Category : Red Zone Rumors

George Pickens was the Steelers’ leading wide receiver the past two seasons. He just turned 24 and still is on his rookie contract, counting $3.656 million against the cap in 2025. Yet, the Steelers traded him anyway. Anytime Mike Tomlin trades a wide receiver, it’s buyer beware. The Steelers traded

A day before the official schedule release, we already know that the Eagles will have four big-audience, standalone games. While it’s not a surprise for the defending Super Bowl champion to figure so prominently in games that will be seen by many millions, the news underscores the news that is

Here’s a shock: The man who runs college sports welcomes governmental efforts to clean up the mess his organization has made. Via Andrea Adelson of ESPN.com, NCAA president Charlie Baker reacted positively to the looming launch of a presidential college sports commission. “I think the fact that there’s an interest

Who dey say dey wanna host dat draft? Cincinnati hopes to welcome the NFL’s premier offseason tentpole event. Via the Cincinnati Business Courier, the Bengals and the city are “making a concerted push” to host the draft, with the target being 2028 or 2029. Cincinnati previously had focused on 2027,

Free agent wide receiver Gabe Davis visited the 49ers on Monday. Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports that Davis now is on his way to visit the Giants. Giants head coach Brian Daboll was the offensive coordinator in Buffalo in Davis’ first two seasons. Davis spent his first four seasons

Ravens safety Ar’Darius Washington tore an Achilles during conditioning, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. An MRI confirmed the bad news. Washington could miss the entire 2025 season. He recently signed his one-year, $3.263 million tender and was expected to join Kyle Hamilton and rookie Malaki Starks in giving the

The Titans made several roster moves Tuesday. The team announced it has signed veteran cornerback Amani Oruwariye and veteran defensive lineman Carlos Watkins. Oruwariye’s agreement previously was reported. The Titans also claimed linebacker Amari Burney off waivers. They cut defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson and cornerback Garnett Hollis Jr. Watkins, 31,

The Dolphins claimed defensive tackle Matthew Butler off waivers, the team announced Tuesday. The Raiders cut Butler on Monday. The Raiders made Butler a fifth-round pick in 2022, and he appeared in 15 games the past three seasons. He had 15 tackles and half a sack. The Dolphins waived defensive

The Chiefs have two more draft picks under contract. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that they signed third-round pick Ashton Gillotte and fourth-round pick Jalen Royals. Both players agreed to four-year deals with the team. Gillotte had 43 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks at Louisville last

Trey Hendrickson is not participating in the Bengals’ voluntary offseason program as a show of displeasure over his contract. He is training elsewhere but showed up Tuesday to voice his displeasure with the team and with head coach Zac Taylor. Reporters are allowed to one practice a week during the

The Saints are down to one unsigned draft pick. They announced that defensive tackle Vernon Broughton signed his four-year rookie deal on Tuesday. Broughton was one of the team’s two third-round picks and his signing leaves second-round quarterback Tyler Shough as the only unsigned selection. Broughton had 39 tackles, four

The Titans are adding a veteran cornerback. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Amani Oruwariye has agreed to sign with Tennessee. Oruwariye, 29, spent last season with the Cowboys, playing seven games with four starts. He finished the season with 29 total tackles with three passes defensed. A Lions fifth-round pick

The Jets appear to be making a change at punter. In a post to his Instagram account on Tuesday afternoon, Thomas Morstead said that he was just informed by the Jets that they are releasing him and the team made it official a short time later. Morstead was set to

In his capacity as head coach of the North Carolina football program, Bill Belichick has had two press conferences: one when he was hired, and one at the start of spring practice. On Tuesday, he’s present for the ACC Spring Meetings. Appearing on ESPN, Belichick was asked about the topic

YouTube will be the exclusive home of the second game of the NFL season. The NFL announced today that YouTube will stream the Friday night Week One game in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, September 5. The announcement indicated that the YouTube stream will be free and will not require

After selecting Drake Maye at No. 3 overall last year, the Patriots have provided the young quarterback with a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator, and new weapons to help his success in 2025. But one of New England’s veteran receivers has been with the club for several years

Trey Hendrickson released a statement on Monday noting his displeasure with the state of his contract negotiations with the Bengals. But the defensive end has nevertheless reported to the building. Via multiple reporters on the scene, Hendrickson is present for the Bengals’ offseason program workout that is open to the

