Category : Red Zone Rumors

Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles met with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets ahead of the 2026 NFL draft, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Rapoport reported he will also visit the Washington Commanders and Cincinnati Bengals. Styles is the sixth overall player on Bleacher Report’s 2026 big board,

Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold’s name has surfaced in a robbery and kidnapping investigation. Arnold’s lawyer says Arnold was not involved. The Lions believe that. Lions head coach Dan Campbell and President Rod Wood both said this week that they expect to have Arnold on the field this season and that

Defensive lineman Rakeem “Nacho” Nunez-Roches has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Buccaneers, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Nunez-Roches, 32, spent the past three seasons with the Giants. In 2025, he played only nine games due to an ankle injury. Nunez-Roches still set a

The Good Friday inconvenient news dump from the NFL regarding Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has dusted off an old topic. As noted at the tail end of the item from Nate Taylor of ESPN regarding the league’s decision to clear Rice from potential scrutiny under the Personal Conduct Policy despite

The Raiders have locked in one of their players for 2026. Safety Tristin McCollum has signed his exclusive rights free agent tender, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. McCollum joined the Raiders as a waiver claim last August after he was cut by the Eagles. He appeared in 16 games for Las

At least one NFL executive feels the Minnesota Vikings’ interest in Kyler Murray indicates the Arizona Cardinals could have traded the quarterback rather than taking on $55 million in dead cap in order to release him, according to The Athletic’s Mike Sando. Murray ultimately joined the Vikings on a league-minimum

The Lions took a step backward in 2025, and head coach Dan Campbell thinks getting into Super Bowl contention in 2026 might be more about attitude than talent. Campbell said the Lions will bring in more young players this season, and he wants those players to be the kinds of

Kirk Cousins has made $321 million in 14 NFL seasons. At his most recent team, he got the best per-game rate of his career by far. The final tally for his time in Atlanta goes like this: $98.7 million for 22 starts. It works out to $4.49 million per start.

The Cowboys allowed the most points in the NFL last season, with the 511 points scored by opponents setting a team record. The team did not do enough this offseason to get new defensive coordinator Christian Parker enough quality players for a turnaround as he switches to a 3-4 base.

Veteran linebacker Anthony Walker will not be back for a 10th season in the NFL. Walker announced his retirement on Thursday via a post on his Instagram account. Walker played at Northwestern before being drafted by the Colts in the fifth round in 2017. He spent four seasons in Indianapolis

The Cleveland Browns emphasized the offensive side in the newest three-round mock draft from a panel of ESPN experts. Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller, Jordan Reid and Field Yates all went through making the first 100 picks of the 2026 NFL draft. Miller had the Browns take USC wide receiver

Acrisure Stadium, which opened as Heinz Field in 2001, has been characterized by an endless ocean of yellow seats. That finally will be changing. Via Chris Adamski of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Steelers owner Art Rooney II said that black seats are being installed in the upper deck of the venue.

The Pittsburgh Steelers had rough NFLPA report card grades, and they’re taking action to fix at least one of their issues. Steelers owner Art Rooney II said Wednesday that Acrisure Stadium is getting a new playing surface after Pittsburgh received an “F-minus” in the home game field section of the

Since they played in Super Bowl XXXVII in the 2002 season, the Raiders have had 15 head coaches, including interim coaches, 27 starting quarterbacks, two playoff appearances and no playoff wins. For the second time in that stretch, the Raiders will draft No. 1 overall. In 2007, the team selected

Breanna Stewart plans to return for a fourth season with the New York Liberty. Stewart wants to re-sign with the Liberty after hitting unrestricted free agency this offseason, she confirmed to Myles Turner on her podcast Game Recognize Game with Stewie & Myles. “I’m gonna just set the record straight

Free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Giants head coach John Harbaugh sat down together at this week’s league meeting in Arizona. No deal is imminent but the Giants do have interest in brining Beckham back, according to ESPN. Harbaugh, who coached Beckham in 2023 on the Ravens, said

