Category : Red Zone Rumors

The Chargers signed wide receiver Dalevon Campbell, the team announced Monday. In a corresponding move, they waived center/guard Bucky Williams. Campbell led South Carolina with a 26.0-yard receiving average last season. He previously played two seasons at Nevada, where he earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors in 2023. Campbell also

The Colts signed undrafted free agent Mose Vavao and waived defensive tackle Joe Evans, the team announced Monday. Vavao, a center, participated in the Colts’ rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He started 54 of the 58 games he played in his career at Fresno State (2020-24). Vavao made starts

Free agent wide receiver Gabe Davis is visiting the 49ers. Davis, who was released by the Jaguars last week, is being hosted by the 49ers, according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports. The Jaguars officially released Davis with a failed physical designation after he tore his meniscus in November, but

The Cowboys still don’t have an extension with edge rusher Micah Parsons. Parsons, 25, became eligible for an extension after the 2023 season, and he now is in the final year of his contract scheduled to make $24 million on the fifth-year option. Parsons has intimated he won’t do any

Minnesota has added a pair of players to its 90-man roster. The Vikings announced on Monday that they’ve signed outside linebacker Matt Harmon and defensive lineman Elijah Williams. Harmon and Williams each participated in Minnesota’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Harmon played his college ball at Kent State while

The Steelers have made a handful of roster moves after their rookie minicamp. Three of those moves involve running backs. As reported on Sunday, they have signed 2021 49ers third-round pick Trey Sermon and they also signed Max Hurleman. They waived Aaron Shampklin as well. Hurleman spent four years at

The Raiders have made some changes to their 90-man roster after this weekend’s rookie minicamp. The team announced that they have signed six players, including the previously reported move to add veteran linebacker Jaylon Smith. They made six corresponding roster cuts, highlighted by the decision to waive defensive tackle Matthew

The Seahawks have added a pair of players to their 90-man roster on Monday. Seattle announced the club signed linebacker D’Eryk Jackson and receiver Montorie Foster Jr. Jackson and Foster are undrafted rookies who had successful tryouts at Seattle’s rookie minicamp. To make room on the roster, Seattle let go

The Browns are doubling up on veteran additions at safety. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that they are going to sign Rayshawn Jenkins. Jenkins visited the team recently. The Jenkins news comes after word earlier on Monday that they will be signing Damontae Kazee. Jenkins spent last season with

The Cowboys’ trade for wide receiver George Pickens gives the team the complement to CeeDee Lamb that they’ve been missing, but the word from the team isn’t that they see Pickens as just a running mate for No. 88. Executive vice president Stephen Jones has delivered that message multiple times

As offseason programs continue across the league, the NFL’s 2024 sack leader remains unhappy with his current team. In a statement issued to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, defensive end Trey Hendrickson said he and the Bengals remain at an impasse when it comes to his contract. “No communication has taken place

Rich Eisen, who made his name working at ESPN from 1996 to 2003, will reportedly return this fall. The Rich Eisen Show will move to ESPN this year, according to Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com. In addition to his daily show, Eisen appears on NFL Network. ESPN is in talks to

The Eagles have signed another member of their 2025 draft class. The team announced that offensive lineman Drew Kendall has agreed to a four-year deal with the team. The fifth-round pick is the sixth of 10 Eagles draft picks to sign with the team. Kendall was a three-year starter at

Nico Collins is still relatively early in his NFL career, but he’s taken on senior status in the Texans’ wide receiver room. The departures of Stefon Diggs and Robert Woods this offseason along with Tank Dell’s expected absence due to last season’s knee injury have left Collins as the clear

The Titans have elected to add a young receiver to their roster. Tennessee has signed TJ Sheffield after he tried out for the team at rookie minicamp over the weekend, according to agent Brett Tessler. Sheffield started his college career in 2019 at Purdue, spending five years with the program.

