Category : Red Zone Rumors

Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a recent interview that the best move he’s made since buying the team was the trade that made Bill Belichick the team’s head coach in 1999, but another one of his comments caught Belichick’s attention. Kraft said he was “hammered” in the local media

Six Seahawks rookies landed on the non-football injury list after reporting to training camp on Tuesday. Fifth-round pick Rylie Mills was the only one of the team’s draft choices in that group. The defensive lineman tore his ACL while playing for Notre Dame last season and is still recovering from

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua says he couldn’t be in a better place catching passes from Matthew Stafford and lining up alongside Davante Adams. Nacua said on NFL Network that there’s no quarterback like Stafford, saying that he has never in his life caught passes as beautiful as the ones

C.J. Gardner-Johnson helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl in February, but he was traded to the Texans in March. And Gardner-Johnson thinks the Eagles got rid of him because they don’t like his competitive approach. Gardner Johnson was asked on The Pivot podcast why he thinks he’s not an

First-round cornerback Jahdae Barron will join the Broncos’ rookies when they report to training camp Wednesday. He agreed to terms on a four-year, $18.073 million deal late Tuesday night that includes a $9.784 million signing bonus, Mike Klis of 9News reports. The Broncos expect to have Barron as their starting

Tick, tick, tick. . . . The Cowboys report to training camp next week, and star edge rusher Micah Parsons remains without a contract extension. Parsons previously sounded as if he will show up, but he is unlikely to participate until he signs his deal. The Cowboys will pay him;

The 49ers’ rookies report to training camp today, and seventh-round quarterback Kurtis Rourke is expected to be placed on the non-football injury list before practice begins, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. The former Indiana quarterback is working his way back from a second ACL tear in his

The Dolphins have made a change on their offensive staff. Per Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, Miami has promoted Chandler Henley from senior offensive assistant to run game specialist. Henley is entering his fourth season with the Dolphins, having joined the club when Mike McDaniel was hired as head coach

Texas quarterback Arch Manning is the betting favorite to be the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, but he says he hasn’t even decided if he’ll be in the 2026 draft. Asked about his NFL future at SEC Media Days, Manning said that’s not even on his radar.

One of Buffalo’s rookies isn’t quite ready to practice at training camp. According to the league’s daily transaction wire, the Bills placed defensive end Landon Jackson on the active/physically unable to perform list on Tuesday. While it’s currently unclear why Jackson was placed on PUP, players may return to practice

Enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2018, Randy Moss is undoubtedly one of the greatest receivers of all time. He’s No. 4 on the all-time list with 15,292 yards and No. 4 with 156 touchdowns, which is made more impressive by the fact that he’s No. 17 with 982

Roger Shoals, an offensive lineman who spent a total of nine seasons in the NFL with the Browns, Lions and Broncos, has died at the age of 86. Shoals played his college football at Maryland and was a 16th round pick of the Browns in the 1961 NFL draft as

The Jets struck one big deal with a 2022 first-round pick on Monday and they got another one done on Tuesday. NFL Media reports that cornerback Sauce Gardner has agreed to a four-year extension with the team. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson agreed to a deal of the same length on

With the $23.4 million franchise tag as his bird in the hand, the Chiefs had to give guard Trey Smith an enticing two in the bush. And then some. Here’s a look at the contract signed by Smith on the last day for converting the one-year tender into a long-term

Cleveland had hoped to use The Art Modell Law to keep the Browns from leaving downtown for Brook Park. With Ohio changing the Modell law to allow an in-state move, the Browns had to move to Plan B. Via Adam Ferrise of Cleveland.com, Cleveland wants to halt all efforts to

The Chiefs and Trey Smith have agreed to a long-term deal before Tuesday’s deadline. According to multiple reports, Smith and the club have agreed to a four-year contract that will make him the league’s highest-paid guard. Initial reports indicate Smith’s contract is worth $94 million with $70 million guaranteed. Smith

