Category : Red Zone Rumors

Commissioner Roger Goodell went to Washington on Monday. While he was standing in the Oval Office, a report emerged from ESPN.com regarding a White House proposal to slash millions from the budget for traumatic brain injury research and education. In response to an email from PFT, the NFL has declined

The Ravens have been in a delicate spot from the moment the first allegations surfaced in January against kicker Justin Tucker. On Monday, they made an indelicate exit from the relationship. On one hand, there have been no findings that Tucker has done anything wrong, in civil court, criminal court,

If Will Johnson’s knee is OK, the Cardinals got a steal with the 47th overall pick. No one expected the Michigan cornerback still to be in the green room after the first round ended. Johnson reportedly had a medical red flag on his knee, which is the reason he fell.

The Texans’ current practice facility and team headquarters is located at NRG Stadium. Jonathan Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports that the team is interested in moving from the stadium and building a facility that could include an entertainment district. The Cowboys began that trend in 2016 when they debuted

The Chiefs have made it official with a pair of their draft picks. According to the league’s Monday transaction wire, Kansas City signed 2025 draftees linebacker Jeffrey Bassa and running back Brashard Smith. Bassa, 22, was the No. 156 overall pick in the fifth round out of Oregon. He was

As the man whose signature appears on every NFL football was in the Oval Office for the announcement that the 2027 NFL draft will be held in Washington, D.C., ESPN.com published an important piece of news regarding one of the spending objectives of the man whose signature looks like the

The Ravens announced Monday they are releasing kicker Justin Tucker. Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com reports the team will designate Tucker as a post-June 1 release. The move will allow the Ravens to spread out Tucker’s $7.5 million in dead cap money — the biggest dead cap hit in NFL history

Kicker Justin Tucker is no longer a member of the Ravens. Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta announced Tucker’s release via a statement on Monday afternoon. The move comes a day after Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that an NFL investigation into misconduct allegations against Tucker was still in progress

The Cardinals announced an addition to their 90-man roster on Monday. They have signed tight end Josiah Deguara. The team did not announce any terms of the deal. Deguara spent the 2024 season with the Jaguars and had three catches for 14 yards in 15 appearances. The Packers picked Deguara

Texans wide receiver Tank Dell suffered a gruesome knee injury in December that knocked him out not only for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs, but could cost him the 2025 season as well. But Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said today that Dell is on the road

The 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy are still in the middle of negotiating a new contract, as Purdy has clearly earned a raise after his first three pro seasons. But it doesn’t seem like anything is imminent when it comes to striking a deal. General Manager John Lynch joined Chris

The Rams have added another player to their receiver group. The team announced that they have signed Britain Covey as a free agent. It’s a one-year deal for Covey and no other terms of the pact have been announced. Covey signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in

The Texans closed out the 2024 season without safety Jimmie Ward, but it looks like he’s on track to be back for the start of the 2025 campaign. Ward suffered a season-ending foot injury in Week 16 and had surgery to repair it. On Monday, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans

The Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford agreed to continue their partnership for 2025 months ago. But now, details are finally emerging of Stafford’s renegotiated contract. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, Stafford will earn $44 million in the coming season, with $4 million already paid and the remaining $40 million

Jon Gruden is back. Sort of. The founding member of the FFCA has become a part owner of Arena Football One’s Nashville Kats. The Kats are owned by Fisher Football Ventures LLC. Former Oilers/Titans and Rams coach Jeff Fisher is the Commissioner of AF1. Per the press release, Gruden “will

The Raiders have added to their front office under first-year General Manager John Spytek. Las Vegas announced on Monday that the club has hired Anthony Patch as senior personnel executive. Patch was previously with the Eagles, serving as senior director of college scouting. He’d held that position since 2016, previously

It happened quickly on Friday. On Monday morning, the whole story emerged. Starting with an appearance on FanDuel TV, former Giants quarterback Phil Simms opened the door on possibly allowing his retired number (11) to be worn by Carter, who had previously been spurned in his effort to wear Lawrence