The Bengals have made a pair of roster moves on Monday. Cincinnati announced the club has signed safety Shaquan Loyal. An undrafted free agent out of Rutgers, Loyal started all 13 games at safety in his senior season and received honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition. As a corresponding move, Cincinnati

A Week 17 Saturday night game will stream exclusively on Peacock this season. The NFL and NBCUniversal announced that a prime time game on Saturday, December 27 will be available only on Peacock. The exact matchup will be determined at a later date, as part of the NFL’s flexible scheduling

The Cowboys will head to Philadelphia for the first game of the 2025 NFL season. Cowboys-Eagles has officially been announced as the league’s opener, with the game in Philadelphia for the traditional Thursday night kickoff at the home of the Super Bowl champions. The NFL is starting the season with

The 49ers signed Brandon Aiyuk to a big contract before the 2024 season and they had Deebo Samuel in the middle of his own sizable extension, but neither one wound up being the team’s leading receiver at the end of the year. Jauan Jennings moved into that position with Aiyuk

The Raiders are down to two unsigned draft picks. Fourth-round wide receiver Dont’e Thornton was the latest member of their 11-player class to sign his four-year rookie deal. Second-round wide receiver Jack Bech and third-round cornerback Darien Porter are the remaining unsigned picks. Thornton had 26 catches for 661 yards

Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks saw his chances of playing in 2025 come to an end last week when the team placed him on the physically unable to perform list. Making the move now means Brooks won’t be eligible to return to action until the 2026 season and head coach

At 5-foot-9 and 219 pounds, Giants rookie Cam Skattebo is far from the biggest running back in the NFL. But at Arizona State he earned a reputation for running over would-be tacklers, and he thinks he can keep that up at the next level. Skattebo said he thinks he’s capable

The Chargers could have kept their “home” game against the Chiefs at home. They decided not to. The league reportedly has picked the Chiefs to be the Week 1 Friday night opponent for the Chargers in Brazil. The Chiefs game was not one of the two home games that Chargers

Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart took a stand. Without his rookie contract in place, the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft was unwilling to participate in the team’s rookie minicamp. Despite the criticism he has received from some, it was absolutely the right move. Given the ease with

Taulia Tagovailoa’s CFL journey has ended, for now. Via 3DownNation.com, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats released Tagovailoa in advance of the opening of training camp. After going undrafted a year ago, Tua’s younger brother landed with the Tiger-Cats. He appeared in eight games, rushing three times for 10 yards and a touchdown.

Before 2011, few rookies signed their initial NFL contracts before the Fourth of July. Now, most are signed, sealed, and delivered before Memorial Day. This year, less than two weeks after the draft ended, 58 percent of all picks had signed their rookie deals. That was the official number as

At a time when plenty of NCAA rules have fallen, another one could be going. Pat Forde of SI.com reports that “[m]omentum is building” toward the NCAA lifting its ban on gambling on professional sports. The Division I Board of Directors took initial steps in that direction last month. It’s

The Steelers are signing free agent running back Trey Sermon to a one-year deal, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. Sermon participated in the team’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He joins a running backs room that includes rookie Kaleb Johnson, Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. Sermon, 26, entered

A man who helped derail Bill Belichick’s perfect season will help revive Belichick’s imperfect book tour. Via Andrew Buchholtz of AwfulAnnouncing.com, ABC has announced that Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan will interview Belichick on Friday morning. Strahan, if you didn’t know, is one of the hosts of the

Jaylon Smith’s NFL comeback will continue with Las Vegas. Smith is signing with the Raiders after the linebacker had a successful veteran tryout at the club’s rookie minicamp this weekend, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Smith, 29, last played one game with the Raiders in 2023, making this his second stint

A report last month indicated that running back James Cook will play for the Bills in 2025 despite being unlikely to get the contract extension he’s looking for ahead of the season, but Cook isn’t publicly committing to anything at this point in the calendar. Cook was at a Celebrity

The outlook for Saints quarterback Tyler Shough’s rookie season changed dramatically this weekend. Derek Carr’s retirement on Saturday led head coach Kellen Moore to declare an open competition for the starting job between the second-round pick, Spencer Rattler, and Jake Haener. Shough was taking part in the team’s rookie minicamp

Buccaneers undrafted rookie defensive lineman Desmond Watson knows he’s getting more attention than other undrafted rookies, and he knows that’s because of his size. He hopes that doesn’t stay the case forever. Watson weighed 464 pounds at Florida’s Pro Day. He recently said he has dieted down to 437, but

It’s been a long time coming. Common sense suggests that an answer is coming, sooner than later. Aaron Rodgers will, or won’t, sign a contract with the Steelers. Or, at a minimum, he’ll announce his intention to do so. Pittsburgh’s OTAs begin on May 27. That’s only 16 days away.

