Category : Red Zone Rumors

The NFL Players Association is actively preparing for various things. The NFLPA says it’s not actively preparing for a European division. In response to our item from Sunday morning that NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell has been discussing the pros and cons of the league placing four teams in Europe,

When Bill Belichick took the job as head football coach at the University of North Carolina, A.D. Bubba Cunningham said Belichick will continue to make regular appearances on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show and on the Monday night ManningCast. Peyton Manning recently said otherwise. Via Drew Lerner of AwfulAnnouncing.com, Manning told

Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt was not with the team for last week’s start to organized team activities as he looks for a new contract and it doesn’t sound like an agreement is imminent. Longtime Steelers reporter Mark Kaboly said on his podcast that the Steelers have made a contract

Russell Wilson is in his first season with the Giants, but he’s no stranger to his new home stadium. MetLife Stadium was the site of Super Bowl XLVIII and Wilson led the Seahawks to a 43-8 win over the Broncos in that game. During an appearance on 7PM in Brooklyn

The Commanders and D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser have a stadium deal. That’s not the end of the matter but the beginning. Next, D.C. Council must approach the arrangement and the significant public expenditure that comes with it. That makes it a distinctly political issue. Winning at the ballot box is

Wide receiver Darnell Mooney got back on track in his first year with the Falcons. Mooney had 81 catches for 1,055 yards in his second season with the Bears, but his final two years in Chicago saw him post 71 catches for 907 yards. The Falcons still saw enough to

A fractured fibula kept Isiah Pacheco off the field for nine games last season and his production was down from his first two seasons when he returned to action, so it’s no surprise that he said this week that a couple of his goals for 2025 are to “surpass and

They’ve previously met as the starting quarterbacks of the Packers and Bears. If/when Aaron Rodgers signs with the Steelers, he and Justin Fields will be on track to make a very specific type of history. As noted by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, a Week 1 duel between Rodgers and Fields,

If you believe the initial reports — and you never should — the Patriots signed receiver Stefon Diggs to a three-year, $69 million contract with $26 million guaranteed. The truth is far more complicated, especially since Diggs suffered a torn ACL during the 2024 regular season. We’ve obtained and reviewed

The NFL has been printing dollars for years. In time, it may be printing Euros. The NFL Players Association, we’re told, is preparing for the NFL to eventually make a push for a four-team European division. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell has

Dan Campbell is heading into his fifth year as the head coach of the Lions, and he has revitalized a franchise that was in bad shape before he arrived. But there are also questions about his team, which lost its offensive and defensive coordinators, had a rash of injuries on

In early April, Arizona’s Trey McBride signed a four-year, $76 million contract that made him the first tight end in NFL history to sign a deal averaging $19 million a year. In late April, 49ers tight end George Kittle signed a contract that averaged $19.1 million a year — thanks

Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer praised linebacker Micah Parsons for participating in the first week of the team’s annual OTA sessions. For the second week, Parsons wasn’t present. Yes, the workouts are voluntary. And, no, Parsons shouldn’t volunteer to risk injury until he gets the long-term contract he should have gotten

If you have two quarterbacks, you have none. If you have five quarterbacks, you’re the Browns. Much has been said over the past several weeks regarding the team’s 2025 depth chart, given a series of moves that started with a trade for Kenny Pickett, continued with a free-agent deal for

The Patriots apparently aren’t digging Stefon. Scott Zolak, who calls Patriots games on the radio and thus has a much greater connection to the team than the garden-variety talking chowderhead, believes the Patriots may cut receiver Stefon Diggs. “I came to this show yesterday with the opinion — not opinion,

When Dolphins G.M. Chris Grier was asked in April about a potential trade of receiver Tyreek Hill, Grier didn’t shoot it down. “If someone wants to come and give me two first round picks then we’d consider it,” Grier said. “But, as of right now, it’s not something we’re considering.”

