Category : Red Zone Rumors

One byproduct of the tight end position being arguably as deep as it has ever been in the NFL is there will inevitably be players ranked lower than their talent suggests. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler dropped a ranking of the top 10 tight ends entering the 2026 season as voted on

It’s the five-year anniversary of the first championship the Rams have won while based in L.A. During the 2026 season, they’ll be commemorating the Super Bowl win by giving their fans a special gift. The Rams announced on Thursday that the first 60,000 who enter SoFi Stadium for the Week

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has long forced assistant coaches on his head coach. In 2007, Jones hired Jason Garrett for an unnamed position while he hunted for a head coach. Garrett wasn’t hired as head coach but instead became the offensive coordinator for Wade Phillips. Jones has made several other

Gauthier had an insanely good sophomore season and was crucial in getting the Ducks to the playoffs, with 41 goals and 69 points in 76 games. He followed that up with four goals and 12 points in his first 12 NHL playoff games. Safe to say the RFA is due

Free agent wide receiver Brandin Cooks doesn’t plan to be a free agent much longer. Cooks told Tim Graham of TheAthletic.com that he’s looking forward to being in some team’s training camp in a few weeks, and he hopes to return to Buffalo, where he finished last season. “Obviously, Buffalo

No criminal charges have been filed against Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson, more than a month after he was arrested and accused of felony domestic battery. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office told NBC Los Angeles that it does not have a criminal case filed against Jackson. The case is

The Los Angeles Sparks knocked off the Indiana Fever 106-92 on Wednesday night in Caitlin Clark’s return to the court after a two-game absence due to a back injury. Here’s a look at the game’s notable performers. Clark struggled in her return to the court, shooting 4-of-12 from the field

The acquisition of NFL Network includes an uptick in preseason games televised by ESPN. ESPN has annouced that NFL Network will televise 19 live, out-of-market games during the three-week 2026 preseason. Twelve more out-of-market games will be available live via the ESPN App’s Unlimited plan. ESPN will televise one preseason

The drama arising from quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s saucer of sorbet at Texas Tech isn’t ending. At the Big 12 Media Days (Something Something Monster Energy), Cincinnati football coach Scott Satterfield claimed that Texas Tech was one of several schools that spoke with Sorsby’s camp about transferring before the 2025 season

David Montgomery went from the No. 1 back in Detroit to playing second fiddle to Jahmyr Gibbs over the last three seasons, but the Texans still think Montgomery is capable of being the lead back in an offensive attack. The Texans traded for Montgomery early in the offseason in an

The Broncos’ playoff overtime win against the Bills could have gone very differently, if a play Broncos coach Sean Payton called had actually been run. Payton said after the game that he called a fake punt on fourth-and-11 in overtime, only to have the players change it at the line

Lionel Messi is scoring at will in the 2026 World Cup. FIFA will be scoring at will in advance of the 2030 World Cup. Alex Sherman of CNBC reports that Disney, Netflix, and YouTube are interested in bidding on the rights for the next iteration of the tournament, in four

Lionel Messi and Argentina advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 3-2 comeback win over Egypt on Tuesday. It was a thrilling victory for Argentina, as the team overcame a late 2-0 deficit to ultimately move on in extra time. Fans and athletes praised Messi

Derek Stingley became the first cornerback in Texans history to earn first-team All-Pro in 2024. He repeated that honor after an outstanding 2025 season. “I know a lot of people haven’t done it,” Stingley said last month, via Aaron Wilson of KPRC. “So, it’s cool to be one of those

The Lightning only have so much cap space, and somehow, the front office tends to make great decisions that keeps them in playoff contention year after year. When Darren Raddysh signed with the Leafs at a very hefty price, you understood why the Lightning couldn’t swing it, but you wondered

Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders is battling with Deshaun Watson to be the Week One starter, but he says he plans to win a lot more than a training camp competition in his career. Sanders said on his YouTube channel that his goal is to be among the greatest quarterbacks in

