Category : Red Zone Rumors

The one-helmet rule was scrapped in 2022. Teams may now have up to three helmets. This year, five teams reportedly will be debuting alternate helmets. Per Andrew Lind of SportsLogos.net (via CBSSports.com), new headgear will be unveiled this summer for the Steelers, Commanders, Browns, Chargers, and Saints. Per the report,

A veteran corner may be on his way back to the Pacific Northwest. According to a report from ESPN, the Seahawks are in discussions with free-agent cornerback Shaquill Griffin about re-signing with the club. Griffin, 29, was a Seattle third-round pick in 2017. He played his first four seasons with

When receiver Tyreek Hill arrived in Miami three years ago, he made some over the top claims about quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Hill claimed, for instance, that Tua is the most accurate quarterback in all of football. Recently, Hill was asked to list his top five quarterbacks in the NFL. Tua

If you were surprised by this one, we’d like to sell you the NIL rights to the Brooklyn Bridge. Confirming the report that President Trump will be forming a commission on college sports, TheAthletic.com reports that former Alabama (and Michigan State and LSU and Miami Dolphins) coach Nick Saban will

The Titans announced a handful of roster moves on Wednesday afternoon. They confirmed the previously reported signing of defensive lineman James Lynch along with announcing that they have waived wide receiver Tay Martin and linebacker Kyron Johnson. Both players were waived with injury designations. Martin had one catch for 49

College sports needs to clean up the mess it has made for itself. The White House apparently is prepared to supply the mop and the bucket. Via Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, President Trump plans to create a presidential commission on college athletics. The forthcoming group, per the report, is

With Washington, D.C., hosting the 2027 NFL draft, Baltimore wants to get in on the act, too. Via Todd Karpovich of the Baltimore Sun, the Maryland Stadium Authority is exploring the possibility of hosting the draft in 2029, 2030, or 2031. Ravens president Sashi Brown has said the team will

The Texans have agreed to terms with rookie cornerback Jaylin Smith, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Smith is the first of the team’s nine draft picks to come to agreement. The Texans made Smith a third-round pick, taking him with the 97th overall choice. Smith will sign a four-year, $6.16

The Broncos have agreements with two more draft picks ahead of their rookie minicamp this weekend. The team has reached agreement with third-round defensive lineman Sai’vion Jones and fourth-round outside linebacker Que Robinson, Luca Evans and Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post report. The Broncos previously agreed to terms with

Bill Belichick’s second significant book-tour event apparently was uneventful. The conversation with Suzy Welch at NYU has received no significant media coverage (it seems as if no media was even present). On Wednesday, LinkedIn distributed quotes from the portion of the session that featured an interview with Jessi Hempel, a

Sam Darnold is gone, and J.J. McCarthy is healthy. The Vikings will be McCarthy’s team this season, even if Kevin O’Connell doesn’t come right out and say it. In an interview with Rich Eisen on Wednesday, O’Connell danced around whether the Vikings would have a competition for the job. “J.J.

University of Wilfred Laurier quarterback Taylor Elgersma went undrafted last month, but the Canadian had a successful tryout at the Packers’ rookie minicamp last weekend. The Packers are expected to sign Elgersma, Dave Naylor of TSN reports. Elgersma had an invite to the Bills’ rookie minicamp this weekend but now

The Texans have added a young player to their defense. Via the NFL’s daily transaction wire, Houston has claimed linebacker Jackson Woodard off of waivers. Woodard, 22, had signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. But he was waived from the club this week. After starting his college

Abdul Carter couldn’t get No. 11 with the Giants as the team retired it for Phil Simms, who said no to the third overall pick’s request to don it anyway. Some will argue the Falcons should have retired No. 11, or at least not given it out quite so quickly.

