Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Steelers have agreed to terms with first-round pick Derrick Harmon, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Harmon will sign a four-year, $17.974 million contract that is fully guaranteed. His signing will complete the Steelers’ draft class, with all seven rookies under contract. Third-round running back Kaleb Johnson, fourth-round edge

Brock Purdy signed his five-year, $256 million extension on Wednesday. It was a relief to the 49ers quarterback to get the deal done in the offseason. “I have so much respect for everybody in this organization from the top down,” Purdy said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “I think they

The Titans signed quarterback Cam Ward to his rookie contract, the team announced Wednesday. Ward, the No. 1 overall pick, becomes the seventh player from the team’s nine-player draft class to sign with the team. The Titans previously reached deals with safety Kevin Winston Jr. (3rd round), tight end Gunnar

The Packers signed free agent cornerback Gregory Junior on Wednesday, the team announced. The waived cornerback Kaleb Hayes in a corresponding move. The Texans released Junior on May 13. Junior, 25, was a sixth-round pick of the Jaguars in 2022. He joined the Texans’ practice squad last season and signed

When the Lions (the league office) realized that 24 votes didn’t exist for changing the playoff seeding process, the Lions (the league) withdrew the proposal. So why didn’t the Packers (the league office) withdraw the rule banning the tush push when it was obvious that the proposal from the Packers

The Lions have their top draft choice under contract. The team announced the signing of defensive lineman Tyleik Williams on Wednesday afternoon. Williams was the 28th overall pick in April. Williams’s four-year deal will be worth over $16.48 million. The Lions will also have an option to extend the pact

Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins has been at the team’s voluntary offseason workouts, but he has not participated. Wilkins was not in a walking boot at Wednesday’s session, but he also did not have a helmet with him. Wilkins underwent surgery in early October to repair a Jones fracture in

There has now been reporting on all the teams that declined to vote to ban the notorious tush push. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Browns, Jaguars, Dolphins, Saints, and Titans voted with the Eagles, Ravens, Patriots, Jets, and Lions against the proposal that would have banned the play. Of

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin did not participate in the team’s voluntary offseason program Wednesday, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. McLaurin had been a full participant previously, per Schultz, so it is unclear whether his absence was related to his desire for a contract extension. The start of Phase

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract was not part of the discussion at this week’s league meetings. There was word that team owners would discuss a contract extension for Goodell while in Minnesota, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Wednesday, via Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports, that there was no

Get ready to hear plenty from the NFC East late in 2025. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday that the NFC East will be featured on this year’s edition of in-season Hard Knocks. The Colts, Cardinals, and Dolphins were previous singular teams featured on the in-season version of Hard Knocks.

The Raiders have shuffled some pieces of their linebacker group. They announce the signing of Michael Barrett on Wednesday. Wesley Steiner was waived in a corresponding move. Barrett was a seventh-round pick of the Panthers last year and the former Michigan Wolverine was traded to the Seahawks for cornerback Michael

Tom Brady’s influence has been all over the Raiders this offseason, even as he hasn’t been a constant presence in their building. That’s been part of the plan for the franchise under team owner Mark Davis, who recently added Brady and a few others as limited partners. In an interview

Everyone knew that the Eagles were one of the 10 votes against the Packers’ proposal to ban the tush push on Wednesday and the identity of some of the other teams that joined them has come to light. According to multiple reports, the Ravens, Patriots, Jets, and Lions also voted

One of the more disingenuous arguments being pushed by the anti-tush push crowd is the notion that, despite the absence of injury data to prove the play isn’t safe, it could be a safety issue. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has turned that argument on its head. Via Dianna Russini of

When the Browns drafted two quarterbacks last month, it technically expanded their depth chart at the position to five. As a practical matter for 2025, it’s four. Unless it isn’t. Despite the widespread belief that Deshaun Watson has been written off for the coming season, thanks to a twice-torn Achilles

