Category : Red Zone Rumors

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy has been arrested for assaulting a family member. Via TMZ.com, Hardy was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon. He remains jailed pending a bail hearing. A sixth-round pick of the Panthers in 2010, Hardy spent five seasons in Carolina before signing with the Cowboys

As offseason programs get closer to winding down, the Saints have three young quarterbacks competing to start — none of whom have won an NFL game as a starter. Doesn’t that mean they could use a veteran presence in the room? Not according to one of the players in the

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has been a first-team All-Pro in four of the last five seasons and was the NFL’s defensive player of the year in 2023, but Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz says the best is yet to come from Garrett. Schwartz said that there’s additional pressure on

The Browns hope to pay for their new stadium in part with state-issued bonds. Senate Republicans have a different idea. Via the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the initial budget of the Senate GOP’s initial proposal for the state budget would include “raiding” the unclaimed property fund. It currently has $4.8 billion.

Katherine Fitzgerald and Daniel Oyefusi were named the 2025 Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award winners by the Pro Football Writers of America. Fitzgerald covers the Bills for the Buffalo News, and Oyefusi is the Browns beat writer for ESPN.com. Fitzgerald and Oyefusi, the fifth and sixth Paylor Award winners,

49ers left tackle Trent Williams is back with the team. Williams was not present for the start of their organized team activities last week, but he is in attendance this week. Williams isn’t just watching his teammates go through drills, either. Several reporters shared videos showing Williams in uniform and

The Chargers signed outside linebacker Bud Dupree to a contract extension Wednesday, the team announced. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports it’s a one-year, $6 million extension. Dupree was heading into the final year of his deal due to make a base salary of $1.995 million in 2025. In his

The proprietors of the Factory of Sadness are happy with progress they’re making toward building a new one. Although the mechanism isn’t clear, the Browns are hoping to get $600 million in state funding for a $2.4 billion venue to be built in Brook Park. Assuming the Art Modell Law

Saints quarterback Derek Carr stunned the league last month by abruptly retiring. As explained at the time, he gave up $30 million by choosing not to have surgery to repair a shoulder injury and miss the 2025 season. “I didn’t want to have surgery and just sit there and —

In 2026, Levi’s Stadium will have a more active year than usual. It starts with the Super Bowl and continues with the hosting of World Cup games. And the World Cup matches could end up being expensive for the 49ers. Via the San Francisco Chronicle, the revised California budget from

The Browns now officially have five quarterbacks under contract. The team announced that rookie third-rounder Dillon Gabriel signed his four-year deal on Wednesday. He joins Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Shedeur Sanders as quarterbacks officially in the employment of the franchise. Gabriel was the 94th overall pick in

Tyreek Hill began his NFL career as a jack-of-all trades, returning punts and kickoffs as a rookie in 2016 along with playing 41 percent of the offensive snaps. When Hill became the Chiefs’ No. 1 wide receiver in 2017, special teams coach Dave Toub campaigned for Hill still to have

When the Chargers released edge rusher Joey Bosa on March 5, the 49ers were the favorite to sign him. The reason was obvious: Bosa’s brother, Nick, plays in San Francisco. Nick Bosa even briefly thought it might happen. “Maybe for five minutes on the phone with — maybe, I can’t

Bears safety Jaquan Brisker has had a concussion in each of his first three NFL seasons, with the worst one coming last season. Despite that, Brisker said he has not considered retirement. He also does not plan to change his playing style. “No, I’m not,” Brisker, 26, said Wednesday, via

Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston took a step forward in his second season and elevating his game even higher is the goal for his third season. Johnston underwhelmed after being selected in the first round of the 2023 draft, but he improved to 55 catches for 711 yards and eight

It’s been a very quiet free-agency period for veteran running back J.K. Dobbins. That’s about to change. Dobbins will visit the Broncos on Thursday, according to NFL Media. He’ll dine with Denver officials on Wednesday night. The Broncos currently have five running backs on the roster: Jaleel McLauglin, Audric Estime,

First-round edge rusher Jalon Walker, who started only one season at Georgia, is proving a quick study in the six weeks since the Falcons drafted him 15th overall. “He knows how to practice at a very high level,” Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said, via Will McFadden of the team