Even though it was tied, 1-1, after Malik Tillman scored another goal on a free kick just outside the penalty area, it never felt close. Belgium beat the U.S. in the Round of 16 in the 2026 World Cup on Monday night, 4-1, ending the dream of winning the tournament

A hearing on whether free-agent cornerback Terrion Arnold will be required to wear an ankle monitor while on home confinement pending trial of eight felony charges had been scheduled for Monday. Via Kara Berg of the Detroit News, it has been postponed until Friday, July 10. Prosecutors have asked the

Yes, the Commander-in-Chief got directly involved in the effort to overturn the suspension of U.S. striker Flo Balogun. On Monday, President Trump admitted that he contacted FIFA in an effort to get Balogun back on the pitch for tonight’s Round of 16 game against Belgium. Obviously, it’s not known what

NFL coaches and executives voted on the top 10 running backs entering the 2026 season, and some interesting names were left off the list. In the latest poll conducted by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the running backs listed in the “Honorable Mention” section included Josh Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers,

The United States got a belated 250th birthday gift from FIFA. And it’s way better than some phony-baloney peace prize. According to The Athletic, FIFA has rescinded the one-game suspension that attached to the red card U.S. striker Folarin Balogun received on Wednesday night in a win over Bosnia and

The suspension of the suspension of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun has prompted an unprecedented uptick in online searches for the relevant provisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. The key language comes from Article. 27, which gives FIFA wide discretion to “fully or partially suspend” any disciplinary measure. Here’s the full

I wasn’t going to say anything more about the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift wedding, but an item from Drew Lerner of Awful Announcing got the addled gears of my brain turning. Lerner notes that both FOX and Amazon had a very strong presence at the ceremony, with even rules analyst Dean

The United States Men’s National Team reportedly will have star striker Folarin Balogun available for Monday’s round of 16 World Cup showdown against Belgium after all. While Balogun was set to be suspended after he was issued a straight red card for a foul during the Americans’ round of 32

Each of the last seven meetings between Spain and Portugal have either ended in draws, or by a winning margin of one goal. Portugal tied Spain 3-3 in their last World Cup meeting during the 2018 group stage. The three UEFA Nations League meetings in the last three years featured

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams sent Pope Leo XIV an autographed jersey for the Fourth of July. Williams’ foundation posted a photo of Pope Leo XIV holding the jersey on X. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, is a Chicago native. He’s a noted sports fan with an affinity for

The Fourth of July is one of the slowest NFL news days of the year. Every year, I remember the shocking news that emerged in the early afternoon of July 4, 2009. Former Titans and Ravens quarterback Steve McNair had been murdered. The details were confusing. It was quickly ruled

Max Holloway hinted at a third fight with Conor McGregor taking place at Allegiant Stadium following their upcoming clash at UFC 329. “He was talking about some contract stuff, how he doesn’t want to wait a year [to fight again],” Holloway said, per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “I told him, ‘Don’t

After the Rams traded for defensive end Myles Garrett, a wave of chatter emerged that the move could lure Aaron Donald out of a two-year retirement. Since then, the talk has largely subsided. It’s heating up again. Here’s something we found this morning, thanks to an item published earlier today

Rams quarterback Ty Simpson didn’t slide far enough in the first round to make that into a legitimate source of motivation. If he’s looking for it elsewhere, he’s in luck. Former two-time NFL General Manager Scot McCloughan recently directed sharp criticism at the 13th overall pick in the 2026 NFL

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SmackDown returned to a two-hour format this week, but more importantly, Sami Zayn returned to the blue brand as the new WWE champion following his win at Night of Champions. The new champ defeated Cody Rhodes and Gunther to claim his first world title in WWE, but now, he has

The Philadelphia Flyers signed restricted free-agent forward Leo Carlsson to a massive offer sheet on Friday, meaning the Anaheim Ducks must now decide whether they want to match it. The Flyers announced that the offer sheet is a five-year, $90 million contract. If the Ducks do not match it, they

