Category : Red Zone Rumors

In 2023, the Lions drafted tight end Sam LaPorta and he immediately became one of the NFL’s most productive tight ends in offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s offense. Now Johnson is head coach of the Bears, and he thinks he just found a tight end who is a lot like LaPorta,

Eagles first-round draft pick Jihaad Campbell was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, and as he made his trip to the Eagles’ facility after the draft, he realized what a special moment it was in his life. “When I was on the plane, I was looking like, ‘Dang, I’m

At six-foot-six and 464 pounds, defensive tackle Desmond Watson would have been the largest draft pick in NFL history. He was not drafted. Via the Associated Press, Watson has instead signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. It’ll be a homecoming for Watson, who grew up 20 minutes

A deal is in place. All that’s left is the approval. The Washington Post reports that the Commanders and D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser have reached an agreement on a new facility to be built at the site of the defunct RFK Stadium. The deal is expected to be announced on

The reports of the demise of Dre Greenlaw’s season have been greatly exaggerated. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Greenlaw will be ready to go in eight weeks. As another source explained it, Green did not suffered a torn quadriceps. It’s only a strain. However it plays out,

The Falcons won’t be taking action against defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich in connection with his son’s prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the second night of the draft. The NFL still could. “We have been in contact with the Falcons and we are reviewing the matter,” a league spokesman told

The Panthers are bringing in another potential weapon for their offense. Carolina announced on Sunday night that the club has agreed to terms with veteran receiver Hunter Renfrow. Renfrow, 29, did not play in 2024 after the Raiders released him in March of that year. While he’s dealt with injuries,

One of the Broncos’ key free agent signees won’t see the field for a while. Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports that linebacker Dre Greenlaw tore a quadriceps while working out. The injury could force him to miss a substantial portion of the 2025 season, per Chan.

Michigan Panthers wide receiver Samson Nacua, the brother of Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, slapped a fan in the face following Saturday night’s game in St. Louis. Video of the incident shows a fan in the front row leaning onto the field and apparently exchanging words with Nacua, who then

The Jaguars spent the last few days adding rookies to their roster, but Sunday was a moment for striking a deal with a more seasoned player. Agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN that his client Emmanuel Ogbah has agreed to sign with the Jags. It’s a one-year deal worth up to

In his upcoming book, The Art of Winning, Bill Belichick made one very strategic omission. Patriots owner Robert Kraft is mentioned nowhere in the entire publication. During Belichick’s book-tour interview with CBS Mornings, Belichick gave an arguably inartful explanation about the failure to include any reference to Kraft. Asked about

The mystery has been solved. Well, one of them at least. The Falcons have announced that the prank call placed during the second night of the draft traces to defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. In a statement, the Falcons said that Ulbrich’s 21-year-old son, Jax, “unintentionally came across the draft contact

Bill Belichick’s first book comes out soon. He’s doing a book tour. Based on the most recent broadcast interview, it seems to be going roughly as well as the tour for Kramer’s coffee-table book about coffee tables. In a mostly fluff-filed sit-down with Tony Dokoupil of CBS Mornings, the 73-year-old

The Dolphins added one cornerback in the draft and it looks like they have plans to bolster the group with an older player as well. General Manager Chris Grier said in a press conference on Saturday that “we’ve had a number of conversations with players” when asked about signing a

And then there were three. Per a league source, a third prospect received a prank call during the 2025 draft. Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Colts tight end Tyler Warren received fake calls telling them they were being drafted before they were. Another player received a phony call 30 minutes

The NFL draft might not draw a Super Bowl-level TV audience. It definitely generates a Super Bowl-level crowd. The league announced that 600,000 attended the draft in Green Bay. While that’s down from last year’s all-time record of 775,000 in Detroit, Detroit is a much larger city and metropolitan area.