Derek Carr has retired from the NFL at age 34. Given that other quarterbacks have retired at older ages, an obvious question arises. Will he return in 2026? Per a source with knowledge of the situation, it’s “extremely unlikely” that Carr will return. He’s already making other professional plans. While

Packers guard Sean Rhyan’s 2025 salary will be $2 million less than it would have been, if only he had played two more snaps in his first three NFL seasons. Rhyan was a 2022 third-round draft pick, which means he’s heading into the fourth and final year of his rookie

The Packers are planning to have Elgton Jenkins at center during the 2025 season, but he isn’t using the team’s voluntary workouts to prepare for his move inside from guard. Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich was asked about Jenkins’s feelings about the position change during a Monday press conference and said

The Vikings’ short-straw road trip to Europe for back-to-back games against the Steelers in Ireland and the Browns in London comes with a competitive advantage. Minnesota will have two fewer traditional road games than they would have had in 2025. Like all NFC teams in the odd-numbered years, the Vikings

News that the Texans were bringing back defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi emerged last week. But now, Fatukasi has put pen to paper. Houston formally announced on Tuesday that the club had signed Fatukasi. He started 11 games for the team last season. As a corresponding move, the Texans waived cornerback

The Panthers have signed another one of their draft picks. Fourth-round running back Trevor Etienne agreed to his four-year rookie contract with the team. The Panthers signed six other picks ahead of their rookie minicamp and second-round edge rusher Nic Scourton is now the only unsigned member of the class.

The NFL announced today which six games will be played in Europe in 2025 — including two in a row for the Vikings. All six games will be played on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. ET, which means they will be afternoon games in Europe and early-mornings for American fans. In

Three games from the Eagles’ 2025 schedule were revealed on Monday and a fourth was announced on Tuesday morning. A trip to Green Bay to face the Packers will be on tap in Week 10. The game will be on Monday night and will be broadcast on both ESPN and

It looks like cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. is going to wait a little longer before finding a team for the 2025 season. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Samuel visited the Saints on Monday, but that his current plan is for him to wait until the summer before deciding on

The Patriots did some roster shuffling to kick off the week. They announced the signings of defensive tackle Isaiah Iton, guard Mehki Butler, and defensive tackle Wilfried Pene. Undrafted rookie tackle Cole Birdow was waived in a corresponding move. Iton spent last season on the Titans’ practice squad and remained

The Saints are signing free agent wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, Nick Underhill of neworleans.football reports. Peoples-Jones had a tryout at the team’s rookie minicamp over the weekend. He joins a wide receivers room that includes Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Brandin Cooks, Bub Means, Dante Pettis and Cedrick Wilson. Peoples-Jones, 26,

The Cowboys have signed fifth-round pick Jaydon Blue, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. Blue receives a four-year, $4.627 million deal that includes a $427,068 signing bonus. The Cowboys already signed first-rounder Tyler Booker, third-rounder Shavon Revel Jr., fifth-rounder Shemar James, sixth-rounder Ajani Cornelius, seventh-rounder Jay Toia, seventh-rounder Phil Mafah and

The Dolphins signed free agent cornerback Kendall Sheffield, the team announced Monday. Sheffield, 28, played six games for the Jets last season, seeing action on 92 defensive snaps and 48 on special teams. He made nine tackles. Sheffield has appeared in 49 career games with 20 starts with Atlanta (2019-21),

The 2025 NFL schedule will be released in full on Wednesday night, with the league and its broadcast partners releasing individual game details in the days leading up to the big announcement. Here’s a look at some of the biggest games on the NFL schedule, which we’ll regularly update as

The Browns made nine roster moves Monday, the team announced. The signings of veteran safeties Rayshawn Jenkins and Damontae Kazee were previously reported as was the signing of undrafted free agent wide receiver Luke Floriea. The Browns also signed wide receivers Kisean Johnson and Cade McDonald after successful tryouts at

The Giants have made a few roster moves on Monday. New York announced the club has re-signed receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey and signed cornerback T.J. Moore. Moore attended the Giants’ rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He went undrafted out of Mercer after he was the runner-up for the Buck Buchanan

The Titans have announced a few roster moves on Monday. The club signed tight end Drake Dabney and receiver TJ Sheffield. Both players participated in Tennessee’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Sheffield’s signing was previously reported earlier in the day. Dabney played his college ball at TCU in 2024

The Falcons signed veteran linebacker Caleb Johnson, the team announced Monday. Johnson was among 20 tryout players in attendance for the Falcons’ rookie minicamp last week. He spent the past three reasons with the Jaguars, playing mostly special teams. Johnson, 26, recorded 30 combined tackles and one forced fumble. He

The Seahawks have taken care of some important business on Monday. Seattle has signed first-round pick Grey Zabel to his rookie contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Zabel’s fully guaranteed four-year deal is worth $18.471 million. Zabel, an offensive lineman, was the No. 18 overall pick in this year’s draft.

