Category : Red Zone Rumors

Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles have some added job security. The Bucs announced today that both Licht and Bowls have signed multi-year contract extensions. “Jason and Todd’s excellent leadership and vision have been critical to our organizational success, and the winning culture they have established

Receiver George Pickens has left Pittsburgh, but he’s still making headlines there. Word began to emerge on Wednesday that Pickens had canceled his planned appearance at a youth football camp set for Saturday, June 28. The company that organized the event emailed the families of registered attendees to explain that

Aaron Rodgers believes that the 2025 season will be his final one in the NFL and he said the chance to close out his career playing for a cornerstone NFL franchise helped draw him to the Steelers this offseason. It wasn’t the only thing that attracted him to Pittsburgh, however.

As a relatively unknown offensive lineman, Kendall Lamm hasn’t been in many headlines during his 10-year NFL career. But now he’s the subject of plenty of unwanted attention, all because of a fabricated quote that some news outlets published without checking. Lamm signed with the Eagles in March after playing

Former Jets defensive end Gerry Philbin has died, the team announced. He was 83. Philbin was on the Super Bowl III championship team and is a member of the team’s Ring of Honor. He started 109 games and played three others in nine seasons from 1964-72 before a final season

Rookie Tyler Shough is competing to replace Derek Carr as the starting quarterback of the Saints. The 40th overall pick is the frontrunner to start the season opener, which would make him the first Week 1 rookie starting quarterback for the team since Archie Manning in 1971. First, though, he

The Browns have found a way to beat Cleveland. With litigation pending over whether the Art Modell Law keeps the Browns from moving out of downtown Cleveland to suburban Brook Park, the Ohio legislature has revised the Modell law in a way that makes the legal issue moot. Via Daryl

The collusion ruling could, depending on what the players choose to do, have ramifications for the NFL and/or the NFL Players Association. The collusion story is a different issue entirely. Will it die on the vine in the wake of the looming hard reset of Fourth of July weekend, or

George Kittle and Deebo Samuel shared space in the 49ers offense for the last six seasons and the partnership was a successful one for most of that run, but there won’t be a seventh year together. Samuel was traded to the Commanders earlier this offseason while Kittle signed an extension

In the aftermath of the release of the previously-hidden collusion ruling, many are wondering whether there will be consequences for key players like NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell, and/or NFLPA chief strategy officer J.C. Tretter. It’s possible that the collusion case claimed a victim

Always be leery of people who voluntarily appear on a very public platform and declare, “I don’t want attention.” That’s what Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers did on Tuesday. There was no reason for him to appear on Pat McAfee’s show. But Rodgers nevertheless became the center of attention in order

The Broncos made Bo Nix the sixth quarterback off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft, but his ranking was a bit higher after his rookie season. Nix piloted the Broncos to the playoffs while throwing for 3,775 yards and completing two-thirds of his passes over the course of the

Free agent cornerback Shaquill Griffin is returning to Seattle. Griffin and the Seahawks began talking about a reunion six weeks ago, and it has finally happened, with Griffin agreeing to terms Wednesday, Jordan Schultz reports. Griffin, 29, initially joined the Seahawks as a third-round pick in 2017. He played his

The Rams parted ways with a wide receiver on Wednesday. The team announced that they have waived Quintez Cephus. They did not add any players, so they have an open spot on their 90-man roster as they move toward training camp. Cephus spent last season on the Rams’ practice squad

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The Cowboys will return to Oxnard, California, for a 19th time and for the 46th in Southern California. The team announced the schedule for its 66th training camp. Fans will be able to attend the open practice sessions free of charge, beginning with the first workout at 11:45 a.m. PT

Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich says rookie linebacker James Pearce has a combination of size and speed that you just don’t see, even among the NFL’s most talented athlete. Ulbrich said that he had watched film of Pearce playing edge rusher at Tennessee and was so impressed with how well

Running back Austin Ekeler joined the Commanders last season, but he wasn’t the new addition that jumped off the screen when watching Washington games. Quarterback Jayden Daniels took those honors on his way to winning offensive rookie of the year and jolting life into a team that had not won

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t officially commit to signing with the Steelers until earlier this month, just before the team began mandatory minicamp. But Rodgers had been in contact with the organization for a while during the offseason. He visited with the club in March and stayed in touch with head

The Titans have announced their training camp schedule, which includes seven opportunities for fans to see this year’s No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward practice this summer. Tennessee will hold six of its seven open practices at team headquarters, Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. The first session there will take

Browns wide receiver Diontae Johnson is coming off a rough season that saw him spend time with three teams and get suspended for detrimental conduct in one stop. That was in Baltimore and the Ravens suspended him for refusing to enter a Week 13 game against the Eagles. Johnson explained

Tight end Dallas Goedert is back with the Eagles after agreeing to a pay cut this offseason and he’s enjoyed his first offseason playing for new offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. Patullo has been on head coach Nick Sirianni’s staff since Sirianni arrived in Philadelphia and he moved up to the

The pride of Morehead State will be picking up another honor from his alma mater. Forme Giants quarterback Phil Simms, a top-10 pick from the small Kentucky school in 1979, will have the football stadium named for him in a ceremony on October 18. On that day, Jayne Stadium will

Patriots owner Robert Kraft believes that his team is back on the right track. Bill Belichick’s long run of success as the team’s head coach came crashing to an end with a 12-22 record over his final two seasons and his replacement Jerod Mayo was one and done after going

Tuesday was an interesting day. More interesting days could be coming. After the NFL and NFL Players Association managed to hide the 61-page ruling in a landmark collusion arbitration for more than five months, the cat is out of the bag. And some players are paying attention. Multiple individuals who

