Category : Red Zone Rumors

Nearly 20 years later, the events that clouded Reggie Bush’s entry to the NFL still resonate. Via Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times, a judge recently upheld an arbitration award requiring Bush to pay Lloyd Lake $1.4 million for defamation. It was Lake’s alleged provision of benefits to Bush’s

The Chiefs have announced their training camp schedule, which includes several dates fully open to the public, a couple of practices open to only season ticket members, and three dates requiring a paid ticket to attend. Kansas City will once again be practicing at Missouri Western State University in St.

The Associated Press has fetched a bucket and a mop. On Sunday, the AP reported that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said there will be no state money for stadium renovation or construction. Since then, the AP has revised the story to drop that claim. It’s unclear why and how it

Free agent cornerback Rasul Douglas is still looking for a new team. He doesn’t think that team will be the Packers. Asked by a Packers fan on social media whether he’ll sign with Green Bay after the departure of cornerback Jaire Alexander, Douglas indicated that the Packers have shown no

Commanders owner Josh Harris hit the jackpot when his team drafted quarterback Jayden Daniels with the second overall pick in 2024 and a couple of trading card dealers did the same with a Daniels card this weekend. Josh Roth and Jacob Ramos purchased a one-of-one 2024 Daniels Panini Prizm card

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Receiver DeAndre Hopkins showed that he still has some juice with the Chiefs in 2024 as a midseason addition. Now with the Ravens on a one-year deal, Hopkins made a positive impression with his new teammates on offense and defense during the offseason program. “I like D-Hop,” cornerback Marlon Humphrey

The Chiefs supposedly have a June 30 deadline for accepting an offer from Kansas to help pay for a new domed stadium. On the other side of the border, more work needs to be done to finalize a plan for renovating Arrowhead Stadium, the team’s long-time home. Kansas City (Missouri)

Buccaneers first-round pick Emeka Egbuka’s first offseason with the team drew a lot of positive reviews, but the wideout isn’t the only first-year player that the team is expecting to make an immediate contribution. They took cornerback Benjamin Morrison in the second round and then added another corner in the

Longhorn legend Ricky Williams, who also did pretty well as an NFL running back, openly lobbied for Texas Governor Greg Abbott to veto a THC ban that had been passed by the state’s legislature. Late Sunday night, and roughly an hour before the deadline for doing so, Abbott scrapped the

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton is thrilled that Baltimore signed cornerback Jaire Alexander last week. “Great addition,” Hamilton said, via BaltimoreRavens.com. “He’s been one of the best in this league since he got in it. To have anybody like that, no matter what position, especially as a DB, it’s super valuable.”

When it comes to rookie contracts, there’s not much to negotiate. On one of the few negotiable items, Jaguars receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter did very well. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Hunter will receive his full, slotted $30.57 million bonus up front. He’s the first non-quarterback not taken first

The Jaguars have taken care of an important piece of business on Sunday. Jacksonville announced on Sunday that the club has signed No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter to his four-year contract. The Jags made the announcement in a cheeky way, sending separate posts for Hunter signing as a receiver

Two NFL teams call Pennsylvania home. Neither should consider calling Pennsylvania when it’s time to finance stadium renovation or construction for their home stadiums. Via the Associated Press, Governor Josh Shapiro made it clear on Sunday that state money will not be available to sports teams. “I’m very worried about

Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders has picked up a couple of speeding tickets this month. He also has received a dig from his brother, Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders. Via JoeBucsFan.com, Shilo made the comment in the latest episode of his Tampa Food Tour. “I know we out here in Tampa we

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The Dolphins are trying to trade cornerback Jalen Ramsey, but Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill thinks it’s not too late to keep Ramsey around for this season. Hill said at Fanatics Fest that he is going to visit with Ramsey and try to persuade him to work out whatever he

Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard hails from Edmonton, Alberta. And he’s already thinking about wearing a flag with a maple leaf in the middle during the 2028 Olympics. David Newton of ESPN.com recently asked Hubbard whether he wants to represent Canada in the flag-football tournament. “Hell yeah!’’ Hubbard said. “I

