Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Giants and Jets will hold their annual preseason game in August and they’ll be spending some more time together before that matchup. Giants head coach Brian Daboll confirmed that the teams will also hold two joint practices ahead of the game, which will be played on Saturday, August 16.

Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart did not attend Thursday’s mandatory minicamp session as he and the team continue their standoff over a clause in the rookie’s contract. Head coach Zac Taylor confirmed after the session that Stewart wasn’t there, saying the club is staying focused on the players who were.

Center Lloyd Cushenberry was in the middle of his first season with the Titans when he suffered a torn Achilles. While he was sidelined for the rest of 2024, he’s been getting back into form and may be able to start Tennessee’s season opener against Denver on Sept. 7. “I

With a contract impasse over an esoteric clause regarding the potential voiding of the future years of his guaranteed four-year rookie deal, Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart has left the team’s mandatory minicamp. Because he’s not under contract, he had every right to leave if he wanted. As we understand

Aaron Rodgers is officially a member of the Steelers and that means he is officially on the schedule for both of his former teams this season. The Steelers will open the season on the road against the Jets and they will be home to face the Packers on Sunday night

The Bengals and first-round defensive end Shemar Stewart remain at odds regarding his rookie contract. If the impasse over Cincinnati’s effort to change its standard language regarding the voiding of guarantees in future years lingers, Stewart has options. Not many, but he has options. Here’s what he can do, given

Chargers outside linebacker Khalil Mack says looking for the most lucrative contract offer wasn’t his top priority as free agency approached in March. Mack, who stayed with the Chargers on a one-year, $18 million deal, said he thinks there’s more he can accomplish with the Chargers and wants to be

The Commanders advanced to the NFC Championship Game last season, but it wasn’t because their midseason trade for cornerback Marshon Lattimore was a home run. Lattimore was dealing with a hamstring injury when he was acquired from the Saints and was inactive for four games before making his Washington debut.

Steelers receiver DK Metcalf says he’s not going to miss any opportunities to learn from a four-time NFL MVP now that he has Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback. “Just how cerebral he is and how he views the game,” Metcalf said, via Steelers.com. “I like the way he views the

Earlier in the spring, Raiders left tackle Kolton Miller did not attend the start of the team’s voluntary offseason program because he was seeking a new contract. But Miller then started attending voluntary work and has been in the building for the team’s mandatory minicamp this week. With Miller entering

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is expecting big things in 2025. After Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz predicted that Garrett will have his best season this year, Garrett himself said that’s exactly what he’s planning on. “I look forward to having my best season for sure, and I think it’s

The Chiefs are on track to get the public money they need to renovate Arrowhead Stadium. Along they way, they’ve unlocked an opportunity to get a new stadium in Kansas. Now, as explained by the Kansas City Business Journal (via Sports Business Journal) they’ll have to pick one of the

Breece Hall was on the trade market . . . unless he wasn’t. The Jets running back heard the rumors, and until new coach Aaron Glenn called him to quell the speculation, Hall wasn’t certain what his future held. “I mean, I was seeing it just like everybody else was

The Steelers ended Arthur Smith’s first year as offensive coordinator at No. 16 in points scored and No. 23 in total yards. Pittsburgh relied heavily on its running attack in 2024 as well, finishing the season No. 4 in rushing attempts but No. 29 in passing attempts. Now with Aaron

The Packers released cornerback Jaire Alexander earlier this week. It was presumed the team would spread out his dead cap hit over the next two seasons since he was a post-June 1 cut. But Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com reports that the Packers are applying the full dead cap hit of

The Seahawks have announced their schedule of open training camp practices for this summer. Nine of the team’s practices at their facility will be open to the public. The first of those practices will come when the team opens camp on July 23. They will also hold open practices on

Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill has been making steady progress in his recovery from wrist surgery, according to head coach Mike McDaniel. Reporters at Tuesday’s minicamp practice noticed Hill catching passes for what was believed to be the first time during the offseason program. “He’s trying to get me to go

