Category : Red Zone Rumors

Back in early February, Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett made his trade request public with a statement that noted his goal was to compete for a Super Bowl. But then Garrett and Cleveland agreed to a massive contract extension that will pay him an average of $40 million per year,

Browns cornerback Denzel Ward thinks he and his teammates can be the NFL’s best this season. Ward said that after the Browns’ defense had a down year in 2024, they believe they’re going to be the top defense in football in 2025. “That’s our goal, to be the best defensive

After 11 seasons in Dallas, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence is in his first training camp in Seattle. And Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is loving what he’s seeing. Macdonald said the effort Lawrence puts into each and every drill the coaches ask him to do is impressive, and a testament

Will Levis’ 2025 season has formally come to an end with a string of Titans roster moves on Wednesday. Tennessee has placed Levis on injured reserve, with the quarterback undergoing surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the year. Head coach Brian Callahan said in his Wednesday press

The Bears have moved on from a veteran defensive back. Chicago announced on Wednesday that the club has released Tarvarius Moore. Moore, 28, appeared in 11 games for Chicago in 2024. He recorded seven total tackles, playing exclusively special teams. Before that, he appeared in 61 games with 13 starts

To the extent that NFL teams collude regarding fully-guaranteed contracts, the Texans didn’t get the memo. Or, if they did, they ignored it. On Wednesday, the man who started the trend of second-round picks getting four-year fully-guaranteed deals downplayed the development that resulted in more than a few second-round picks

Micah Parsons still is not practicing Wednesday, the second consecutive day he is not participating with the Cowboys in Oxnard, California. The star edge rusher said Tuesday he would not characterize it as a “hold-in,” citing back tightness. But he and Trevon Diggs, who was standing next to Parsons, joked

When Brandon Aiyuk was looking for a new contract from the 49ers last year, he didn’t practice at training camp until the deal was done. Wide receiver Jauan Jennings isn’t letting his dissatisfaction with his contract take him down a similar path this summer. Jennings reported to camp on Tuesday

When it comes to the identity of the NFL Players Association’s interim executive director and, beyond that, its permanent replacement for Lloyd Howell, we won’t be supporting any candidates. And we won’t be suggesting candidates at the behest of anyone (potential candidates included) who would like to give their candidacy

Former Titans General Manager Jon Robinson traded Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Brown to the Eagles before drafting Treylon Burks with the 18th overall pick in 2022. Brown has 261 receptions for 4,031 yards and 25 touchdowns, a Super Bowl and two Pro Bowls in the three seasons since. Burks has

The Buccaneers are Baker Mayfield’s fourth NFL team. And he says there’s no question that Tampa Bay is the right place for him. Mayfield said on Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast that in his four years with the Browns, plus his brief stints with the Panthers and Rams,

In January, the NFL Players Association scored a partial victory in a collusion grievance against the league. The outcome was inexplicably hidden by the NFLPA for more than five months, until Pablo Torre found out. The grievance focused on three quarterbacks who failed to get fully-guaranteed contracts after the NFL’s

Cornerback Carlton Davis is ready to go at Patriots training camp. Davis was placed on the non-football injury list to open camp, but the NFL’s daily transaction report shows that he passed his physical on Wednesday. That clears Davis to resume practicing with the team. The Patriots signed Davis to

Earlier today, we used the term “shitshow” when discussing the tenure of former NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell. Eagles tackle Lane Johnson was willing to apply the term more broadly. Via Mark Maske of the Washington Post, here’s what Johnson told reporters on Wednesday regarding the issues the

The Titans are signing linebacker Jihad Ward, Jordan Schultz reports. He played all 17 games for the Vikings last season, starting two, and seeing action on 467 defensive snaps and 78 on special teams. Ward totaled 10 tackles, 14 quarterback hits and a sack. The Titans will be his seventh

CeeDee Lamb missed all of training camp last year while awaiting a contract extension. That didn’t come until 12 days before the season opener. He did not have a 100-yard game in the Cowboys’ first six games and averaged five catches for 78 yards with two touchdowns in that span.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh, along with his brother, Jim, recently visited President Trump in the Oval Office. During Harbaugh’s first media availability since it happened, he was asked about it. He didn’t like the question. Via Sarah Ellison of the Ravens Vault podcast, a reported questioned Harbaugh on Trump’s past