It’s not necessarily new, but it’s worth mentioning. In the recent item from Mike Silver of TheAthletic.com regarding quarterback Sam Darnold’s latest fresh start, in Seattle, Silver reports that Raiders minority owner Tom Brady didn’t want to pursue Darnold as the team’s next quarterback. That meshes with the reporting that

Antonio Brown has left the building. And the country. If anything on his Twitter feed can be taken seriously and/or believed, Brown is no longer in the United States. Which, if true, becomes highly relevant to the pending warrant for his arrest on a charge of attempted murder with a

Fred Smith, a towering figure in American business, has died. He was 80. While in most contexts he will be remembered first and foremost as the founder of FedEx, Smith had a significant impact on the NFL. He was the father of former Falcons coach and current Steelers offensive coordinator

Pete Carroll strongly opposed the proposal that would have taken away a guaranteed home playoff team from division winners, a stance rooted in his own coaching history. For decades, NFL division winners have earned the right to open the playoffs on their home fields, regardless of their records, while wild

Former NFL player Kirk Barton has been charged with a felony after allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed the other driver. Barton is charged with a second-degree felony count of aggravated vehicular homicide as the result of operating a vehicle under the influence, according to NBC 4.

It didn’t take Bears quarterback Caleb Williams long to decide he hates Packers fans just like generations of Bears before him. Williams said at Fanatics Fest that when it comes to negative experiences with fans, it was the fans in Green Bay who stand out from his rookie year. “Probably

A year after Jets receiver Malachi Corley arrived as a third-round pick, his time with the team could be running out. That’s the takeaway from an item posted earlier today by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com regarding Corley’s current status. With the regime that drafted Corley gone, he needs to prove

The first Sunday of the 2025 regular season will indeed start with a bang. The Steelers face the Jets. And the stakes will be high for both teams. It will be the first bit of evidence regarding both the question of whether the Jets were right to move on from

The recent incident involving federal agents attempting to enter the parking lots at Dodgers Stadium has a bright-line connection to other L.A.-area sporting events that will begin in fewer than two months. SoFi Stadium will be hosting 19 total NFL games featuring the Chargers and the Rams. Unlike Dodger Stadium,

Quarterback Sam Darnold’s lone season as Minnesota’s starter was magical, until it wasn’t. At 14-2 and with one game in Detroit with the No. 1 seed on the line, Darnold’s chariot became pumpkinized. Then, in the wild-card round, the orange menace spread to the rest of the team. “For lack

Matt Leinart was a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at USC and a Top 10 NFL draft pick, but his pro career didn’t amount to much. And he says the way his career ended was particularly tough for him. Leinart played for the Cardinals from 2006 to 2009, the Texans in 2010

At the NFL Scouting Combine, former Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. opened a lot of eyes by measuring 6-foot-5 and running his 40-yard dash in 4.30 seconds. He was the tallest player ever to run that fast at the Combine. That led the Raiders to draft Thornton in the

Yes, if Bill Belichick had simply taken a job at Duke, there’s much we would never know. But because he opted to take a job with a public and not a private institution, his communications with North Carolina officials are fair game. On Friday, WRAL posted an item featuring quotes

For Tyjae Spears, the best thing about this season is it’s not last season. Spears had ankle and hamstring injuries in 2024, along with two concussions, limiting him to 12 games and 114 touches for 536 yards and five touchdowns. “I learned that I can fight adversity really well,” Spears

The Chiefs cut tight end Kevin Foelsch and offensive guard Tremayne Anchrum Jr. on Friday, according to the NFL’s transactions report. They were corresponding moves after the Chiefs signed tight end Geor’Quarius Spivey and offensive lineman Joey Lombard, agreements that previously were reported. Both Spivey and Lombard were tryout players

The Saints made official the departures of cornerback Travion Fluellen and running back Xazavian Valladay, who were waived Friday. The Saints also announced three signings. Tight end Seth Green, cornerback Jayden Price and offensive tackle Barry Wesley are joining New Orleans on one-year contracts. Green, 27, played the past two