The Chargers will have a few new looks to choose from when they suit up for games this season. The team unveiled alternate uniform options on Tuesday and they include a gold jersey for the first time in team history. They will wear those jerseys with gold pants and their

Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson landed a contract extension this week, but another former Ohio State wideout is still looking for a new deal of his own. Terry McLaurin did not attend the Commanders’ offseason workouts as he looks for a contract that will keep him in Washington beyond the

Plenty of Steelers fans love Aaron Rodgers. Plenty of other Steelers fans do not. Love or hate, they’re buying Aaron Rodgers T-shirts. As explained by Joe Lister of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a purveyor of Rodgers-related merch believes that gear is being purchased both by fans of Rodgers — and by

Entering his fifth year in the league, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has experienced a taste of the postseason. But now, as the club goes into a new era with James Gladstone as General Manager and Liam Coen as head coach, Lawrence wants the franchise to be more consistently competitive. In

The Buccaneers had a season to forget as an expansion franchise in 1976, becoming the first 0-14 team in NFL history. But the Bucs’ original uniforms are worth celebrating, and those uniforms will be featured as part of the team’s 50th season this year. The Bucs will wear their original

No. 81 is officially no longer in circulation for the Commanders. Washington announced on Tuesday that it is retiring Hall of Fame receiver Art Monk’s number, with the ceremony coming during the team’s Week 9 matchup against the Seahawks on Sunday Night Football. Monk’s number has not been worn by

Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs caught 104 passes over his first two NFL seasons and it looks like the team has plans to make him an even bigger part of the passing game in 2025. John Morton replaced Ben Johnson as the team’s offensive coordinator this offseason and Gibbs revealed

The flaws in the NFL’s annual top 100 player list become evident through the outcome of the players-only vote. We last mentioned “the list” when Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa landed at No. 91, despite missing six games and having middle-of-the-pack stats. Now, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has come in at

Yes, the Personal Conduct Policy applies to Browns running back Quinshon Judkins, even if he hasn’t signed his rookie deal. But the lack of a signed deal remains very relevant to the potential timing of a decision to use the Personal Conduct Policy to place Judkins on paid leave. When

A week before he’s due to report to the Vikings for training camp, receiver Jordan Addison will be in L.A. for non-football reasons. As noted by Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com, Addison’s DUI trial remains on track to begin today, July 15. That date was set in the middle of June.

Former Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel made around $8 million in his NFL career, but he thinks that would have been dwarfed by what he could have made in college if he had played when players were allowed to make money off their names, images and likenesses. Manziel, who became the

The NCAA and its member institutions have a mess, thanks to decades of corruption that prevented athletes from making money, directly or indirectly. They can either clean it up on their own, or they can run to Congress. For now, they’re running to Congress. And the American pro sports unions

Browns running back Quinshon Judkins has yet to sign a contract. He’s technically not employed by the Browns. As a result, many have asked a simple question: How can Judkins be subject to the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy after being arrested on Saturday for misdemeanor domestic battery? The short answer?

Several big-name free agents remain without a home for 2025 as training camps approach. Von Miller is one of those. The edge rusher, who the Bills cut on March 9, said this summer that he wants to continue his career. NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger, who played college football with Miller’s

The chaos that has come from the crumbling of all walls regarding players getting paid has created a very specific problem for veteran NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater serves as the head coach at Miami Northwestern high school. He won a state championship there in 2024, before he re-signed with

The Jets’ new regime isn’t leaving anything to chance when it comes to the club’s top receiver. New York has agreed to a four-year contract extension with Garrett Wilson, according to multiple Monday reports. The initial numbers indicate the deal is worth $130 million with $90 million guaranteed. The No.