The UFL officially has labor peace. The spring league announced on Monday that a new Collective Bargaining Agreement has been signed with the UFL Players Association. The agreement runs through 2026. Among other things, the new agreement increases salaries and provides full-year health insurance. “We have reached a Collective Bargaining

Packers wide receiver Christian Watson set a career high by appearing in 15 games during the 2024 season, but his health took a turn for the worse in the final game of the regular season. Watson tore his ACL in a Week 18 loss to the Bears and the timing

The Falcons paid a very steep price to acquire the 26th overall pick in this year’s draft, a package of picks that included their first-round pick next year. That came as a surprise to the Eagles, who were also looking to trade up at the time — but weren’t willing

The tush push is about to get shoved out of the rulebook. It didn’t happen in March. It’s likely coming in two weeks. Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports that, when the owners meet in Minneapolis on May 20 and 21, they are “expected to consider a revised proposal

The Patriots have announced the latest addition to their Hall of Fame. Wide receiver Julian Edelman won a fan vote to become the 37th inductee into the Hall. The Patriots previously announced that former head coach Bill Parcells will also be inducted this year. Edelman was a seventh-round pick out

Some stories cross over from the NFL beat to mainstream news. A precious few manage to move the needle in London. The Bill Belichick book-tour adventure has done that. A long article appeared prominently in The Sunday Times. Strange as it sounds, given the fact that the league sells out

Edge rusher Mike Green’s wait to be drafted took longer than he would have liked, but his eventual landing spot cushioned the blow. Green led FBS players with 17 sacks at Marshall last year, which led some to predict that he’d be a first-round pick. Green slipped to the Ravens

The Browns issued a statement regarding linebacker Devin Bush on Monday morning. A report on Sunday night said that Bush had been arrested for simple assault and harassment in Pennsylvania and the Browns confirmed, via multiple reporters, that they are aware of the arrest. The team also said that they

Wide receiver moves have been a major storyline for the Seahawks this offseason as they parted ways with DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett before signing Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. The Seahawks also drafted a pair of wideouts to go with the veteran additions and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, but the biggest

Ravens third-round pick Emery Jones did not take part in this weekend’s rookie minicamp and he’s unlikely to do much in the rest of the team’s offseason program. Head coach John Harbaugh said that the offensive lineman is dealing with a shoulder injury and that training camp is projected to

The Texans put significant draft resources into the wide receiver position, using their first pick, No. 34 overall, on wide receiver Jayden Higgins, and then taking Higgins’ Iowa State teammate, wide receiver Jaylin Noel, with the 79th overall pick in the third round. That leaves them with a crowded receiver

Browns linebacker Devin Bush, a former first-round draft pick of the Steelers, reportedly was arrested near Pittsburgh on Sunday. Via Colin Dunlap of KDKA Radio, Dunlap was arrested for simple assault and harassment in the Bell Acres Borough. The document posted by Dunlap indicates that Bush is awaiting a preliminary

The ultimate reality show is heading to a city that, in recent years, has become one. Axios.com reports that the 2027 will be hosted by Washington, D.C. The current plan is to conduct the event on the National Mall. The official announcement will be made on Monday, by President Trump

Another first-round pick has signed his rookie contract. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Chiefs offensive tackle Josh Simmons has put pen to paper on his four-year deal. The No. 32 overall pick of this year’s draft, Simmons is set to make a fully guaranteed $14.675 million. The Chiefs also hold

Wide receiver Zay Flowers missed both of the Ravens’ playoff games because of a knee injury, but he’s in good shape as he heads toward the 2025 season. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said on Sunday that Flowers did not require any surgery to repair the injury and that he’s

The Chiefs are conducting a rookie minicamp this weekend. With 87 players participating — 60 on a tryout basis — it’s hard to stand out. One player has a built-in advantage. As noted by ArrowheadPride.com, Rice tight end Graham Walker is taking part. He’s the half-brother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick

The Ravens drafted kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round last month and their plans at the position came up during John Harbaugh’s press conference at the team’s rookie minicamp on Sunday. Loop’s arrival came with Justin Tucker under investigation from the league due to sexual assault allegations and Harbaugh

