Category : Red Zone Rumors

The last two NFL MVPs will square off on the first Sunday night of the 2025 season. 2023 MVP Lamar Jackson and the Ravens will pay a visit to Buffalo to take on 2024 MVP Josh Allen and the Bills. That game and the other 17 Sunday night matchups will

Last year, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets had a slew of early-season standalone games, including a pair of Sunday-Thursday short weeks. This year, Aaron Rodgers (maybe) and the Steelers enter the schedule with only four prime-time games. The Steelers will visit the Bengals on Thursday night in Week 7, before

Thursday Night Football will begin its fourth season on Prime Video with a matchup between the Commanders and Packers in Week 2. Both teams reached the postseason in 2024 and feature exciting young quarterbacks in Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Green Bay’s Jordan Love. The Dolphins, Bills, Seahawks, Rams, and Broncos

The NFL revealed one of the three Thanksgiving games during their pre-schedule release leaks this week and the other two became official on Wednesday evening. The Lions will host the Packers in the first game of the annual tripleheader and the Bengals will be in Baltimore to face the Ravens

At a time when the football-following world is digesting the 2025 schedule, the Vikings pulled the spotlight away from their slate of games. The Vikings have signed rookie first-rounder Donovan Jackson to his rookie deal, via NFL Media. Jackson, the 24th overall pick, will likely step right in as a

Get ready to watch plenty of the Commanders in 2025. After quarterback Jayden Daniels’ sensational rookie season that culminated in a deep postseason run, Washington is scheduled for a whopping eight standalone games in the coming season. While the Commanders will start the season with a 1 p.m. Sunday home

The Chiefs and Cowboys are ratings draws. That’s why they play on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day this season. It also is why they both have so many standalone games. The Chiefs will play eight standalone games, including seven primetime games. Five of their primetime games come in the first

The 2025 season will mark the Bills’ final year at the current Highmark Stadium before they move across the street to their new home field next year. Buffalo will begin and end the commemorative season at home, beginning with the 2024 postseason rematch against the Ravens. While there is almost

After the Dolphins lost at Green Bay on a cold Thanksgiving night, Miami linebacker Jordyn Brooks said the elements made them “soft.” Brooks’s comments served only to harden the narrative that the Dolphins don’t do well when weather is a factor. This year, the Dolphins will likely have three opportunities

With the NFL’s full 2025 schedule release on Wednesday, we now know where this year’s No. 1 overall pick will begin his pro career. Quarterback Cam Ward and the Titans will play the Broncos on the road in Week 1 with a 4:05 p.m. ET start time on FOX. Ward’s

It was inevitable. As the various social-media teams of the various NFL franchises try to one-up each other with funny and entertaining schedule release videos, one of them was bound to post something that gave someone within the organization cold feet and/or a nervous stomach. That apparently happened with the

A flurry of reports from last week resulted in two clear tidbits: (1) a presidential college sports commission is coming; and (2) former Alabama (and Michigan State and LSU and Miami Dolphins) coach Nick Saban will likely serve as a co-chair. Saban addressed the subject for the first time on

The Cowboys have played back-to-back Thursday games several times in team history, following their Thanksgiving Day game with Thursday Night Football the following week. They do that again this season and also have two other Thursday games, becoming the first team in NFL history with four Thursday games in a

ESPN has five doubleheaders on its 2025 slate. The NFL released the schedule on Wednesday night, and the Monday Night Football schedule features several teams who each have two appearances. Here is the entire Monday Night Football schedule: Sept. 8 Vikings at Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET Sept. 15 Bucs at

What was reported about the Chargers’ Week 1 opponent is now official. Just before the full schedule was slated to be released on Wednesday night, the league announced Kansas City will be in São Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 5 to take on Los Angeles in the season opener for both

For years, the NFL had a handful of broadcast partners that exclusively televised all games. A new trend has begun, and it likely will continue. And expand. It’s the exclusive “one-off” arrangement, with a game being taken away from a traditional partner (usually, CBS or Fox) and dropped into a

The full NFL schedule for Christmas Day has been released. The NFL and Netflix announced that the Cowboys will visit the Commanders at 1 p.m. ET and that the Lions will be in Minnesota at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 25. The league announced that that the Broncos will