The Seahawks have added a potentially intriguing prospect at tight end. Seattle announced on Wednesday that the club has signed undrafted rookie Mitch Van Vooren. Van Vooren started his time in college as a track athlete, setting a school record in the 400-meter hurdles at Marquette. But he then transferred

The Browns did some roster shuffling on Wednesday. They announced the signing of wide receiver Jaelen Gill. Kicker Andre Szmyt was waived in a corresponding move. Gill signed with the Chargers after going undrafted out of Fresno State last season and remained with the team through the preseason. Gill eventually

With Joe Brady as his offensive coordinator, Bills quarterback Josh Allen won his first MVP award in 2024. As Buffalo gets ready for 2025, Brady said this week that Allen has not shown any signs of complacency. “What I love about Josh is his demeanor, his approach, his mindset is

Free agent linebacker Dennis Gardeck is heading to Jacksonville. The Jaguars are signing Gardeck, according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports. Originally an undrafted free agent out of Division II Sioux Falls, Gardeck surprisingly made the Cardinals’ roster in 2018 and played every game as a rookie, exclusively on special

The Steelers are adding to their defensive backfield. Pittsburgh is signing Quindell Johnson, according to agency Universal Sports and Entertainment Management. Johnson, 25, has appeared in nine career regular-season games — all for the Bears in 2023. He’s registered three total tackles with an interception. He had signed a futures

Wide receiver George Pickens wore No. 13 in his initial practices with the Cowboys, but that’s not going to be his number when the team hits the field in Philadelphia for the opening game of the 2025 NFL season. Pickens will be sporting No. 3 in that contest. He wore

In news that may cause some anxiety in Philadelphia, Saquon Barkley says that when he retires, it will be a sudden decision that takes people by surprise. Barkley was asked on former Eagle Chris Long’s Green Light podcast whether he’ll retire while he’s still playing at the highest level, and

The Lions are adding an offensive lineman to the roster in the wake of center Frank Ragnow’s retirement earlier this week. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that they will sign Trystan Colon to their 90-man roster. It will be a one-year deal in Detroit. Colon spent the last two

After starting all 17 games for the first time in his career in 2023, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was available to play 11 games in 2024. He finished the season having completed a league-high 72.9 percent of his throws for 2,867 yards with 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions. As Miami

Vikings legend Jim Marshall died on Tuesday, at the age of 87. In a video posted earlier today, Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton remembered Marshall and his impact on the franchise. “My great friend and teammate Jim Marshall died yesterday,” Tarkenton said. “1961 was the first year of the

The Cowboys have a bad habit of dragging their feet when it comes to paying key players. They’ve done it multiple times in recent years, and they’re doing it again with linebacker Micah Parsons. There’s no upside in delaying the inevitable. Because, one, it’s inevitable. And, two, it only gets

Sometimes, football coaches tell the truth. More often than not, they say what they think they need to say. That’s what Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald did when he was asked whether anything other than injury could keep Seattle from starting the season with Sam Darnold at quarterback. “I respect that

Zach Tom has become a key part of the Packers offensive line over the last couple of seasons and his play at right tackle earned him a handful of All-Pro votes at the end of the 2024 season. Tom is now heading into his fourth season, which means he’s eligible

The Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson story has officially reached the point at which new developments read like a game of drunken Mad Libs. On Tuesday, Pablo Torre appeared on Bill Simmons’s podcast in an effort to squash a sudden beef that arose when Simmons, while discussing the 1978 film Heaven Can

The Packers defense took a step in the right direction during the 2024 season and the hope is that they can continue to progress in their second season with defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley running the unit. One way that can happen is by getting more out of 2023 first-round pick

The Bears’ decision to draft tight end Colston Loveland with the 10th overall pick in April elicited a strong reaction from one member of the team. Cole Kmet has been playing tight end in Chicago since the 2020 season and he signed a long-term contract extension with the team ahead

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins got the long-term contract that he’s been looking for this offseason and he’s now focused on two goals for the 2025 season. Higgins told reporters on Tuesday that he wants “to go do what they paid me to do” as a weapon in the passing

The Cowboys and edge rusher Micah Parsons have not yet come to a new contract agreement, which means Dallas could be in another prolonged contract dispute with a star player entering training camp. As noted by Clarence Hill Jr. of AllDLLS.com, Parsons is not in attendance for OTAs this week

Cowboys left tackle Tyler Guyton became a starter as a rookie last season, but he knows he wasn’t good enough. “I didn’t do too good last year,” Guyton said, via Todd Archer of ESPN. “I want to do better. I want to be a guy that can be depended on.”