The Broncos have locked up more draft picks ahead of the start of their three-day rookie minicamp Friday. They agreed to terms with wide receiver Pat Bryant and punter Jeremy Crawshaw after getting an agreement with tight end Caleb Lohner on Tuesday, Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette reports. Bryant

The Rams trimmed their roster on Wednesday. The team announced that they have waived defensive tackle David Olajiga. There was no corresponding move. Olajiga signed with the Rams’ practice squad last August and remained with the team on a future contract in January. Olajiga was born in England and became

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill made his second visit to the operating room of the offseason. Hill had wrist surgery in February to repair an injury that he played through during the 2024 season and he posted pictures, via David Furones of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, from a surgical bed

Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is not yet fully cleared for all football activities as he continues to recover from last year’s torn ACL. But he’s doing plenty to impress his new teammates in New England. Diggs, who tore his ACL while playing for the Texans on October 27, is

The Rams will be taking their June minicamp on the road. The team announced that they will be traveling to Maui from Monday, June 16 to Thursday, June 19. The team will hold two days of workouts at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku, take part in a variety of other

One of the Colts’ key defenders is set to make his return. Via multiple reporters, edge rusher Samson Ebukam said on Wednesday that he will be cleared for training camp after suffering a torn Achilles last year. Ebukam, 29, signed with Indianapolis in 2023 and registered a team-leading 9.5 sacks

The Cowboys completed a trade for George Pickens on Wednesday morning and they opened up a spot for him on the wide receiver depth chart later in the day. The team announced that they have waived Seth Williams off of their 90-man roster. Pickens was acquired from the Steelers in

Wide receiver George Pickens is on his way to Dallas for the final year of his rookie contract and it doesn’t sound like extension talks are on his mind ahead of his fresh start with the Cowboys. Clarence Hill of All City DLLS reports that Pickens is not “looking to

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin usually does a very good job of keeping problems quiet and contained. That approach didn’t work with receiver George Pickens. The signs had been there, for a while, that it wasn’t going to end with Pickens signing a second (or third) contract and becoming one of

The Titans have brought back one of their defensive contributors. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Tennessee is re-signing defensive tackle James Lynch to a one-year deal. Lynch, 26, spent last season with Tennessee, appearing in all 17 games. He was on the field for 23 percent of the club’s

As the Steelers wait for Aaron Rodgers to accept the open-ended invitation to become the team’s starting quarterback for 2025, it has become more and more clear that the Steelers expect it to occur. Eventually. Less than two weeks after principal owner Art Rooney II provided the clearest indication yet

George Pickens has, from time to time, been unhappy with his pro football career in Pittsburgh. While he might welcome a fresh start in Dallas, he’ll likely be entering his first season as a Cowboys player without a new contract. And he’ll want to have the kind of performance that

As will be explained in an upcoming item (unless I forget to do it, which is entirely possible), the handwriting was written on the wall in permanent marker. The Steelers were trading receiver George Pickens. So why didn’t they do it before or during the 2025 draft? It was a

The Jaguars are moving on without wide receiver Gabe Davis. The team announced that they are releasing Davis on Wednesday morning. Davis signed a three-year contract with the team as a free agent last offseason, but the team has changed their head coach and General Manager since he arrived and

Add George Pickens to the list of players who will be waiting for new contracts from the Cowboys. Pickens arrives without a new deal, while entering the fourth year of his four-year rookie contract. He’s due to make $3.526 million. Which equates to roughly 10 percent of the new-money average

During the seventh round of the NFL draft, some players are hoping not to hear their names called. That’s because those players know there are multiple teams interested in signing them as undrafted rookies, and those players can often negotiate better contracts than seventh-round draft picks get. One such player

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said before the draft that the team was working on a pair of “pretty substantive trades” and it appears they are close to pulling one of them off. Shortly after 105.3 The Fan reported the Cowboys were in advanced talks on a trade for Steelers wide

When Broncos General Manager George Paton spoke to reporters at the end of the team’s season, he said they hoped to have edge rusher Nik Bonitto in Denver for the long term but that there had not been any conversations about a new deal. Those conversations have reportedly started. Chris

The 49ers identified Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams as one of the players they most wanted ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. But with the 11th overall pick, they didn’t think they could get him. They were pleasantly surprised he fell out of the Top 10. San Francisco head coach

When the Giants made edge rusher Abdul Carter the third overall pick in the 2025 draft, many wondered whether it would impact the team’s plans for 2022 first-round edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux. The Giants quickly resolved any doubt by announcing that same night that they would be exercising Thibodeaux’s fifth-year