The past two weeks in the life of former Patriots coach Bill Belichick has sparked a string of stranger-than-fiction stories. The latest? The 73-year-old curmudgeonly football savant made an appearance on Saturday at the Miss Maine USA pageant in support of his girlfriend. Via Steve Buckley of TheAthletic.com, Belichick was

The Commanders announced a handful of roster moves on Sunday. They confirmed the previously reported signing of offensive tackle Tyre Phillips. Phillips has spent time with the Ravens, Giants, and Eagles since being drafted in the third round by Baltimore in 2020. Washington also announced that they have waived offensive

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin once referred to receiver George Pickens’s behavior as a “pebble in my shoe.” Now that the shoe has been removed and the pebble has been shaken out, Tomlin has slipped the sneaker back on his foot and walked away. Case in point — during Tomlin’s first

Gabriel Taylor, the younger brother of Washington great Sean Taylor, is with his big brother’s old team at rookie minicamp this weekend, and that means the world to the Taylor family. Asked by reporters on the practice field to explain the feelings of his family when the news arrived that

In some cities, the brother of a current or former player has gotten a tryout at rookie minicamp. In New Jersey, the brother of two current brothers on the roster is getting a look-see. Giovanni Williams, the brother of Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and Jets linebacker Quincy Williams, is

Broncos rookie running back RJ Harvey has done his homework on his new head coach. At a press conference during the team’s rookie minicamp, Harvey said he’d studied up Alvin Kamara and Darren Sproles because they both played running back for Sean Payton during Payton’s time with the Saints. Harvey

Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward impressed his rookie teammates with his work at minicamp practice, and he says he’s eager to earn the respect of the veterans as well. Ward said that his veteran teammates are going to see someone committed to winning and committed to making himself great and

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft hasn’t gotten the attention he deserves, mainly because there was little mystery — for weeks — that he’d be the first player selected. Titans quarterback Cam Ward generated some buzz during his first on-field work, at the Titans’ rookie minicamp. “He’s

We’ve known for a long time that the Chargers will be hosting the Week 1 Friday night game in Brazil. On Tuesday, we’ll officially know the opponent. Unofficially, it reportedly will be the Chiefs. Via Eric Fisher of FrontOfficeSports.com, the AFC West rivalry will unfold well south of the border,

Jaguars first-round pick Travis Hunter’s first NFL practices have focused on offense, but that will change in the near future. Hunter has been doing work with wide receivers at this weekend’s rookie minicamp and coach Liam Coen told reporters on Saturday that his cornerback training will begin in earnest next

Running back Woody Marks signed his first NFL contract on Saturday. The Texans announced that Marks put pen to paper on his four-year rookie deal. He was the eighth member of the draft class to do so and second-round tackle Aireontae Ersery is now the only unsigned pick in Houston.

The Commanders are adding some depth on their offensive line. Tyre Phillips, who has played for the Giants the last three seasons, is signing with the Commanders, his agents told reporters. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Phillips was a 2020 third-round pick of the Ravens who played two years in Baltimore before

On the second day of the draft, the Browns unexpectedly selected quarterback Dillon Gabriel with pick No. 94. Fifty spots later, they unexpectedly added another player at his position. What does Gabriel think about the addition of Shedeur Sanders? “Yeah, I love it,” Gabriel told reporters on Saturday, via quotes

Draft weekend ended with a report that linebacker Dre Greenlaw’s first season with the Broncos may be over before it started with a quadriceps injury. That sparked a flurry of reports (including ours) that Greenlaw would be good to go for training camp. On Saturday, Broncos coach Sean Payton confirmed

Shedeur Sanders’s long wait to be drafted was a major storyline of this year’s draft, but it’s no longer the story Sanders wants to tell. The Browns took Sanders in the fifth round and he began his on-field work with the team at this weekend’s rookie minicamp. He also spoke

The Titans have another member of their draft class under contract. Fourth-round pick Gunnar Helm is the latest to sign his four-year rookie deal. The tight end is the sixth of the team’s nine draft picks to finalize his contract. First-round quarterback Cam Ward, second-round linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo, and fourth-round