Before the Packers took Matthew Golden and Savion Williams in the NFL draft last month, running back Josh Jacobs was outspoken about the team’s need for a No. 1 receiver. None of that sat well with Jayden Reed, who led the team in receptions and receiving yards in each of

Last year, the Lions and the rest of the NFC North had an easy schedule, thanks to a rotation that had them playing the four teams of the NFC West and the four teams of the AFC South. This year, the rotation takes them to the AFC North and NFC

The Jaguars are signing free agent tight end Quintin Morris to a one-year deal, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. Morris, 26, spent the past four seasons with the Bills. In 2024, he played 16 games with three starts, used mostly as a blocker on his 214 offensive snaps. Morris

The Titans have a new linebacker on their 90-man roster. They announced that they executed a waiver claim on linebacker Anfernee Orji on Wednesday. Orji was waived by the Saints on Tuesday. It’s a return to Nashville for Orji, who played at Vanderbilt in college. He signed with the Saints

The Patriots announced the signing of running back Trayveon Williams on Wednesday afternoon. Williams spent the last six seasons with the Bengals after being drafted by Cincinnati in the sixth round in 2019. He played in 68 regular season games and ran 62 times for 307 yards in those appearances.

The Packers are set to make another addition to their wide receiving group. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports that they will sign Jadon Janke. There’s no word of any corresponding moves. Janke caught 170 passes for 2,800 yards and 30 touchdowns in 67 games at South Dakota State before going

The Seahawks have warned their season-ticket holders about “excessive reselling.” The Buccaneers have done something more creative to try to prevent it. The Buccaneers are introducing a “Ticket Buyback” program for season-ticket members, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports. It allows season-ticket holders to return tickets back to the team

The 12th Man ain’t what he used to be. With the Seahawks losing a previously crippling home-field advantage (they were 3-6 at Lumen Field in 2024), they’re trying to ensure that those who buy season-tickets are actually showing up for the games. Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times reports that

Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta and head coach John Harbaugh have both expressed a desire to extend Derrick Henry’s contract during the offseason. With the draft in the rearview mirror, the club was able to strike a deal with the running back. According to multiple reports, Henry has agreed to

For the third straight season, Aaron Rodgers will be starting the season in a game involving the Jets. If he signs with the Steelers. And if the report that is circulating regarding the Week 1 schedule is accurate. Matt O’Leary of the Just Jets podcast reports that the Jets will

Jaguars Executive V.P. of Football Operations says the team wants to wear its “Prowler” throwback uniforms — the uniforms Boselli himself wore during his Jaguars career as a Hall of Fame offensive tackle — as often as permitted under NFL rules. Boselli was asked on 1010XL about fans clamoring for

Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson said some things on Tuesday. Things a player rarely ever says publicly. One comment stands out among the rest. He claims that coach Zac Taylor sent a text explaining that, if Hendrickson doesn’t show up for next month’s mandatory minicamp, he will be fined. That

For seven seasons, Jordan Poyer roamed the Bills defensive backfield, becoming one of Buffalo’s team leaders under head coach Sean McDermott. That tenure came to an end last offseason, as Poyer was one of several veterans to get released as the Bills reshaped their roster for 2024. He ended up

For the various captive audience games to be played in each NFL season, the league has a decision to make: Use a so-so game that will generate much higher ratings than it would on a normal Sunday, or peel off a game that would otherwise be destined for prime time

After spending over a decade as head coach at his alma mater, Stanford, David Shaw made his way back to the pros as a senior personnel advisor for the Broncos last year. But Shaw has put his coaching hat back on for 2025, as he’ll serve as Detroit’s passing game

It’s a tradition truly unlike any other. With the official schedule release coming tonight, and with the league and its broadcast partners selectively announcing some of the games, there will be leaks as to the others. From various reporters. All day long. The league won’t like it. They’ll try to

The Lions brought John Morton back to the franchise to replace the departed Ben Johnson as offensive coordinator for 2025. Morton had spent a year with Detroit under head coach Dan Campbell as the club’s senior offensive assistant in 2022, so he’s familiar with the scheme and personnel. Having ranked