Shedeur Sanders apparently isn’t the only prospect who got punked during the draft. Via Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports, tight end Tyler Warren received a prank call when the Jets were on the clock with the seventh overall pick, on Thursday night. (Warren was eventually picked by the Colts, at

The Saints announced agreements with 11 undrafted free agents on Sunday. Defensive end Omari Thomas is part of the group. Thomas played 61 games and made 41 starts during his time at Tennessee and had 115 tackles, five sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, a forced fumble, a

The Panthers are bringing in the son of one of the top receivers in franchise history. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that they have agreed to sign Muhsin “Moose” Muhammad III as an undrafted free agent. His father is second in Panthers history in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving

As quarterback Shedeur Sanders slid through round two and three of the draft, the question of whether he should try to return to college football for another year caught fire. There’s another player to whom that question is relevant — quarterback Quinn Ewers. Per a source with knowledge of the

The draft has come and gone, and cornerback Jalen Ramsey remains on the Miami roster. Earlier this month, the Dolphins confirmed that they’re trying to trade Ramsey. They surely would have preferred to get 2025 draft picks. Now, they’ll either get one or more players or one or more 2026

The Shedeur Sanders free fall included a Friday night prank call from someone who claimed to be Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis. With Shedeur explaining on Saturday that the call came to a phone he received directly from the NFL, the question becomes who leaked the number? If Shedeur’s version is

During a Super Bowl week interview with PFT Live, Jalen Milroe made it clear that he has no desire to play anything but quarterback. As he said, “You never ask a zebra to be a dog.” The team that drafted Milroe agrees with his assessment. After Milroe joined the Seahawks

As we learned from last year’s offseason Hard Knocks, Giants coach Brian Daboll likes to put quarterback prospects on the white board and grill them. On Thursday, a report emerged suggesting that one such session between Daboll and quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders did not go well. Todd McShay of The

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is pushing for the league’s international series to include more games on more continents. Goodell told Pat McAfee that the NFL is serious about establishing itself as a mainstream sport around the world, and he mentioned that the league could play its first game in Asia

The Ravens signaled that they were open to taking a kicker ahead of the draft, so the decision to select Tyler Loop in the sixth round wasn’t a surprising one. It still led to questions for General Manager Eric DeCosta after the draft, however. Longtime Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is

Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders says he thinks he landed in the right place, even if it took longer than he expected. Sanders, selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft, says he liked the Browns when he visited with them before the draft and still likes them now.

The Giants won’t be picking up the fifth-year option of General Manager Joe Schoen’s first draft pick. After this year’s draft came to a close, Schoen announced at a press conference that the team will be declining its 2026 option on offensive lineman Evan Neal’s contract. Neal was the seventh

The Vikings had only five 2025 draft picks. After the draft ended, they agreed to terms with 19 players who weren’t picked. The Vikings announced their incoming class of undrafted free agents on Saturday night. They are: BYU linebacker Tyler Batty, Texas receiver Silas Bolden, Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer, Kansas

The 49ers have an injury issue that previously wasn’t known. Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports safety Malik Mustapha underwent an ACL repair following the 2024 season. He suffered the injury in Week 18, against the Cardinals. He took a cleat to the knee during the game. Initially, it was believed

The Chargers moved quickly to announce agreements with a large group undrafted rookies on Saturday night. The team drafted nine players over the last three days and they agreed to contracts with 18 more players who went unselected over seven rounds. Quarterback DJ Uiagalelei is part of that group. Uiagalelei

There was uncertainty about tight end Dallas Goedert’s future with the Eagles heading into the draft and General Manager Howie Roseman didn’t offer any guarantees after it came to an end. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni kicked off the speculation at the league meetings when he said that you “want

The Vikings didn’t draft a quarterback on Saturday, but they did make a change to their depth chart at the position. Minnesota picked up Sam Howell in a trade with the Seahawks that also included a swap of fifth-round picks. General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said in a post-draft press conference

Like his brother Shedeur, former Colorado safety Shiloh Sanders maneuvered the pre-draft process without an agent. When Shiloh wasn’t drafted, he went with a new approach. Shiloh hired Rosenhaus Sports, and Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey got him a contract as an undrafted free agent with the Buccaneers. In hindsight,