It’s hard to believe that a head coach just two years removed from lifting the Lombardi Trophy could be on the hot seat, but Nick Sirianni shouldn’t feel too comfortable at his post with the Philadelphia Eagles. While Sirianni has put together an impressive resume that includes a 59-26 regular

With Christmas landing on a Friday in 2026, the NFL plans to fill everyone’s stockings with football. There will be three games that day. Via Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports, two of them will be streamed by Netflix. The third will be televised by Fox. The NFL’s owners voted

Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin could have a new job before his longtime team has even started mandatory OTAs. Television networks and streaming services are expected to pitch Tomlin on working for them in April and May, according to Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy. Tomlin’s contract “could easily

When Lions center Frank Ragnow retired last year, he had to pay the Lions to leave. Lions President Rod Wood confirmed that the Lions required Ragnow to pay back a portion of his signing bonus, which NFL teams are permitted to do when a player retires with seasons remaining on

Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy is speaking regularly with the person he hopes will be his starting quarterback in 2026. McCarthy said on Monday that he has been in regular communication with Aaron Rodgers throughout the offseason. It’s still not clear whether Rodgers, a free agent, will sign with the

The NFL is struggling to balance the P.R. and legal realities of diversity in key positions with a potential political assault from those who regard the three-letter “DEI’ acronym as a four-letter word. Through it all, the results speak for themselves. Exhibit A? The 2026 photo of the NFL’s head

As the Dallas Cowboys continue trying to upgrade their defense, they’re reportedly making calls about the NFL’s leading tackler. Per Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald, Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan said Monday that he’s taken calls regarding Jordyn Brooks. Kelly noted that the Cowboys are one of the

The opening of the Broncos’ new stadium is about five and a half years away. That’s the word from Broncos owner Greg Penner, who said at today’s league meeting that he’s hoping his team will open its new stadium for the 2031 season. Penner referred to that as an ambitions

After agreeing to return to the Kansas City Chiefs for the 2026 season, star tight end Travis Kelce is taking on a new endeavor in the fashion world. Per Lisa Lockwood of Women’s Wear Daily, Kelce signed an endorsement deal with Tommy Hilfiger Corp to become a global brand ambassador

Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon says quarterback Daniel Jones has earned the full confidence of his teammates, his coaches and ownership. Irsay-Gordon said a big part of the decision to give Jones a two-year, $88 million contract was his relationship with head coach Shane Steichen are a perfect match — something

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch spoke with reporters on Sunday at the league meetings about a variety of topics, per Vic Tafur of The Athletic. Of note, Lynch was asked about the possibility of the team signing free agent edge-rusher Joey Bosa, the brother of 49ers star edge-rusher

During the week of the Scouting Combine, word emerged of a potential contract impasse that was described, at the time, as potentially resulting in left tackle Trent Williams being released by the 49ers. It didn’t happen then, it hasn’t happened since, and there’s no sign it will be happening in

After a heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series in the fall, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider received a letter from someone who knows what it means to both win and lose at the highest level. Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, a four-time champion

Chiefs coach Andy Reid is liking what he’s seeing of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is now throwing the football, three months after surgery to repair a torn ACL. Reid said Mahomes is hard at work and doing well, although he declined to say whether Mahomes will be ready to play

Bills quarterback Josh Allen has no lingering effects from the foot surgery he had two months ago. Allen needed the procedure to repair a broken bone in his right foot, but Bills head coach Joe Brady says Allen is ready to do everything asked of him when the Bills start

Floyd Mayweather wasn’t confident in his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao materializing, as the location of the bout is still up in the air. “As of right now, we don’t know exactly where the fight is going to be at,” Mayweather said Saturday, via ESPN’s Andreas Hale. “We don’t know

The Rams have hired Phil Savage as a personnel department consultant, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Savage was the interim General Manager for the Jets in 2024 after they fired Joe Douglas. Savage, 60, got his NFL start as a Browns scout in 1993. He also worked for the Ravens