The NFL has put two NFC divisional matchups on the schedule for Saturday in Week 16. The Eagles will face the Commanders in Washington, followed by the Packers facing the Bears in Chicago, on Saturday, December 20. Fox will air both games and made the announcement this afternoon. Although the

The Bucs signed linebacker Nick Jackson and defensive lineman Dvon J-Thomas on Monday, the team announced. Both players were tryout participants in the club’s rookie minicamp this past weekend. The Bucs waived linebacker Deion Jennings and tight end Anthony Landphere in corresponding moves. Jackson played collegiately at the University of

The Ravens announced three signings to their 90-man roster on Monday, including the previously reported signing of kicker John Hoyland. Hoyland, offensive tackle Lucas Scott, and defensive back Keyon Martin all tried out for the team during their rookie minicamp earlier this month. Hoyland joins sixth-round pick Tyler Loop as

The Bears announced a couple of transactions on Monday. Punter Tory Taylor has been given a roster exemption as an international player, which opened up a spot on the 90-man roster. The Bears filled it by signing defensive back Jeremiah Walker. Taylor is from Australia and joined the Bears as

Veteran safety Terrell Burgess had a successful tryout at the Saints’ rookie minicamp. The Saints announced on Monday that they have signed Burgess to their 90-man roster. They also confirmed the previously reported addition of wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, who also tried out at the minicamp. Burgess was a Rams

Wide receiver Arian Smith has signed his first NFL contract. The Jets announced that the deal was finalized on Monday. It’s a four-year contract for the fourth-round pick. Smith led Georgia with 817 receiving yards during the 2024 season. He had 48 catches and four touchdowns as well and he

The uncertain status of quarterback Aaron Rodgers has hovered over the Steelers for nearly two months. There’s a very good chance the situation will be resolved soon, with Rodgers finally inking a deal to play in Pittsburgh. So why the delay? As one source who knows Rodgers (but who has

The NFL will release its full schedule Wednesday, but the Eagles already know three of their 17 games. The latest schedule reveal has the Eagles hosting the Bears on Black Friday, Nov. 28, at 3 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on Prime Video. The NFL began playing an

The Cardinals signed fourth-round pick Cody Simon on Monday, the team announced. Arizona made the Ohio State linebacker the 115th overall pick. The Cardinals have signed five of their seven selections, with only first-round pick Walter Nolen III and second-round pick Will Johnson unsigned. Simon will compete for the starting

The Seahawks signed eight of their 11 draft picks on Monday, the team announced. The signings include North Dakota State guard Grey Zabel, the team’s first-round pick. Also signing Monday were Notre Dame defensive end Rylie Mills (Round 5, No. 142 overall), Colorado State receiver Tory Horton (Round 5, No.

For the second consecutive year, the Chiefs are playing on Christmas. Although the NFL is not declaring the Chiefs a permanent Christmas host, they’ll play on Christmas again this year: The Broncos are visiting the Chiefs on Christmas Night in a game that will air on Amazon Prime Video. Last

The Saints are signing undrafted rookie quarterback Hunter Dekkers, Mike Triplett of neworleans.football reports. Dekkers was a tryout player at the team’s rookie minicamp. Second-round pick Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener are competing for the starting job after Derek Carr’s retirement. Dekkers finished his college career at Iowa

The Packers used two draft selections on wide receivers last month. They selected Matthew Golden in the first round and Savion Williams in the third. That apparently left Jayden Reed wondering where he stood with the team. Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst met with Reed’s agent last week to “clarify”

Xaviar Babudar, known as Chiefsaholic, was sentenced to more time in prison for his bank robbery spree. In an Oklahoma courtroom on Monday, Babudar was sentenced to 32 years in prison, ESPN reports. He already is serving a 17 1/2-year federal sentence for robbing banks in seven states in 2022-23.