Category : Red Zone Rumors

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

The Raiders have added five players to their organization with draft picks over the last two days, but the happy news for those players was balanced on Friday by some bad news for six others. Six Raiders players were waived off of the 90-man roster as the team made space

As the Shedeur Sanders slide continues, plenty of coaches and General Managers have been asked whether they’ll be the ones to stop the free fall. On Friday night, Cowboys owner/G.M. Jerry Jones was asked whether he’s surprised that Shedeur remains available. “Well, first of all, I don’t want to make

The Seahawks surprised many by taking a quarterback in round three. They surprised most by taking Jalen Milroe over Shedeur Sanders. During a press conference after the second night of the draft, Seattle G.M. John Schneider was asked whether Milroe was the Seahawks’ highest-rated quarterback. “No, I don’t think he

If the Broncos had needed a starting quarterback, Shedeur Sanders might have been staying in Colorado. There’s a chance he’ll still end up in Denver, based on the things Broncos coach Sean Payton had to say after Sanders made it through the first three rounds of the draft unselected. “We

After being picked by the Giants on Thursday night, Abdul Carter made clear his interest in wearing No. 56. On Friday night, Lawrence Taylor made clear his lack of interest in allowing it. Carter accepted Taylor’s refusal to permit the retired number to be unretired in a Twitter post. “The

The excruciating free fall of Shedeur Sanders has been streamed live. Those watching last night may have believed the plunge was over. Shedeur believed it, too. Via Christian Arnold of the New York Post, someone prank called Sanders on Friday, leading him to believe he was about to be drafted.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell doesn’t think teams need 10 minutes between picks in the first round of the draft. Goodell told Pat McAfee on Friday that he’d like to see a shorter period of time between picks in the first round, possibly with each team getting a one-time extension that

The Lions’ Thanksgiving game will start a little later this year. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told Pat McAfee that the league is planning a change to the Thanksgiving schedule to make it more resemble the typical kickoff times on a Sunday, with the three games kicking off at 1, 4:25

The Steelers passed on taking a quarterback in the first round and they did so again in the third round. Running back Kaleb Johnson was the team’s choice in the third round with the 83rd overall pick. The Steelers did not have a second-round pick due to the trade for

Warren Moon was willing to let Cam Ward wear his retired No. 1. Lawrence Taylor won’t be nearly as generous. Even though new Giants pass rusher Abdul Carter made it clear last night that he’d like to wear No. 56, Taylor will not allow it. Taylor had this to say

The Chiefs have acquired the No. 85 overall pick in the third round from the Patriots. With the pick, Kansas City selected cornerback Nohl Williams out of Cal. Williams, 22, began his collegiate career at UNLV before transferring to Cal for his last two seasons. he was a consensus All-American

The Packers have made the playoffs in each of the past two seasons with Jordan Love as the starting QB, losing at Philadelphia in the Wild Card last season. Love is playing on a four-year, $220 million extension, with Green Bay betting on their quarterback as they look to return

A fourth quarterback has been drafted in 2025 — and he comes out of the SEC. With the No. 92 overall pick in the third round, the Seahawks have selected Jalen Milroe out of Alabama. Milroe, 22, was a two-year starter at Alabama after Bryce Young left the school for

The Michael Penix Jr. era in Atlanta is officially underway. After selecting Penix with the 8th overall pick last year, the rookie began the season as backup QB to Kirk Cousins. However, Cousins struggled in his first season in Atlanta, with Penix taking over as the starter for the final

Alabama’s Jalen Milore went to the Seahawks at No. 92, the first quarterback drafted in the third round and the fourth overall. Two picks later, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel has followed. Gabriel is headed to the Browns. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, meanwhile, continues to wait. Gabriel will join Joe Flacco

Nothing draws a crowd like the ultimate reality show about nothing. Except for actual games, that is. The first night of the 2025 draft averaged 13.6 million viewers on the various platforms: ESPN, NFLN, ABC, ESPN Deportes, and digital channels. The NFL announced those figures on Friday day. It’s the

The Vikings have closed out Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft by selecting a receiver. Minnesota picked Tai Felton out of Maryland with No. 102 overall to finish the third round. Felton, 22, played his entire collegiate career at Maryland. He appeared in 46 games with 31 starts for

49ers tight end George Kittle did not show up for the start of the offseason program, but on social media, he denied a report his absence was contract related. Kittle was back in the team facility Friday for conditioning, NFL Media reports. Kittle, 31, is entering the last year of

If you were watching Friday’s PFT Live (first of all, thank you), you heard us say that Aaron Rodgers to the Steelers “will happen.” The only question at this point is when. On Friday night, team owner Art Rooney II basically said the same thing, during an appearance on Steelers

For the second time during Day 2 of this year’s draft, the Panthers have traded up to select an edge rusher. Carolina has been wheeling and dealing, this time sending No. 85 and No. 126 to New England in exchange for No. 77. With that pick, the Panthers have selected

Detroit had the best regular season in franchise history last year, going 15-2 and earning the No. 1 seed in the NFC. However, the Lions failed to win a playoff game as they were upset at home by Washington in the Divisional Round. QB Jared Goff and head coach Dan

Washington was one of the surprise stories of last season, improving from 4-13 in 2023 to 12-5 in 2024. Led by new head coach Dan Quinn and rookie QB Jayden Daniels, Washington won their first playoff game since the 2005 season, beating the Bucs in the Wild Card before upsetting

The Buccaneers won a fourth straight NFC South division title last season before losing against the Commanders on a field goal as time expired in the Wild Card. QB Baker Mayfield has found a home in Tampa and is coming off the best season of his career, throwing for 4,500