Raiders minority owner Tom Brady is sending mixed signals about whether he’s thinking about playing again. Last weekend, he reposted a clip of his nifty matador move while playing flag football, capped by a piss missile to Stefon Diggs, with this observation: “Gets you thinking.” Appearing Thursday on CNBC, however,

Given that the Chicago Bears were reportedly interested in dealing for Maxx Crosby before he was traded (and then un-traded) to the Baltimore Ravens, it makes sense that the team would kick the tires on a Garrett trade as well. After all, there’s a reason why the Bears were interested

After Florida attorney James Uthmeier posted a video on Wednesday demanding that the NFL suspend the Rooney Rule, the team owned by the man after whom the rule is named had no comment. On Friday, Steelers owner Art Rooney II — the son of Dan Rooney, the namesake of the

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2025 World Series rings were unveiled on Friday night. The rings contain 17 custom-cut blue sapphires in the Dodgers’ logo to represent their 17 postseason games played in 2025. Beneath the top of each ring, a glass window holds dirt collected from home plate after Game

Lions General Manager Brad Holmes shrugged off talk of a rift with head coach Dan Campbell about the team’s direction by saying the two men are in “total lockstep” and Campbell sent a similar message on Friday. The Lions are trying to rebound from missing the playoffs and that has

The last time the United States men’s national team met Uruguay, the Americans had their backs against the wall. The pressure was on, and the U.S. couldn’t cope. The South Americans controlled nearly every aspect of the Copa América group stage final, winning 1-0 and knocking the U.S. out of

For decades, NFL teams have sold the rights to broadcast their preseason games to local broadcast stations. Soon, teams may have another option. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal reports that the NFL may soon let teams sell preseason games to streaming platforms, with the issue expected to be discussed

New Panthers left tackle Rasheed Walker was arrested at LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 23 after telling an airline employee he had a firearm and ammunition in his baggage. He was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm. Walker, via David

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attended the iHeart Radio Music Awards on Thursday from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Swift led all artists with nine nominations: artist of the year, pop artist of the year, song of the year (“The Fate of Ophelia”), pop song of the year (“The Fate

More than 40 years after the Colts left Baltimore for Indianapolis like thieves in the night, those in a profession that enjoys nearly the same level of respect are trying to prevent it from happening again. Two members of the U.S. Congress — Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Greg

Raiders minority owner Tom Brady was interested enough in a potential comeback on the playing field to ask the NFL what the rules would be. The NFL reiterated that a player can’t also be an owner. Brady told Alex Sherman of CNBC that when he looked into the rules, it

Top Assistants 1 of 10 Buster Faulkner, Florida Offensive Coordinator It’s never easy to define what your brand-new program is going to look like, but Florida coach Jon Sumrall made a sleeper-splash move when he lured Faulkner away from Georgia Tech.  The coordinator who could be on a fast track

When it comes to the inevitable reckoning for the Wild West era of sports betting, it will come in one or more of these forms: Regulation, prosecution, or litigation. The NFL is facing a new piece of litigation arising from its role in facilitating microbetting. Via David Purdum of ESPN,

The NFL Referees Association is finally fighting back. With the NFL dominating the P.R. battle tied to the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, the NFLRA had not responded in kind. On Wednesday, the union did. The NFLRA issued a statement following the collapse of a planned two-day bargaining session on

Could Ty Simpson end up in the Big Apple? The Jets are at least taking a hard look at that possibility. Per Field Yates of ESPN, New York has scheduled a private workout with Simpson this Friday. Simpson just completed his Pro Day on Wednesday, which went well, by all

Despite getting whooped by Team USA’s flag football team in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic on Saturday, the NFL players who participated in the event apparently haven’t gained a newfound respect for the sport. The Athletic’s Tim Graham reported that some of the league’s stars declared that flag football isn’t

The tush push is here to stay. The NFL has released all the 2026 rule change proposals, and none of them address the tush push, which last year was the subject of a fierce offseason debate. It’s still possible that some team could propose a rule against the tush push,