Another first-round pick has agreed to terms on his first NFL contract. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Eagles have come to an agreement with linebacker Jihaad Campbell. Campbell is the 28th first-round pick to agree to a deal since April’s draft. Campbell signed a four-year deal worth

After struggling through multiple injuries in 2024, running back Christian McCaffrey is healthy as the 49ers complete their offseason program this week. A day after head coach Kyle Shanahan called him “a psycho in a good way,” McCaffrey told reporters that he’s feeling great entering the summer break. “I think

The Titans are holding training camp at home, but they are taking an extended road trip this summer. Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports the team will hold three joint practices and two preseason games on an eight-day bonding trip. The Titans will leave Nashville on Wednesday, Aug. 6 after practice

Edge rusher Bryce Huff is happy to be back with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. Huff had 10 sacks playing for Saleh in 2023 when Saleh was the head coach of the Jets and turned that into a three-year deal with the Eagles as a free agent. Huff was not

Wide receiver Diontae Johnson was let go by four teams last year, and he had only one offer this year. Johnson signed a one-year deal for the veteran minimum of $1.17 million in what might be his last chance in the NFL. “They were the only team to hit me

The Packers have wide receiver Bo Melton taking snaps at cornerback, but Melton makes it clear he is not switching to defense. He instead will try to play both positions. “It’s just something that came up,” Melton said Wednesday, via Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com. “I want to give it a

The Steelers reportedly wanted Matthew Stafford over Aaron Rodgers. So, too, did the Rams. The Rams ended up keeping Stafford, and when the Steelers didn’t get Stafford or Justin Fields, they signed Rodgers. Coach Sean McVay, though, confirmed a report from earlier this offseason that the Rams would have gone

Former Ravens and Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins has officially joined the Broncos. And he’s very happy to be in Denver. “It felt amazing,” Dobbins said regarding the signing of a one-year contract. “It’s a true blessing to me. I’m so happy to be here. We’re going to do great

Enjoy the snow games while you can, Browns fans. The team has moved another step closer to building a new domed stadium in suburban Brook Park. Via 92.3 The Fan, the Ohio Senate passed a budget on Wednesday that includes $600 million in state money for the Browns stadium. The

The Olympic flag football tournament is three years away. But plenty of current players are talking about it. Most recently, Bills quarterback Josh Allen made it clear he’d be interested in pursuing gold for the United States. “I’m not gonna disrespect the guys that are playing flag football right now,

Free agent cornerback Shaquill Griffin is visiting the Raiders, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Griffin, 29, played for Raiders coach Pete Carroll in Seattle, spending four seasons there after the Seahawks made him a third-round pick in 2017. Griffin took a free agent visit to Seattle earlier this offseason but

The Browns dialed back quarterback Joe Flacco’s reps in this week’s minicamp practices and head coach Kevin Stefanski said that the intent was to make sure they closed out the spring with as much information as possible about all the players competing for the starting job. Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel,

Free agent linebacker Germaine Pratt is signing a one-year deal with the Raiders, according to multiple reports. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports the deal is worth $4.25 million with $500,000 available in playtime incentives. Pratt was scheduled to make $5.2 million in base salary in the last year of

The Cowboys and Rams train 23 miles apart. Thus, it only makes sense they would hold a joint practice this preseason, as they have many times since the Cowboys returned to Southern California for training camp. Todd Archer of ESPN reports that the Cowboys and Rams are scheduled to practice

Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is rehabbing his left knee after undergoing chondral bone graft surgery Jan. 23, which entails transplanting pieces of bone tissue into the joint to stimulate growth. While he was expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2025 season, Diggs told Calvin Watkins of the

Well, that was fast. As we were hunting and pecking an item regarding the Chiefs’ looming requirement to pick and choose between a renovated Arrowhead Stadium or a new dome in Kansas, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that will pay half the cost of a $1.15 billion upgrade to