Lamar Jackson twice has won the MVP award and surprisingly finished second to Josh Allen in voting last season. The Ravens quarterback is a three-time All-Pro and has a 70-24 regular-season record. Jackson is headed into his eighth season focused on improving “everything.” “I’m only 28,” Jackson said Wednesday, via

Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers’ toe injury has lingered since his college days at LSU. He has learned how to manage it, including sitting out the offseason program. Nabers said Wednesday the team has a “great” day-to-day workload plan for the toe. “The toe is good, you know,” Nabers said,

Although it appeared for months that Aaron Rodgers was going to join the Steelers, the quarterback didn’t actually sign a contract with the team until June 10. The Steelers, even as they publicly insisted they were comfortable with Mason Rudolph, never doubted Rodgers would be their starter this season. “I

Free agent tight end Noah Fant will visit the Bengals on Thursday, Jordan Schultz reports. The Seahawks released Fant on Sunday, saving $8.91 million against the salary cap. Fant, 27, spent the past three seasons with the Seahawks after being acquired in the 2022 trade that sent Russell Wilson to

Terry McLaurin isn’t at Commanders training camp, but quarterback Jayden Daniels isn’t worried about the impact that will have on their partnership this fall. McLaurin caught 12 of Daniels’ 25 touchdown passes during the quarterback’s rookie season, so questions about what his absence will do to preparations for the coming

Packers president Mark Murphy presented his final annual financial report Wednesday, reporting the team’s national revenue sharing from the previous fiscal year was a record $432.6 million. The NFL’s revenue sharing 18 years ago — when Murphy gave his first report — was $138 million per team, Rob Demovsky of

Linebacker Quay Walker’s stay on the Packers’ physically unable to perform list turned out to be shorter than expected. General Manager Brian Gutekunst said on Wednesday morning that he thought Walker was about a week away from practicing as he continues to recover from an offseason ankle cleanup surgery, but

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson did not report to Bengals training camp this week and the team made a roster move reflecting that on Wednesday. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that Hendrickson has been placed on the reserve/did not report list. The move allows the Bengals to fine Hendrickson $50,000

Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson missed some time at the end of the offseason program after aggravating his surgically repaired right shoulder. But the young signal-caller didn’t feel like there was ever anything to really worry about. “They told me I had to sit down a few weeks, and I was

The Browns have added some depth for their defensive line. Cleveland has claimed K.J. Henry off of waivers, the team announced on Wednesday. Henry, 26, has appeared in 14 career games with three starts for Washington, Cincinnati, and Dallas. He has 2.5 career sacks with five tackles for loss. The

The Cardinals begin training camp with three players sidelined as first-round defensive lineman Walter Nolen, pass rusher BJ Ojulari and defensive lineman Bilal Nichols will miss time. Nolen injured a calf muscle, and coach Jonathan Gannon made it sound like a significant injury. Gannon said he was unsure whether Nolen

49ers wide receiver Jacob Cowing injured a hamstring during practice. The severity of the injury is unclear. “I thought Jake had one of the best OTAs out of anybody on our team in terms of most-improved, the most prepared for it,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of

The Packers took a look at Bo Melton as a cornerback during their offseason program and the experiment is set to continue in training camp. Melton caught 24 passes as a wide receiver over his first two seasons with the team, but that position has gotten crowded heading into this

When it comes to a marriage between a head coach and quarterback, few partnerships in recent memory have worked better than Sean Payton and Drew Brees with the Saints. But now Payton is the head coach of a different team with a different young quarterback in Bo Nix. After the

When Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys 36 years ago, he made himself the General Manager. To this day, he’s still in that role. He was asked earlier this week whether he has ever considered stepping down. “Momentarily,” Jones said, via fox4news.com. “Small fractions of seconds, I promise you that.” Jones

The Browns is the Browns. And their new helmet is brown. Yes, the Cleveland Browns have exercised their prerogative to add a second alternate helmet by introducing a brown one. And the whole thing is sponsored by Dude Wipes. Which will do nothing to prevent people from associating the brown