College football has made a mess for itself. And the cleanup process includes specific programs holding each other accountable for chaos when one of them crosses the line of civil liability. That’s what the University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective are doing. Via Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, Wisconsin

The Saints cut running back Xazavian Valladay on Friday, a move previously reported. They also waived defensive back Travion Fluellen, Matthew Paras of nola.com reports. Fluellen spent the final five weeks of the 2024 season on the Saints’ practice squad, but he did not appear in a game. The Saints

The Patriots closed out their week by signing a draft pick. The team announced the signing of fourth-round pick Craig Woodson. That leaves second-round running back TreVeyon Henderson as the only unsigned member of the class. Most of the remaining unsigned picks are second-round selections and the percentage of guaranteed

The Rams have interest in a reunion with Jalen Ramsey, and the cornerback apparently does, too. Adam Schefter of ESPN said Friday on the Pat McAfee Show that Ramsey “would like to go to the West Coast, to Los Angeles — Rams, Chargers, somewhere like that.” The Dolphins have sought

After news emerged on Thursday that one-time future Saints primary owner Rita Benson LeBlanc was arrested for assaulting a parking enforcement officer in South Carolina, we began to explore whether she still owns part of the franchise. The question flowed directly from her statement in 2016 that, following the resolution

One 49ers rookie is dealing with an injury, but it is not expected to sideline him when training camp begins. Via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com, Noah Furtado of the San Francisco Chronicle reports third-round linebacker Nick Martin recently suffered a fractured thumb while lifting weights. But the slight fracture did

When YouTube became a major NFL TV partner with its acquisition of the Sunday Ticket rights, it did more than just make Sunday Ticket more convenient for viewers who couldn’t get DirecTV. It also opened the NFL up to younger viewers. That’s the word from YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, who

New Orleans is moving on from a young running back. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, the Saints are waiving Xazavian Valladay. Valladay, 26, had been with New Orleans since midway through last season, signing with the club’s practice squad. He did not appear in a game, but remained with

The Texans have made the signing of cornerback Damon Arnette official, announcing the deal on Friday. As a corresponding move, Houston has waived long snapper Tucker Addington, making undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman the winner of the team’s long snapper competition. Addington had signed a futures deal with the Texans in

Before Aaron Rodgers signed with the Steelers, rookie quarterback Will Howard said he was looking forward to learning from the four-time MVP. Rodgers is now officially a member of the team and Howard got his first chance to work with his new teammate at the team’s three-day minicamp. It’s been

Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson came into the 2024 season off of a strong second year in the NFL, but he wasn’t able to build on it. After posting 71 catches for 761 yards and five touchdowns in 2023, Ferguson managed 59 catches for 494 yards without reaching the end

The Rams made the unusual decision to have this week’s mandatory minicamp in Maui, and coach Sean McVay said the trip was as much about togetherness as it was about football. Players were encouraged to bring their families with them for a Hawaiian vacation, and McVay said that meant a

Wide receiver Davante Adams has spoken positively about the Rams since joining the club on a two-year deal this offseason, recently saying he feels “rejuvenated” with Los Angeles. Hearing Adams say that landed well with head coach Sean McVay. “It’s so cool, and that’s what you want,” McVay said in

George Kittle doesn’t play defense, but Robert Saleh’s return to the 49ers still has him fired up. Saleh built a strong defense when he was the team’s coordinator from 2017-2020 and turned that success into a job as the head coach of the Jets. Saleh couldn’t reach the same heights

Longhorns legend Ricky Williams is bringing a little Texas Fight to the effort to ban THC. As explained by WFAA.com, the Texas House and Senate have passed a bill that would ban all consumable hemp-derived products containing THC. Governor Greg Abbott has the measure on his desk, awaiting signature. Williams

Former Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson isn’t the only player with whom former Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander will be reunited in 2025. With Alexander joining the Ravens, he’ll see former Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers twice this year. The Steelers and Ravens cross paths in Week 14 and Week 18. Alexander and