Vikings legend Jim Marshall has died. He was 87. A fourth-round pick of the Browns in 1960, Marshall was traded to the expansion Vikings in 1961. He played there through 1979, until he was days from turning 42. He started 270 straight games in Minnesota, a record for a defensive

Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons did not participate in the team’s organized team activity Tuesday, his fourth consecutive missed OTA. He did, however, show up to the team facility afterward. Parsons joined his teammates in the locker room, smiling at the media but avoiding questions, via multiple reports. It was

The Seahawks turned the page to a new quarterback this offseason, trading away Geno Smith and signing Sam Darnold. But on the first day of OTAs the media could watch, Darnold had one rough sequence, with multiple reporters noting Darnold threw two red-zone interceptions in three plays. That prompted Mike

Packers defensive tackle Kenny Clark kicked off his offseason with a trip to the operating room. Clark told reporters in Green Bay on Tuesday that he had foot surgery in January. Clark said he initially suffered the injury in the season opener against the Eagles in Brazil and that it

One of these days, ESPN will buy NFL Media. The deal has been in the works for months. Last May, it was close to being done. And then it wasn’t. Negotiations finally resumed in February. Now, Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com (via Brandon Contes of AwfulAnnouncing.com) reports that the deal is

After winning his second career Super Bowl and capping a record-tying 15 seasons with the Eagles, defensive end Brandon Graham announced his retirement. In April, he left the door open for a potential return, calling himself “90 percent” retired. On Monday, the Eagles officially placed Graham on the reserve-retired list.

Richie Petitbon and Jeff Stoutland were named the 2025 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award winners, the Pro Football Writers of America announced Tuesday. The Dr. Z Award is given for lifetime achievement as an assistant coach in the NFL. The award is named for Zimmerman, who covered the NFL for

Bills cornerback Taron Johnson closed out the 2024 season with a torn labrum in his shoulder and his recovery from surgery to repair appears to be progressing well. Johnson is taking part in the team’s OTA practices this month and said that he feels like he’s on track to be

Often, a mediocre NFL player will surrender a number to a more established new teammate. When Rams receiver Puka Nacua, one of the best young wideouts in the game, quickly handed No. 17 to newcomer Davante Adams, it seemed strange. Nacua is established. He’s too big to be expected to

Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons will attend the team’s mandatory minicamp next week, but will he be at the start of training camp? Parsons indicated in a social media post Tuesday night that he will join the team in Oxnard, California, in July only if he has signed a contract

The Jaguars signed wide receiver Trenton Irwin and defensive end Dawuane Smoot, the team announced Tuesday. Jacksonville waived wide receiver David White Jr. Smoot entered the NFL as a third-round pick of the Jaguars in 2017, and he spent seven seasons in Jacksonville. He totaled 133 tackles, 64 quarterback hits,

The Steelers now have even more reason to try to trade for Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, veteran tight end Donald Parham Jr. suffered a torn ACL during Tuesday’s OTA session. Parham signed with the Steelers earlier this year, after spending all of the 2024

Trevon Diggs is in danger of missing the 2025 season with a left knee injury. He also is in danger of losing $500,000 from his base salary for not rehabbing at the team facility. Todd Archer of ESPN reports that Diggs has not been at the team facility, opting instead

Now that June 1 has come and gone, it becomes much easier from a cap standpoint for the Dolphins to trade cornerback Jalen Ramsey. But a trade still hasn’t happened. Coach Mike McDaniel was asked about it on Tuesday. Here’s what he said: “I don’t really check in on a