Dallas is turning the page after a disastrous 2024 season which saw the Cowboys go 7-10 and miss the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Jerry Jones chose to move on from Mike McCarthy and promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach. Schottenheimer, who has spent the last

The Dolphins saw a player they wanted at No. 37 and jumped up the board to get him. Miami moved up from No. 48 in order to select offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea. The Dolphins drafted defensive lineman Kenneth Grant in the first round. The Dolphins sent the 98th and 135th

The Steelers drafted Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon with the 21st overall pick. Harmon then went to the hospital to share the news with his mother, Tiffany Saine, who was on life support. The Steelers confirmed Friday night that Saine died shortly after Harmon arrived. “On behalf of the entire

Browns fans wanted wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter with the No. 2 overall pick. Hunter, as a two-way player, could be a generational talent. The Browns, though, traded the pick to the Jaguars for a package of picks that includes a first-rounder in 2026. The Jaguars selected the Heisman Trophy winner,

During his first term, President Donald Trump periodically poked and prodded pro football over topics from health and safety to the national anthem. During his second term, he has voiced strenuous objection, so far, only to the so-called dynamic kickoff. He has now chimed in on the biggest current NFL

The Eagles ultimately moved up one spot in round one — from No. 32 to No. 31 — to get Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell. The effort started at least nine picks earlier than that. Per multiple sources, the Eagles attempted to trade up to No. 22 with the Chargers in

In the run-up to the draft, an old clip of Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan saying he didn’t watch game film surfaced. Some questioned whether it would be wise to draft such a player. McMillan said the person who said that was younger and dumber than the person the Panthers

The Cowboys took guard Tyler Booker in the first round on Thursday night, but there was a lot of talk about targeting a different offensive position leading into this year’s draft. Wide receiver was a popular choice in mock drafts and there have been calls for the Cowboys to add

When the Buccaneers used the 19th pick on Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, it prompted a question to General Manager Jason Licht about Chris Godwin’s rehab. Godwin dislocated his ankle in a Week 7 game against the Ravens, costing him the rest of the season. Still, the Bucs re-signed

Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon said recently that he’d consider giving his blessing to Cam Ward to wear No. 1 with the Titans despite the number being retired by the franchise and his answer to the question came on Friday. Moon made an appearance at Ward’s press conference

The snowball of allegations against Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe is growing. And his lawyers have spoken out about the latest claim to come to light. As explained by The U.S. Sun, Michele Bundy Evans sued Sharpe in 2023. She claims defamation based on things Sharpe allegedly said

The NFL will be playing three games on Christmas in 2025 and that’s the plan for every year in the future as well. That was the word from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday. The league said at one point that they

In the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Packers think they added a wide receiver who is only going to get better. Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst said after drafting wide receiver Matthew Golden that the Packers’ evaluations pegged Golden as a player who is likely to continue

In the aftermath of selecting defensive lineman Mykel Williams, 49ers General Manager John Lynch told reporters that the club had to sweat out some moments before getting to No. 11. Lynch even noted that San Francisco tried to trade up, but that effort was unsuccessful. Still, the 49ers were able

The Jaguars pulled off a draft surprise by trading up for receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, bringing him back to his native Florida. While reports of the possible trade between Jacksonville and Cleveland didn’t leak out until Thursday, Hunter told reporters after the selection that he had an idea that something might

The Bengals have been at odds with defensive end Trey Hendrickson about a new contract this offseason and he’s asked for a trade to a team willing to give him one, so it was inevitable that their first-round pick would elicit questions regarding the veteran. Defensive end Shemar Stewart was

Based on the Rams’ draft history in the Les Snead/Sean McVay era, it wasn’t much of a shock to see the club trade out of its first-round pick at No. 26 overall. It was, however, a mild surprise that the club was able to net a first-round pick in next

The Lions made a first-round pick on Thursday night when they selected defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with the 28th overall pick and they made a couple of moves involving past first-rounders on Friday. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has exercised their fifth-year options on defensive end Aidan

Dysfunctional teams do dysfunctional things. And the Giants have dysfunctioned things up for nearly a decade and a half. For every team that can’t shoot straight, it starts at the top. And it’s only the person at the top who can spark true change. As to the Giants, it’s simple.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is still available after the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. If the betting odds are correct, he won’t be available for long. Sanders is a -150 favorite to go first tonight, with the 33rd overall pick in the draft, via the odds at FanDuel.

The lack of a sure starter at quarterback for the 2025 season led many people to think the Steelers would target that position in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, but that’s not where they went with the 21st pick. Defensive lineman Derrick Harmon was the

The first two picks of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft did not come from schools in the SEC or Big 10, but it soon became clear that those two conferences would dominate the night. Penn State’s Abdul Carter was the third pick, LSU’s Will Campbell was the

The Panthers set an NFL record for points allowed in a single season last year, but they didn’t add a defensive piece with their top pick in this year’s draft. Wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan was the team’s choice with the eighth overall pick and General Manager Dan Morgan said on

The Falcons doubled up on quarterbacks during the 2024 offseason and they doubled up on edge rushers in the first round of this year’s draft. A year after shocking many by selecting Michael Penix after signing Kirk Cousins, the Falcons dropped some more jaws when they traded their 2026 first-round

The Saints took offensive tackle Kelvin Banks with the ninth overall pick in the draft, but head coach Kellen Moore fielded a question about a different position early in his press conference on Thursday night. Moore was asked if he knew what quarterback Banks will be blocking for this fall.

The first draft pick of a new regime is often seen as a declaration of what kind of team you want to build and the Raiders leaned into that after selecting running back Ashton Jeanty with the sixth overall pick on Thursday night. Jeanty ran for 2,601 yards in his