When Welsh rugby player Louis Rees-Zammit announced last year that he would move overseas to try to make it in the NFL, he was taking a big risk by giving up stardom at home for a sport he had never played before. So far it hasn’t paid off, but he

Cardinals tight end Trey McBride is at the Tight End University summit this week, sharing thoughts with other tight ends from around the NFL, and he said a discussion with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was particularly inspiring. McBride said on ESPN that Kelce talked about his connection with Patrick

Aaron Rodgers didn’t have much time to practice with the Steelers before they wrapped up their offseason program, but the quarterback will get some more reps in with his teammates before training camp. Rodgers, who signed with the Steelers just before their three-day mandatory minicamp closed out their offseason, said

The 61-page ruling in the collusion grievance contains plenty of fascinaring details. Several of them relate to the contract signed by Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson in 2022, after the trade that brought him to Denver from Seattle. A deeper dive on the Watson negotiations and eventual deal is coming. For

Former Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph is facing a civil suit after a deadly crash earlier this month. Adam Fullerton of Fox 4 reports that a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Dallas County claiming gross negligence by Joseph as well as a Richardson, Texas, bar and a Dallas strip club.

The NFL and NFL Players Association managed to hide the 61-page ruling in the landmark collusion case for more than five months. Now that the cat has escaped the bag, neither management nor the union has anything to say. The NFL did not respond to a request for comment on

The Browns have four quarterbacks competing for the starting job. Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco have a leg up on rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders from an experience standpoint. Flacco has 191 career starts and Pickett 30. Wide receiver Diontae Johnson, who signed with the Browns as a free

Ravens edge rusher Odafe Oweh sees benefits for himself from the team’s decision to sign cornerback Jaire Alexander. Alexander signed with the team last week and joins Marlon Humphrey, Nate Wiggins, and Chidobe Awuzie in a deep cornerback group. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Oweh gave his response

The Jaguars have agreed to terms with running back Bhayshul Tuten on his four-year rookie contract, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Tuten’s signing will leave 34 unsigned picks in the entire draft class, including 30 in the second round. Tuten was the second pick of Day 3, the 104th

George Kittle is 31 and has a contract with the 49ers through the 2029 season when he will be 36. The tight end, though, has not even considered retirement, with a desire to play until the wheels fall off. “Literally, [I’m going to play] until I don’t have fun anymore,”

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers plans to retire after this season, and he says that once he’s done playing, he’s done being seen in public. Rodgers said in his interview with Pat McAfee that he doesn’t like being a celebrity and looks forward to being a private person when he’s done

Before joining the Dolphins in 2022, offensive tackle Terron Armstead played his first nine seasons with the Saints. That means he got an up-close, day-to-day view of quarterbacks Drew Brees and Tua Tagovailoa before electing to retire this offseason. In an interview with the Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday, Armstead

The Patriots are bringing offensive tackle Yasir Durant back to New England. The team announced Durant’s signing on Tuesday afternoon. Durant played in seven games and made one start for the team during the 2021 season. New England acquired Durant just before the start of the season in a trade

The Cardinals announced their 2025 training camp schedule. They will have nine open practices, with the first public practice on Thursday, July 24. Admission and parking are free, but digital tickets will be required for entry into each practice. Once reserved, the tickets will be accessible via the Cardinals mobile

The Buccaneers announced on Tuesday when they will be breaking out their popular Creamsicle uniforms during the 2025 regular season. The team will don the white helmets with their old logo along with their orange jerseys for a Week 15 Thursday night game against the Falcons. They also wore the

Brock Purdy landed a long-term deal with the 49ers this offseason and one of his teammates thinks the deal will have a positive impact on more than just the quarterback. Purdy was the final pick of the 2022 draft and rose to the starting lineup before his rookie season was

The 61-page ruling in the landmark collusion grievance features an unprecedented peek behind the NFL’s curtain, in various ways. Regarding the 2022 negotiations that culminated in a second contract for Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, the ruling contains a text exchange that directly contradicts System Arbitrator Christopher Droney’s conclusion that the

The Broncos have announced their schedule for open practices at this summer’s training camp. They will be holding 13 practices open to fans, although attendance will be capped at 800 fans per day because of the ongoing construction of the team’s new practice facility. The first of the practices will

It’s going to be one last ride for Aaron Rodgers in 2025. In a Tuesday interview with the Pat McAfee show, Rodgers revealed that he’s likely to retire after spending the coming season with the Steelers. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is it,” Rodgers said. “That’s why we just did

When the Patriots talk about their plans on defense for 2025, the word “violent” keeps coming up. Via Karen Guregian of Masslive.com, multiple Patriots defensive coaches brought up violence when discussing the way they defense will play. “We are going to make sure on tape, day in and day out,

Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen was named a Pro Bowler after the 2024 season, but that wasn’t enough to leave him satisfied with his play. Queen joined the Steelers as a free agent after spending four seasons with the Ravens and posted 129 tackles, six tackles for loss, two forced fumbles,

The Ravens have announced their training camp schedule with 12 practices open to the public. While 11 of their practices will be held at the team’s facility in Owings Mills, Md., the club will also host an open session at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 3. The first open

From the moment System Arbitrator Christopher Droney signed the bottom of a 61-page written decision in the landmark collusion case, both the NFL and the NFL Players Association kept it secret. The secret was finally exposed today, thanks to Pablo Torre. The next question becomes why both sides zipped their

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels carried a heavy load in his rookie season and the formula worked well enough to get the team to the NFC Championship Game. The Commanders would like to move a little further up the ladder in Daniels’s second season and part of the quarterback’s approach to

The landmark, 61-page ruling finding that the NFL encouraged teams to collude (but inexplicably concluding the teams ignored the encouragement) contains plenty of stuff we didn’t already know — and that they didn’t want us to know. Specifically, the document includes details regarding the negotiations that finally culminated in quarterback