Bill Belichick doesn’t want to talk about the person who notoriously told him not to talk about how they met. During the ACC Spring Meetings, Belichick agreed to do a sit-down interview with Brian Murphy of WRAL-TV in Raleigh. Before the interview plays, Murphy explains that North Carolina asked him

The Patriots gave defensive tackle Milton Williams a huge contract in free agency, but that didn’t stop him from catching an earful from head coach Mike Vrabel at a voluntary workout this spring. Williams shared the story at a Tuesday press conference in New England. Patriots players were doing sprints

The Chiefs and Cowboys are set for a Thanksgiving showdown. Kansas City will be the road team for the Turkey Day game in Dallas, the NFL announced today. Kickoff will be at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS. The Cowboys’ annual Thanksgiving game is often the most-watched regular-season game of the

Deebo Samuel is now a member of the Commanders, but there will still be a player wearing No. 1 catching passes for the 49ers this season. A video the team posted on social media on Tuesday showed wide receiver Ricky Pearsall wearing the number during a workout. The team confirmed

Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper made a positive impact for the Packers during his rookie season and defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley is expecting even bigger things in 2025. Cooper had 87 tackles, 3.5 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries in 14 appearances, but Hafley said this week that

In four years at Notre Dame, tight end Mitchell Evans was not extremely productive, totaling 77 catches for 903 yards and five touchdowns. But the Panthers drafted him in the fifth round because they think he can do a lot in their offense, and after rookie minicamp they felt even

The Rams have four of this year’s draft picks under contract. Edge rusher Josaiah Stewart, defensive tackle Ty Hamilton, linebacker Chris Paul, and wide receiver Konata Mumpfield agreed to four-year deals with the team. Second-round tight end Terrance Ferguson and fourth-round running back Jarquez Hunter remain unsigned. Stewart was a

The Seahawks are taking a look at a veteran cornerback. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Raasul Douglas is visiting with Seattle on Tuesday. Douglas, 29, had been with Buffalo since the club acquired him midway through the 2023 season. He started 15 games for the team last year, recording

The Raiders have signed another one of their 2025 draft picks. Las Vegas announced on Tuesday that cornerback Darien Porter has put pen to paper on his four-year rookie contract. Porter, a third-round pick out of Iowa State, converted from receiver to cornerback midway through his college career. He recorded

At a time when DEI efforts have become a political punching bag, the NFL’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion has been closely scrutinized. Especially after last week’s dog-and-pony (and nervous laughter) show in the Oval Office. And so the news that next week’s annual NFL accelerator program had

The Ravens are signing undrafted free agent Kaimon Rucker, Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com reports. The North Carolina outside linebacker had a tryout at the Eagles’ rookie minicamp. The Ravens had an open spot on their 90-player roster and now have a 21-player undrafted free agent class. Rucker played five seasons

Wide receiver Jameson Williams will have a new number for the 2025 season and one of his coaches is predicting new heights for him on the field as well. Offensive coordinator John Morton spoke to reporters on Tuesday and said that the 2022 first-round pick has had an “unbelievable” offseason.

The Chargers made a couple of changes to their defense on Tuesday. They announced that they have signed linebacker Kana’i Mauga to their 90-man roster. They waived linebacker Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste in a corresponding move. Mauga appeared in 17 games for the Raiders over the last two seasons. Almost all of

The Lions signed undrafted free agent Keith Cooper on Tuesday, the team announced. The University of Houston edge rusher participated in the Lions’ rookie minicamp as a tryout player. Cooper spent three seasons at Tulane before transferring to UH, where he had 46 tackles, nine tackles for loss and 3.5

The Browns want to build a new stadium adjacent to the Cleveland airport in Brook Park and want to use public money to get it done. On Tuesday, the organization received some support at the Ohio state capital of Columbus from a powerful backer: Commissioner Roger Goodell. Via Rich Exner

The 49ers shuffled up their defensive backfield on Tuesday. They announced that they have signed cornerback Derrick Canteen to their 90-man roster. Safety Quindell Johnson was waived in a corresponding move. Canteen was undrafted in April after wrapping up his college time at Cincinnati. He also played for Georgia Southern