Former Eagles center Jason Kelce has said he thinks his feelings about the tush push were misconstrued, and now he’s offering to talk to owners directly as they prepare to vote on a rule change designed to prevent Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and other ball carriers from getting pushed by

After Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins signed their respective new contracts with the Bengals in March, both players credited quarterback Joe Burrow for helping the deals get done. Chase, in fact, said that Burrow’s public comments about how Cincinnati needed to keep the two receivers were “a big help” in

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is in his first offseason as a Super Bowl champion, but there’s still a familiar storyline to his preparation for the upcoming season. Hurts is working with a new offensive coordinator for the fourth straight season after Kevin Patullo replaced Kellen Moore in the wake of

The Titans are set to have a new look on offense after drafting quarterback Cam Ward with the first overall pick, but that’s not the only change that head coach Brian Callahan has in mind. Running back Tony Pollard had a career-high 260 carries during his first season with the

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Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton’s rookie season was a bust, but the team is hopeful that Year Two can be better. Burton was a third-round pick, but only caught four passes during a year that saw him get benched multiple times due to coaching decisions. One of those benchings came

Saints coach Kellen Moore says his team will have an open competition to determine its starting quarterback. But the betting odds suggest that rookie Tyler Shough enters that competition as a heavy favorite. Shough is the favorite at multiple sports books taking bets on the quarterback who will take the

Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was able to play just five games for the Titans last season, sidelined by a quad injury that required surgery. But Sneed is on the mend, which head coach Brian Callahan discussed during his Tuesday press conference. “He’s coming back injury-wise,” Callahan said, via Jim Wyatt

The Bears have possibly put the cart before the stadium. Although the team recently said that it has shifted its focus (again) from Chicago to Arlington Heights, the powers-that-be in the suburban village are essentially reciting Lee Corso’s catch phrase. On Monday, Arlington Heights mayor Jim Tinaglia said there’s no

Wednesday may bring a vote on whether to adopt a rule change proposed by the Packers that would ban all pushing or pulling of ballcarriers. That change would actually be a reversion to 2005, which was the final season when that was prohibited by the rule book, and the proposal

When the Eagles recently visited the White House, at least a dozen players passed on the trip. One player who stayed away was receiver A.J. Brown. Meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Brown explained that his absence had nothing to do with politics, via Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Brown

The Seahawks announced a couple of roster moves on Tuesday. They signed undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Nate McCollum. Guard Sala Aumavae-Laulu was waived to make room for McCollum in Seattle. McCollum was at Georgia Tech for three years before transferring to North Carolina for the last two seasons.

The 2025 NFL schedule features seven games outside the United States. Soon, the league wants to play 16 games a year in other countries. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is all-in on opening new international markets and isn’t slowing down. “I do see 16 regular season games, and

Wide receiver A.J. Brown wasn’t the only Eagles player to shrug at a question about the possible ban of the tush push on Tuesday. There is expected to be a vote of team owners about the Packers’ revised proposal regarding the play at the league meetings on Wednesday. Approval of

Early in the offseason, Joe Burrow made it clear that he wanted to see the Bengals reward Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Mike Gesicki, and Trey Hendrickson with new contracts. Cincinnati has checked the box on three of the four players on the quarterback’s wish list. But Hendrickson remains displeased with

NFL players will be Olympic athletes in 2028. The NFL announced today that its owners voted to approve a policy that will let active players participate in Olympic flag football during the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. The NFL Players Association has said it supports the measure, and

During a recent interview with The Pivot Podcast, North Carolina coach Bill Belichick took a sudden turn to share some alternative facts regarding the disconnect between UNC and the Hard Knocks franchise. As Belichick told it, it wasn’t a fit because “Hard Knocks is training camp and we’re not training

Eagles receiver A.J. Brown is very good at tackle football. And that’s good enough for him. Meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Brown made it clear that he has no interest in pressing pause on his primary gig to play flag football in the Olympics. “I heard the Olympics is during