The Ravens have had an undrafted rookie on their initial 53-man roster in 20 of the last 21 years and 17 players are vying to make in 21-of-22 later this year. Linebacker Jay Higgins may be one of the best bets. He was an All-American at Iowa in 2024 after

Four years after the Falcons took him with the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, Kyle Pitts has not become the player Atlanta was hoping for. But the Falcons still believe Pitts can become an elite, complete tight end — and not just a receiver who has tight

The Eagles capped off this weekend’s rookie minicamp by making a couple of roster moves. They announced that they have signed wide receiver Giles Jackson to the 90-man roster. Running back Tyrion Davis-Price was waived in a corresponding transaction. Jackson went undrafted out of Washington this year. He had 135

Plenty of college players make the business decision to not play in meaningless bowl games. For Patriots rookie receiver Kyle Williams, deciding to play in a meaningless bowl game may have been a very good business decision. Williams opted to play in the Holiday Bowl for Washington State, injury risk

One of the first changes Cowboys players became aware of when they arrived for offseason work was a reorganized locker room. Among the moves are that Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons now has his locker right next to quarterback Dak Prescott’s, in an effort to join two top players and team

After the Falcons confessed a week ago today that the prank call made during the draft to quarterback Shedeur Sanders traces back to defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, many in the league wondered whether the Falcons would get a pass. They didn’t. The team was fined $250,000. Ulbrich personally was fined

Bill Belichick seems to know that his current publicity plan isn’t working. Per multiple sources, Belichick has been talking to at least one experienced P.R. specialist in the hopes of boosting his book tour and/or the overall interests of the North Carolina football program. Belichick has been having conversations with

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. Children of all ages. It’s the greatest show on earth. Even if, for 30 years now, we’ve got not a damn thing to show for it. Fans and media have begun to wake up to the notion that Cowboys owner and

Cornerback Shavon Revel’s bid to be a first-round pick in the 2025 draft hit a significant road bump when he tore his ACL while playing for East Carolina last September. Revel’s inability to get on the field helped cause him fall to the third round, but his surgeon might have

After drafting Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry was asked at a press conference whether the big personality and big platform of Sanders’ father, Deion Sanders, had anything to do with Shedeur falling to the fifth round. Berry said he doesn’t know whether

Quinn Ewers was the 13th and final quarterback taken in the 2025 draft, at pick No. 231 in the seventh round. Some teams had him rated higher than that, but they didn’t take him. Agent Ron Slavin told Todd Archer of ESPN.com that, the day after the draft, Slavin reached

Sam Howell has a new number. And it’s Kirk Cousins’s old number. The new Vikings backup wore No. 7 at North Carolina. No. 14 with the Commanders, and No. 6 in Seattle. Those three numbers were taken in Minnesota. So it’ll be No. 8 for Howell. Cousins spent six years

The Chiefs needed roster spots to sign 16 undrafted free agents. To that end, the team waived defensive end BJ Thompson and released linebacker Blake Lynch, Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest reports. Thompson will revert to the Chiefs’ injured reserve if he clears waivers, allowing him to continue his rehab.

As NFL media goes, few are more respected and admired than Peter King. He retired last year, but he retains a part-time presence in the broader pro football ecosystem. And when he speaks, people listen. Peter had something to say about Bill Belichick’s recent CBS interview, conducted as part of

The Ravens signed nine members of their draft class on Saturday’s first day of rookie minicamp, the team announced. Offensive tackle Emery Jones Jr. (third round), inside linebacker Teddye Buchanan (fourth round), and offensive tackle Carson Vinson (fifth round) now are signed. Baltimore’s five sixth-round picks – cornerback Bilhal Kone,

The Ravens signed offensive tackle Joseph Noteboom on Saturday, the team announced. Noteboom spent his entire eight-year career with the Rams, playing at both guard and tackle positions. He has played 71 career games with 35 starts. The Ravens added three offensive linemen in the draft, taking Emery Jones Jr.