has filed a grievance challenging the decision. One key piece of evidence in resolving the claim becomes the language of his contract. The default language, which voids guarantees, from the Wilkins contract

The Raiders’ decision to release defensive tackle Christian Wilkins a year into the four-year, $110 million deal he signed before last season was the subject of the first question of head coach Pete Carroll’s press conference on Friday. Wilkins only played five games last season because of a foot injury

Cowboys right tackle Terence Steele missed Thursday’s practice while having his right ankle injury evaluated and there’s no word on the nature of the injury. Jane Slater of NFL Network reports that Steele is dealing with a high-ankle sprain. He is expected to miss a few more days of practice

Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter hasn’t worked on both sides of the ball in the same training camp practice yet, but it’s going to happen and it will be a necessary step for the first-round pick to take as he prepares to play cornerback and wide receiver during the regular season.

Free agent tight end Noah Fant’s next visit will be with the Saints. Saints head coach Kellen Moore told reporters that Fant will be meeting with the team on Friday. Fant was released by the Seahawks last weekend and he visited with the Bengals this week. Fant had 48 catches

It started out as a joke, of sorts. Rams linebacker Jared Verse found out that former Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald was dead serious. The duo worked out at Donald’s house in June. On Thursday, Verse was asked about the experience. Here’s his version, from the transcript distributed by the

Lane Kiffin thinks Nick Saban will coach again. Nick Saban had a chance to slam the door during a Friday morning appearance on Fox News. He didn’t. Via Mike Rodak of 247sports.com, Saban was pressed on whether he’d coached again. Saban started with a joke. “I never really had a

Jets quarterback Justin Fields’ toe injury appears to be no big deal. Fields limped off the practice field yesterday and rode a cart inside, causing immediate fears that the Jets had lost their new starting quarterback to a serious injury. But Fields is already back on the practice field today,

Quarterback Baker Mayfield has found a home with the Buccaneers. The 30-year-old quarterback had the best season of his career in 2024, completing 71.4 percent of his passes for 4,500 yards with 41 touchdowns — all career highs. He’s under contract with the Bucs through 2026. But if he puts

In any given year, roughly a dozen teams are in the Super Bowl window. Earlier this month, we took a stab at identifying this year’s team. Our list didn’t include the Steelers. Aaron Rodgers’s list does. “I think that there’s really only six to eight that really have a legitimate

Three weeks ago, Chargers running back Najee Harris suffered a “superficial eye injury” during a “fireworks mishap.” More than a week into training camp, Harris remains on the non-football injury list. Even though it was supposed to be a “short stay.” While those in the know continue to insist it’s

Michael Penix is setting the bar high for the Falcons offense ahead of his first full season as the team’s starting quarterback. Penix is joined on the unit by fellow first-round picks Bijan Robinson, Drake London, Kyle Pitts, Jake Matthews, Chris Lindstrom, and Kaleb McGary and he thinks the collection

Four quarterbacks entered training camp with the Browns and four could remain on the roster after the cut to 53 players as well. That was the message from Browns General Manager Andrew Berry on Thursday. The general feeling when the team drafted Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders to go with

The Lions’ success the last couple of years led to some major changes heading into the 2025 season. They had to replace two coordinators who left for head coaching jobs and quarterback Jared Goff gave an update on how things are faring on the offensive side a few days into

The Jets got a scare from Justin Fields on Thursday, but they won’t be without him for long. Fields left practice on a cart after getting hurt, but the Jets announced on Thursday afternoon that he is considered day-to-day and will not miss any significant time. Fields was diagnosed with

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick says he’s coaching his college football team like he coached in the NFL. Asked at the ACC media day if he’s trying to introduce NFL-level schemes and concepts to college football, Belichick answered, “That’s exactly what we’re trying to do. That’s my philosophy.” Belichick

The Panthers have had seven consecutive losing seasons, so it might seem like there’s not a lot of reason for confidence coming out of Carolina. But head coach Dave Canales doesn’t see it that way. Canales said he thinks his team is building something in his second season as head

D.C. Council went from dragging its feet to clicking its heels on the deal for a new Commanders stadium. And the person who struck the initial agreement — Mayor Muriel Bowser — did an early media victory tour on Thursday. The new stadium means many things. One thing it means

Bills first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston spoke to reporters at Bills training camp for the first time since he was sued by a woman who accused him of sexual assault four years ago, when they were both students at Kentucky. “This is something I’ve been dealing with since I was

The Bills still have not signed James Cook to a contract extension, which means 2025 could be his final season in Buffalo. He is scheduled for free agency in March. Despite that, the running back is in training camp and participating in drills. General Manager Brandon Beane said Wednesday that

The Dolphins have confirmed Thursday’s report that cornerback Artie Burns suffered a season-ending knee injury. Burns was placed on injured reserve as part of a series of roster moves the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Burns suffered the injury in the first practice of training camp. The Dolphins also confirmed

The Jets have made their first roster change since the start of training camp. They announced the signing of defensive back Tanner McCalister to their 90-man roster. Linebacker Jared Bartlett was waived in a corresponding move. McCalister was waived by the Broncos in June. He had one tackle on special

Ten years ago (yes, it’s been ten years), breathless reports tracked then-Titans rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, who went umpteen practices in a row without throwing an interception. At that time, then-Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said, essentially, that practice is the time to throw interceptions. In his first pass of his

The Falcons released defensive back Kevin King and placed three players on the non-football injury list, the team announced Thursday. King re-signed with the Falcons this offseason. He played 15 games with one start for the team last season, seeing action on 71 defensive snaps and 161 on special teams.

D.C. Council is done dragging its feet. Next week, they’ll vote on the proposed Commanders facility, to be built at the site of RFK Stadium. Via the Washington Post, the vote is set for Friday, August 1. D.C. Council previously set public hearings on the project for Tuesday and Wednesday.

In the first throw of his first team period at his first Steelers training-camp practice, quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw an interception. At his first training-camp press conference at St. Vincent’s College in Latrobe, Rodgers brushed it off. “I’m gonna throw some picks,” he told reporters, “but I’m gonna throw some

On the day the Cowboys reported to training camp, left guard Tyler Smith made headlines when he said the Super Bowl is a “realistic goal.” The Cowboys, of course, haven’t played in an NFC Championship Game since 1995, which was their most recent Super Bowl appearance. New coach Brian Schottenheimer

Cardinals linebacker J.J. Russell was released from the hospital and has re-joined the team at training camp, the team announced Thursday night. All tests were negative. Russell was carted off the field after colliding with rookie Kitan Crawford in a 7-on-7 drill in practice. He was transported to the hospital