The Saints may be having a quarterback competition heading into the 2025 season, but they’ll have to wait to find out if that’s the plan. General Manager Mickey Loomis said on Saturday that Derek Carr will be the team’s starting quarterback if he’s healthy, but that’s a big if given

The 2025 NFL Draft has come to a close with the Patriots’ pick at No. 257. New England selected defensive back Kobee Minor out of Memphis with the last pick of the seventh round. Minor played three seasons at Texas Tech before transferring to Indiana in 2023 and then Memphis

The Chiefs have made a move in the final round of the draft to bring in a running back. Kansas City sent No. 251 and No. 257 — the final pick of the draft — to New England for No. 228. With that selection, the Chiefs picked running back Brashard

Quinn Ewers reportedly turned down $8 million to transfer for the 2025 season. Instead, he opted for the draft. The Texas quarterback, who made roughly $6 million playing in college, will make far less than that in the NFL on his rookie contract. Ewers’ long wait to be drafted ended

Panthers General Manager Dan Morgan said earlier this month that the team was taking its time before making a decision about exercising their fifth-year option on left tackle Ickey Ekwonu’s contract and they’ve now come to a conclusion. Morgan told reporters at a Saturday press conference that the team will

The Colts will have a quarterback competition between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson. Could they have another candidate for the job? Indianapolis used the 189th overall pick to select Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard on Saturday. Leonard spent his first three seasons at Duke before transferring to Notre Dame. In

The Texans have added a quarterback to their draft haul. Former Florida signal caller Graham Mertz was selected in the sixth round with the 197th overall pick. He joins C.J. Stroud, Davis Mills, and Kedon Slovis on the depth chart in Houston. Mertz spent four years at Wisconsin before heading

The first kicker of the 2025 draft is off the board. The Patriots selected Andres Borregales out of Miami with the No. 182 overall pick in the sixth round. Borregales, a native of Venezuela, was a two-time first-team All-ACC selection in 2023 and 2024. He missed just one extra point

The Jaguars plan for rookie Travis Hunter to play both wide receiver and cornerback this season, but he’ll learn the ins and outs of the offense first. Jaguars General Manager James Gladstone said that when Hunter is first getting up to speed the team plans to have him focus primarily

After the Browns ended quarterback Shedeur Sanders’s 144-pick free fall, the image from the draft room suggested they were feeling something other than euphoric. G.M. Andrew Berry, frankly, looked not happy. Not necessarily upset. But not happy. Coach Kevin Stefanski didn’t seem much happier. They both addressed their less-than-exuberant reaction

The Panthers had pre-draft talks with other teams about trading edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, David Newton of ESPN reports. It is unclear where those talks stand now that the draft is into the third day, but it does cast uncertainty about Clowney’s future in Carolina. The Panthers have added edge

After reaching the playoffs in each of Mike McDaniel’s first two seasons in charge, the Dolphins struggled in his third season, going 8-9 and missing out on the postseason in 2024. QB Tua Tagovailoa missed six games as he struggled to stay healthy once again, with the likes of Tyler

The Packers’ pick at No. 124 didn’t have far to go to say hello to the folks who drafted him. Commissioner Roger Goodell came onto the stage to announce the club had selected edge rusher Barryn Sorrell out of Texas. While it’s unclear when Sorrell showed up, he was in

The Texans have used a third-round pick in 2026 to help acquire a running back this year. Houston sent No. 179 and a 2026 third rounder to Miami in exchange for No. 116 and No. 224 in 2025. With the 116th pick, Houston selected Woody Marks out of USC. Marks,

The Bills have made a move to bring in a defensive player. Buffalo traded No. 132 and No. 169 to Chicago in exchange for No. 109 — which was, ironically, an original Buffalo pick. The Bills turned in the card to select defensive tackle Deone Walker out of Kentucky. Walker,

After quarterback Shedeur Sanders wasn’t drafted in round one, most thought he would be drafted in round two. After he wasn’t drafted in round three, most think he’ll go in round four. If that happens, where are the hot spots? The first one that stands out is the Raiders, at