The Senate Commerce Committee has proceeded with a hearing on the pivot from sports broadcasting to streaming, without any involvement by the NFL. (Commissioner Roger Goodell declined an invitation to appear.) In his opening comments, Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) made a pointed comment about the NFL. He said the

Veteran defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul did not play in the NFL in 2024, but he says he’s not retired and hoping some team gives him a chance this season. Pierre-Paul told TMZ.com that he has been taking his training very seriously, is in good shape, and is ready to sign

The Ravens have released kicker Justin Tucker. Once the transaction becomes official (presumably today), Tucker will become a free agent. In theory, he’ll be able to sign immediately with any team. As a practical matter, any interested team will likely wait. The NFL’s investigation regarding the allegations made against Tucker

A few players had a successful rookie minicamp for the Chiefs. According to the NFL’s daily transaction wire, Kansas City has signed receiver Jimmy Holiday, linebacker Cooper McDonald, and defensive back Major Williams. Carson-Newman University previously announced Williams had signed with the Chiefs on Monday. All three participated in Kansas

The Seahawks made two roster moves after last weekend’s rookie minicamp. The team announced it waived defensive end T.J. Jackson and linebacker Jackson Woodard on Tuesday. Both rookies signed with the Seahawks as undrafted free agents last week. Jackson spent three seasons at Troy before transferring to West Virginia. He

In the aftermath of the draft, some old comments from Tom Brady emerged, during which he advised quarterback Shedeur Sanders to “get his ass in the film room and spend as much time in there as possible and less time in the car and more time in the film room.”

Quarterback Desmond Ridder remains a free agent, but he will get a tryout this weekend. Ridder will throw at the Broncos’ rookie minicamp, Mike Klis of 9News reports. The Broncos currently have Jarrett Stidham and Sam Ehlinger behind Bo Nix. Ridder became a free agent in March after the Raiders

Bill Belichick’s second (that anyone knows of) event related to his new book happened today as scheduled. For now, there’s little available evidence as to how it all went. Radio host Zach Gelb, who explained his cousin was present for the NYU-community-only session, has posted a video of Belichick’s entrance.

Titans (Oilers) legend Warren Moon recently said he has seen “futuristic” new uniforms for the Titans. Apparently, those new uniforms are not coming in the immediate future. Jim Wyatt of the Titans’ official website wrote this in a mailbag item: “I was standing right in front of Warren Moon when

Bengals kicker Evan McPherson missed the final five games on injured reserve last season after tearing an abductor muscle Dec. 1. McPherson now has incorporated his rehab regimen into his offseason work as he seeks to remain as healthy as possible for as long as possible. The new routine, which

Garrett Greene played quarterback at West Virginia. He will try to make it in the NFL at wide receiver, having signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. He saw the writing on the wall as soon as his college career ended and began his pre-draft training for the

Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton played 190 defensive snaps last season, with 49 of those coming after he tore an anterior cruciate ligament. Singleton injured his knee on the eighth play of the Week 3 win over the Buccaneers on Sept. 22. He didn’t miss a snap in the game, but

The Cowboys guaranteed money to eight of their nine undrafted free agents, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. Syracuse defensive back Alijah Clark and Syracuse linebacker Justin Barron both received a team-high $234,000 guarantee. Oregon wide receiver Traeshon Holden signed an undrafted deal with the Cowboys for no guaranteed money and

An unnamed Colorado fan has filed a lawsuit in the NFL over the draft-week free fall of quarterback Shedeur Sanders. In our view, it’s the legal equivalent of a prank call. In saying that, we are expressing an opinion only, not stating facts. (I’m not interested in being the next

Wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase’s long push for a new contract ended in March when he signed a four-year extension with the Bengals that made him the leagu’e best-paid non-quarterback. Chase set the stage for that pact by putting up 127 catches for 1,708 yards and 17 touchdowns during the 2024

Commanders General Manager Adam Peters worked for the 49ers before going to Washington and that gave him some helpful insight into a trade target this offseason. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel joined the Niners in 2019 when Peters was their vice president of player personnel and Peters said on The Pat