Joey Bosa’s first season with the Bills got off on the wrong foot, but the edge rusher expects to be rolling again when the team gets to training camp this summer. Bosa is working with the team’s medical staff this spring after injuring his calf and he went through those

Running back Nick Chubb’s recent injury issues contributed to an extended stay on the open market, but he signed with the Texans this week and he said on Wednesday that he’s back to feeling like himself. Chubb suffered a severe knee injury early in the 2023 season and he missed

The Commanders will be waiting for word about wide receiver Noah Brown’s condition after Wednesday’s practice. Multiple reporters who were at the session passed along word that Brown had to be carted off the field after going down during the team’s minicamp. There is no word on the exact nature

Quarterback Zach Wilson spent three tumultuous years with the Jets before he was traded to the Broncos last offseason. Now he’s back in the AFC East on a one-year deal with the Dolphins, as head coach Mike McDaniel said Wilson was “a direct, calculated target” to be Tua Tagovailoa’s backup

Broncos head coach Sean Payton is now free to discuss running back J.K. Dobbins. Payton declined to comment on reports that Dobbins would sign with the team when he met with reporters on Tuesday, but said that he believed a deal was close. The deal is now done. The Broncos

It’s been a very good year for Saquon Barkley. On top of everything else he achieved in his first season with the Eagles, Barkley finished the period of March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025 as the top player in NFLPA-licensed products. He’s the first running back to top the

Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore is on the practice field this week after he barely played in 2024 because of blood clots, and he thinks he has something to prove. “Really just a lot of fire in my heart. After that situation, people forget who I am,” Barmore said, via

The Vikings signed General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to a contract extension this offseason and they announced that he’ll be working with a pair of assistant General Managers on Wednesday. The team has promoted Ryan Grigson and Demitrius Washington to that position. Grigson, who served as the G.M. of the Colts

Dealing with multiple injuries, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was able to play just four games in 2024. But he’s been healthy throughout the offseason and is in a good position to bounce back to the form that won him AP offensive player of the year in 2023. Head coach

The Colts had tight end Tyler Warren fall into their lap during this year’s draft and selected him at No. 14 overall. The pick filled a need and added a potential explosive playmaker to an Indianapolis offense that may be supporting a new quarterback in 2025. So far, the early

The last time Aaron Rodgers had to dump his preferred helmet for a new one, he didn’t seem to mind it. This time, he does. “I can’t stand the helmet,” Rodgers told reporters on Tuesday. “I’ve worn a Schutt for 20 years and somehow it finally didn’t pass the safety

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa missed the last two games of the 2024 season with a hip injury that was said to be unrelated to the serious hip injury he suffered while in college at Alabama. Tagovailoa said back in January that if Miami had advanced to the postseason, he would’ve

Though he signed a lucrative four-year deal with the Falcons last offseason, quarterback Kirk Cousins is slated to be the backup to Michael Penix Jr. in 2025. Cousins told reporters on Wednesday that he would love to play, but isn’t going to dwell on things that aren’t reality — meaning

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is coming off the best season of his career, but he’s already musing about dropping the curtain on his playing days. Barkley recently referenced Barry Sanders while saying that he thinks he will retire “out of nowhere” and said that the decision could come “next

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is heading into his 17th NFL season and Rams wide receiver Davante Adams is heading into his 12th, but they’ve never played together before. Which makes their work together this offseason particularly important. Rams coach Sean McVay said Stafford and Adams have been working hard at

The Bengals dealt with two contract stalemates last offseason as wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins spent time away from the team while trying for new deals that they finally got this offseason, but settling those issues didn’t solve all of the team’s issues on the contract front. Edge

Veteran edge rusher Za’Darius Smith had a short stint with the Lions in 2024 and he’s hoping for a longer run with the team in 2025. Smith was acquired in a trade with the Browns during the regular season and had four sacks for the team in the second half