James Dolan is ceding control of the NHL’s New York Rangers to his 32-year-old son Quentin Dolan. According to Mollie Walker of the New York Post, the 71-year-old Dolan is stepping aside and handing over the positions of president, chief operating officer and alternate governor to Quentin. Quentin confirmed the

As the stakes increase, so will the ratings. Wednesday night’s 2-0 win by the U.S. men’s team over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2026 World Cup’s Round of 32 generated a record American audience of 33.5 million for the English and Spanish broadcasts. On Fox and related properties, 24.4 million

Not all grass field are the same. While NFL players overwhelmingly prefer grass to artificial turf, they want high-quality grass. At Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, the grass has not been high-quality. While it’s come a long way from the Punt That Didn’t Bounce Of 2007, last year’s surface was an

Former NFL linebacker Keith Mitchell has died, Texas A&M athletics announced on Thursday. Mitchell was 51. His cause of death is unknown. The Saints signed Mitchell as an undrafted free agent in 1997, and he played five seasons in New Orleans. In 2000, Mitchell earned Pro Bowl honors. He played

Los Angeles Rams legend LeRoy Irvin died at the age of 68, the team announced Thursday. Irvin operated as a defensive back and return specialist across his 11 seasons in the NFL from 1980 through 1990, with 10 occurring as a member of the Rams. Hall of Fame running back

The Texans made a pair of moves involving players on their injured reserve list on Wednesday. The NFL’s transaction report for July 1 shows that they waived defensive back Ajani Carter and linebacker Xavier Thomas. Both players were waived with injury designations earlier in the offseason and will be free

The World Cup rights for both the English- and Spanish-language broadcasts in the U.S. will be available in 2030 to the highest bidder. NBC, which currently has the Spanish version of the World Cup via Telemundo and Peacock, may try to get both. Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal reports

Veteran defenseman John Carlson is on the move again after helping the Anaheim Ducks reach the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carlson and the Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to an two-year, $17 million contract, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported Wednesday. The Carolina Hurricanes previously acquired Carlson’s rights as a pending unrestricted free

The Lions announced on Monday that they’d released cornerback Terrion Arnold. The official move appears on Wednesday’s report of NFL transactions. The report includes a note that the claiming deadline is Monday, July 6, at 4:00 p.m. ET. It’s highly unlikely that any team will make a claim for the

The boys in red, white, and blue will be back in action tonight. And if you want to see the match in person, it won’t be cheap. Via Sports Business Journal, the get-in price for the World Cup knockout round game between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina was,

New Bills wide receiver DJ Moore hasn’t wasted any time in endearing himself to fans in Buffalo. Moore was recently at a mall in the Buffalo suburbs when he spotted a T-shirt store selling shirt jerseys with his name and number on them. Moore walked into the store without identifying

The release of the bodycam footage from the Dianna Russini traffic stop put the New York Times in an awkward position. It has now attempted, clumsily, to extricate itself from it. Although the original article regarding the former Times employee’s activities, which uses her tale of FaceTiming an NFL coach

Quarterback C.J. Stroud’s first season playing for offensive coordinator Nick Caley ended with a pair of poor performances in the playoffs, but the Texans ended their offseason program feeling positive about how things are developing on offense. Head coach DeMeco Ryans pointed to the way the two men have interacted

It’s over. For now. Via multiple reports, which PFT has confirmed, the NFL and quarterback Brendan Sorsby have reached a settlement regarding his exclusion from the 2026 supplemental draft. Under the deal, Sorsby won’t challenge the decision, and the league will allow him to enter the 2027 draft. The NFL

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said in April that he believes defensive tackle Johnny Newton is “about to absolutely take off” in his third season with the team and the close to his 2025 campaign has something to do with that. Newton was a 2024 second-round pick missed time heading

The United States men’s national team carries a ton of expectations into the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout round. The Americans produced two convincing wins in Group D to lock up first place in the group after two matchdays. Folarin Balogun is in incredible form, Christian Pulisic is healthy and

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. As it turns out, Dianna Russini didn’t FaceTime an NFL head coach for help in getting out of a ticket for texting while driving. She claimed she did during a February segment with the Stugotz and Company radio