The Steelers won a playoff game in January 2017. Just a few months before the Steelers made linebacker T.J. Watt the 30th pick in the draft. Since then, the Steelers haven’t won in the postseason. Which means that Watt never has. In an upcoming interview on In Depth with Graham

The Packers put linebacker Quay Walker on the physically unable to perform list ahead of training camp and General Manager Brian Gutekunst shared an update about when he might be back on the field during a Wednesday press conference. Gutekunst told reporters that Walker had ankle surgery this offseason after

It’s not a surprise given his draft status, but the Titans are going to use training camp to get No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward ready to be a starter. Head coach Brian Callahan told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that Ward will take his reps with the starting

Throughout the offseason, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has talked about a need to complete more deep passes to open up the club’s offense. In Kansas City’s first practice this week, Mahomes was able to connect on one such pass with Xavier Worthy, constituting a decent start to that endeavor. After

Deion Sanders is in attendance today as the Buccaneers take the practice field for the first time in training camp. Sanders, the Hall of Fame cornerback and Colorado head coach, is watching his son Shilo, an undrafted rookie safety who is trying to make the Buccaneers’ roster. The Buccaneers posted

The Texans announced a number of roster moves ahead of their first training camp practice on Wednesday. Running back Joe Mixon has been placed on the non-football injury list. The team will also be without Dameon Pierce and J.J. Taylor in the backfield to start camp as both of them

On Tuesday night, reports emerged that the UFL will be relocating half of its entire league. Moving to new markets will be Birmingham, Michigan, Houston, and Memphis. And the new cities reportedly will be Boise, Columbus, Kentucky (Louisville and/or Lexington), and somewhere in Florida (probably Orlando). The UFL has issued

The Dolphins were inexperienced at cornerback before trading Jalen Ramsey to the Steelers and moving Ramsey has led to speculation that the team will be adding a veteran to the group before the regular season. Rasul Douglas and Asante Samuel Jr. are free agents that have been connected with the

Wide receiver Terry McLaurin is officially holding out of training camp. The Commanders placed McLaurin on the did not report list on Wednesday morning, which sets the stage for daily fines of $50,000 until the wideout joins the club to prepare for the 2025 season. McLaurin opted not to report

Tight end Mark Andrews’s return to the Ravens for the 2025 season didn’t become a sure thing until the offseason was well underway and the stress that uncertainty provided may be making it easier for Andrews to keep his mind on the present. Andrews is in the final year of

The Jets drafted wide receiver Garrett Wilson and cornerback Sauce Gardner in the first round of the 2022 draft with the hope that they would usher in a more successful era of football, but the team’s results have not matched up with their individual success. That hope has not gone

The Honey Badger is calling it a career. Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu has formally announced his retirement on Tuesday in a social media post. “As I hang up my cleats, I’m filled with gratitude as I close this chapter of my life and officially retire from the game that’s shaped

Outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter is retiring from the NFL, the Titans announced Tuesday. They will place him on the leagues’ reserve/retired list. Carter signed with the Titans in the offseason. He spent the past three seasons with the Falcons. In 2014, he appeared in 13 games, with 11 starts, seeing

The Saints were without tight end Taysom Hill during their spring practices because of a knee injury and he’s not ready to get back on the field as they move into training camp. General Manager Mickey Loomis said at a Tuesday press conference that Hill will open camp on the

The Panthers made a couple of roster moves just before the start of training camp. Former Seahawks tight end Tyler Mabry signed with Carolina, via Darin Gantt of Panthers.com. Mabry will be on the practice field when the Panthers open training camp today. Mabry previously played for Panthers head coach

Over the weekend, it was reported that the NFL Players Association would appoint an interim executive director before Tuesday. Tuesday has arrived, and a vote has not happened. NFLPA president Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who has been silent throughout the various recent issues and controversies engulfing the union, has finally spoken, via

Commanders General Manager Adam Peters said earlier Tuesday that the team is going to do everything it can to get Terry McLaurin signed to an extension. The star wide receiver, though, remains without an extension and thus did not report to training camp, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. McLaurin is