The Chargers have started doing some roster housekeeping before their first training camp practices. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that they placed five players on the physically unable to perform list. None of those players will be able to take part in practice until they are activated and they

The Raiders did a little pre-training camp roster trimming on Monday. They announced that they have waived quarterback Carter Bradley. There was no corresponding move, so there’s an open spot on the 90-man roster in Vegas. Bradley, who is the son of former Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley, played at

Nick Saban’s Alabama tenure came to an end last offseason when the seven-time National Champion head coach elected to retire. But one of Saban’s former assistants thinks the 73-year-old Saban will make his way back to a sideline at some point. Speaking to reporters at SEC Media Days on Monday,

FS1 is shaking up its weekday lineup. Which is impacting six former NFL players. Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com reports that Breakfast Ball, The Facility, and Speak are no more. Those shows featured Keyshawn Johnson, Mark Schlereth, Emmanuel Acho, Chase Daniel, James Jones, and LeSean McCoy. The cancellations happened because, per

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni doesn’t want to hear the word repeat as the team prepares for the 2025 season and he doesn’t want to hear another round of discussions about whether Jalen Hurts is an elite quarterback. That has been a popular topic of conversation around Philadelphia over the

Safety Justin Reid started the last three Super Bowls for the Chiefs, but he won’t be on the field in Brazil against the Chargers in Week One of the 2025 season. Reid moved on to the Saints as a free agent this offseason and he shared his thoughts on the

Jauan Jennings wants a contract extension or a trade, but even if neither happens by next week, the 49ers wide receiver is expected to report to training camp, Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com reports. Jennings is scheduled to make $7.5 million this season in the final year of a two-year extension

Browns running back Quinshon Judkins was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery on Saturday. On Monday, the police report has emerged. Based on the report, as posted by NFL Media, the alleged victim contends that, five days earlier, Judkins “punched her in the mouth/chin area with a closed fist,” and that

NFL coaches will be wearing new and improved headsets this season. Sony, which provides the headsets that all NFL coaches wear on the sidelines and in the booth, announced today that it has designed new headsets after consulting with the league, coaches and football operations staff. The headsets have been

The 49ers signed several key players to new deals this offseason. But as the start of training camp draws closer, the club has an issue with one of its key receivers. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Jauan Jennings would like a new contract or to be traded. Jennings, 28, has

A quiet Sunday afternoon was interrupted by the sudden release, to various media members (we didn’t get a copy), of a statement from the NFL Players Association’s executive committee. The biggest takeaway, in our opinion, came from the effort to extinguish the fire by turning the tables on the media.

Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland hosted his first football camp for kids last week, but his participation remained limited because of his right shoulder. Loveland spent most of the offseason program as an observer after having surgery to repair the AC joint in his shoulder and he was throwing

With training camps opening, more draft picks than usual remain unsigned. The official number stands at 32. Thirty of them come from round two, thanks to the fact that the first two players taken in the round received fully-guaranteed deals. The third through 32nd players remain unsigned. There’s a way

The Eagles will hand out Super Bowl rings this week in a ceremony that will make a clear line between celebrating their win over the Chiefs in February and what’s to come over the rest of 2025. For many people, that will mean discussing the Eagles’ chances of repeating as

One of the greatest 49ers of all time thinks the 2025 version of the team may struggle with a roster that was overhauled too much. Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice says he sees a team in flux when he looks at what the 49ers have ahead of them.

After spending Saturday night in jail, Browns running back Quinshon Judkins has been released from custody. Via CBS News Miami, a judge set Judkins’s bond at $2,500 on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. His release comes with a requirement to have no contact with the alleged victim. He also

The NFL Players Association is a labor organization. The key positions are inherently political. And a toxic slice of modern American political life has trickled into the union’s handling of the current cocktail of controversies that NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell is facing. Attack. Attack. And attack. In a statement

In the aftermath of Saturday’s arrest of Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins for misdemeanor domestic battery, the NFL isn’t saying much. Via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said this regarding the Judkins arrest: “We are aware of the matter, but will decline further comment.”