The Lions lost their highly respected offensive coordinator Ben Johnson when he became head coach of the Bears this offseason, but quarterback Jared Goff says that no one in Detroit will allow that to be an excuse not to produce. Goff was asked at the Lions’ offseason practice on Friday

Fred Warner says the 49ers showed what they’re about this offseason with the way they prioritized new contracts for himself, quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle. Warner, the veteran linebacker who has played his entire career in San Francisco, signed a three-year, $63 million deal this offseason. Purdy

Javonte Williams led the Broncos in rushing last season, but he’s now in Dallas and that leaves an opening for others to add to their workload in Denver. The Broncos picked up RJ Harvey in the second round of the draft and he’ll likely be in line for some of

Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice continues to face criminal and civil proceedings in the aftermath of a March 2024 street-racing crash in Dallas. A third lawsuit has now been filed against him. Via Fox 4, Kayla Quinn alleges that she and her son sustained physical and mental injuries when their car

Contrary to the opinions of those who have nothing better to do than complain about our periodic Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson stories, we do many other things than write about the most oddly compelling story in all of football. For example, I’ve resisted (for now) the temptation to post more items

Lions receiver Jameson Williams developed into a key piece for Detroit’s offense in 2024, finishing second on the team with 1,001 receiving yards. As he enters his fourth pro season, Williams is in a position to build on what he established and head coach Dan Campbell is expecting it to

If at first you don’t succeed, trade and trade again. The Cowboys’ 2023 deal for Trey Lance as a developmental quarterback didn’t work out as they wasted a fourth-round pick on a quarterback who played 98 snaps in two seasons. They are trying again with `former Patriots draft pick Joe

The recent video of Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs with a pink powder on a boat prompted public comment from New England coach Mike Vrabel. It has resulted in silence from the league office. Chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT via email on Friday that the NFL “will decline comment”

The Falcons (and specifically owner Arthur Blank) aren’t fans of reminders of their failure to turn a massive third-quarter lead into a Super Bowl LI win. Usually, it’s someone else who reminds the team and/or its fans of the 28-3 futility. This time around, the Falcons did it to themselves.

The Rams are down to one unsigned draft pick. Friday’s official transaction report for the league shows that they signed fourth-round pick Jarquez Hunter. The running back signed a four-year deal with the team. Hunter appeared in 49 games for Auburn over the last four seasons. He picked up more

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud isn’t throwing at organized team activities. Stroud has a tight pectoral muscle that is considered “relatively minor,” Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. The one-time Pro Bowler handed off to the running backs but mostly did rehab work and watched from the sideline alongside offensive coordinator Nick

Josh Jacobs left the Raiders after five seasons, signing with the Packers in the 2024 offseason. In his first season in Green Bay, the running back had the most rushing touchdowns of his career (15) and the second-most yards (1,329) and second-most carries (301). It was not the year Jacobs

Mark Murphy now knows his last day. The Packers team president/CEO will officially retire July 25, the day of the team’s annual shareholders’ meeting at Lambeau Field. Murphy will transfer leadership to Ed Policy, who was selected as Murphy’s replacement last June. Murphy, who hits the mandatory retirement age of

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell is the winner of the 2025 Horrigan Award, the Pro Football Writers of America announced Friday. The Horrigan Award is given to the league or club official for his or her qualities and professional style in helping the pro football writers do their job. O’Connell was

After winning AP offensive rookie of the year in 2023, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud didn’t have as much success in his second season. While Houston still won the AFC South and won a postseason game, Stroud’s yards per game went down from 273.9 in his first season to 219.2. He

The Steelers announced a change to their roster on Friday afternoon. They have waived defensive end Blake Mangelson. Mangelson signed with the team as an undrafted free agent. Mangelson had 82 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, an interception, and a fumble recovery in 41 games at BYU. The

The Steelers have wrapped up their first week of organized team activities and the sessions took place without any resolution regarding Aaron Rodgers’s plans for the 2025 season. Rodgers has not sent any signal about his plans and the Steelers have not set any deadline for a call to be

Scott Hanson, the longtime host of NFL’s RedZone Channel, has confirmed that he will be back in 2025. Hanson, whose old contract with NFL Media expired after the 2024 season, announced today that he has agreed to return this year. In a social media post noting that the first Sunday

The Lions won 15 games in 2024 and a repeat in 2025 will take navigating a schedule that is one of the hardest in the league in paper. Only the Giants have a schedule of opponents with a higher 2024 winning percentage than the one Detroit will play this fall.