The Chiefs signed third-round cornerback Nohl Williams, according to the NFL’s transactions wire. His signing leaves only second-round defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott unsigned among the Chiefs’ seven draft picks. First-round offensive lineman Josh Simmons, third-round defensive end Ashton Gillotte, fourth-round wide receiver Jalen Royals, fifth-round linebacker Jeffrey Bassa and seventh-round

Seahawks third-round pick Jalen Milroe signed his rookie contract on Tuesday, the team announced. He is the ninth of Seattle’s 11 draft picks to sign. Last week, the Seahawks signed first-round pick Grey Zabel, fifth-rounders Rylie Mills, Tory Horton and Robbie Ouzts, sixth-rounder Bryce Cabeldue, and seventh-rounders Damien Martinez, Mason

Joe Burrow declined to appear on Season 1 of the Netflix series Quarterback. He is featured in Season 2, which debuts in July. So what changed? “They caught me on a good day,” Burrow joked Tuesday, via Jay Morrison of SI.com. It actually was Peyton Manning, the show’s executive producer,

As of late March, the league office had some work to do to get the owners to get behind the idea of loaning active players to Olympic flag football. The NFL got it done, and then some. PFT has confirmed that the vote on the resolution allowing active players to

The Commissioner’s arm-twisting powers only go so far. He wants to revamp playoff seeding, in order to make late-season games more compelling. The pending proposal would take the seven playoff qualifiers and seed them based on record. Division champions would no longer be guaranteed the No. 4 seed, at worst.

Dak Prescott’s right hamstring tore off the bone in a Week 9 game against the Falcons. He underwent surgery Nov. 13 and started his rehab soon after. Six months later, the Cowboys quarterback is close to being all the way back. The team’s medical staff has yet to fully clear

Brock Purdy officially signed his five-year contract extension through the 2030 season, the team announced Tuesday. “Brock is a tremendous leader and a fantastic representative for the 49ers organization, and we are ecstatic to get this deal done,” General Manager John Lynch said in a statement. “When we took him

When it comes to player contracts, the system generates full and complete transparency. When it comes to head-coaching contracts, the media and fans know only what the team and the coach is willing to share. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is willing to share nothing at all about his new contract.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said on Tuesday that it is “a little disappointing” that the team does not have an international game because he would like to play on “a stage like that” as the NFL tries to grow its global footprint. It wasn’t the only part of the team’s

The NFL has cleared the path for active players to participate in the 2028 Olympic games. The real game has yet to begin. With the league limiting participation in the flag football tournament to be held three years from now to one player per franchise, the team must be picked

NFL business keeps on booming. And the value of NFL franchise equity keeps on escalating. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, the sale of a slice of the 49ers, approved by NFL owners on Tuesday, carries a total franchise valuation of $8.6 billion. That breaks the record set last

The Panthers have made a couple of changes to their wide receiver group. The team announced the signing of T.J. Luther on Tuesday. Moose Muhammad III was waived with an injury designation in a corresponding move. Luther signed with the Jets after going undrafted in 2023. He landed on Carolina’s

Hall of Famer Charles Woodson has been approved as a limited partner in the Browns ownership group, the franchise announced on Tuesday. An Ohio native and the state’s “Mr. Football” in 1994, Woodson is the first minority owner added since Jimmy and Dee Haslam became the team’s controlling owners in

The Cardinals will do more than play a preseason game in Denver this summer. They and the Broncos announced that the two teams will hold a joint practice before they play on Saturday, August 16. The practice session will take place two days before the game. It’s the third time

Last week, Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson showed up in street clothes for Cincinnati’s voluntary workout and told reporters that things had become “personal” in his contract dispute. Speaking to the media as the team’s Phase II session was ongoing, Hendrickson cited a text he received from head coach Zac

The Cowboys held their first organized team activities of the spring this week and head coach Brian Schottenheimer was happy to see defensive end Micah Parsons in attendance. Schottenheimer did not say at a Tuesday press conference how much work Parsons has been doing or how often he has attended