By settling the concussion class action in 2013, the NFL avoided public disclosure of what it knew and when it knew it about the long-term health risks of head trauma. Thirteen years later, it may still happen. Via Daniel Kaplan, the longstanding fight between the NFL and its insurance companies

San Francisco is going to add some help at edge rusher, but it will take another couple of days. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the 49ers are finalizing a deal with the Eagles to acquire Bryce Huff in exchange for a Day 3 draft pick. The trade will not be

The Giants have their second 2025 first-round pick under contract. New York announced on Friday that quarterback Jaxson Dart has signed his rookie deal. According to multiple reports, Dart’s four-year contract is worth $16.954 million with a signing bonus of $8.97 million. While Dart was the No. 25 pick of

The Bills announced a number of changes to their personnel department on Friday, including a new title for Terrance Gray. Gray has been promoted to assistant General Manager. Gray spent the last three seasons as the team’s director of player personnel and has landed G.M. interviews around the league in

After helping lead the 49ers to Super Bowl LVIII in 2023, Christian McCaffrey’s 2024 season was marred by injury. McCaffrey dealt with bilateral Achilles tendinitis well into the regular season. Then in his fourth game of the year, he suffered a PCL injury that sidelined him for the rest of

The 49ers are practicing without Ricky Pearsall right now because of a hamstring injury and they’re also waiting for another member of the wide receiving corps to get back to full health. Brandon Aiyuk tore his ACL and MCL in Week Seven of last season and General Manager John Lynch

The Lions are set for joint practices ahead of two of this summer’s preseason games. Head coach Dan Campbell said on Friday that the team plans to have two days of joint practices with the Dolphins before a home game on August 16. They’ll then welcome the Texans for a

In Super Bowl LIX, Kellen Moore was the offensive coordinator for the winning team, and Justin Reid played safety for the losing team. After the game, Moore was hired as head coach of the Saints, and a month later, Reid signed a free agent contract with the Saints. And Reid

Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely is entering the final year of his rookie deal, recently noting that he’s focused on making plays happen rather than his contract. But if his head coach’s vision comes to fruition, Likely will be in line for a big payday moving forward. “I want to

First, it was coach Kevin O’Connell. Now, Vikings G.M. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has received his reward for three solid seasons on the job. NFL Media reports that the Vikings have signed Adofo-Mensah to a “multiyear contract extension.” That tells us the bare minimum. It’s at least two years on top of

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has a new contract, but the team isn’t looking for anything new from him as a result. That was the message from head coach Kyle Shanahan during a Thursday press conference. Purdy’s contract confirms that the 49ers see him as the centerpiece of their franchise and

The Ravens have had a few weeks to see how wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins fits in their offense and they aren’t having any buyer’s remorse. Hopkins signed with the Ravens after a quiet playoff run for the Chiefs capped a season that fell short of his earlier heights whether he

Bo Nix completed two-thirds of his passes and threw 29 touchdowns while leading the Broncos to the playoffs during his rookie season, but he isn’t entering his second season with the belief that he’s figured it all out. Nix said on Thursday that he feels “like I’m a lot further”

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan attributes some of his team’s struggles last season to coming off a loss in the Super Bowl. Which means that explanation won’t fly this year. Shanahan said that a year ago, his players were worn down from a full postseason that ended with a

Plenty of people are watching to see if and when Aaron Rodgers decides to sign with the Steelers, but it doesn’t sound like tight end Pat Freiermuth is spending much time thinking about the prospect. Freiermuth is the team’s leading returning receiver from the 2024 season, so one might imagine