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NFL Player News

Quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end news only — the positions that decide fantasy football lineups.

Every note on this page concerns a QB, RB, WR or TE, so you are not scrolling past special-teams and defensive-line updates to find the players on your roster. Each row links to the player's full page and to his team page, carries the outlet that reported it, and shows the date it was published. Near-identical wire copies of the same report are collapsed into one entry.

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Latest NFL player news

  • Justin Jefferson headshot

    Jefferson (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Dolphins.

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  • Ko Kieft headshot

    Kieft (elbow) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Packers, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

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  • Justin Jefferson headshot

    Jefferson (ankle) remained absent from Friday's practice, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Keenan Allen headshot

    Allen (groin) was listed as a non-participant for Friday's practice and is questionable for Sunday's game against the Commanders, Nathan Brown of The Indianapolis Star reports.

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  • Rachaad White headshot

    White (shoulder) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Colts.

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  • Terry McLaurin headshot

    McLaurin (hamstring) was added to the injury report Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Colts, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports.

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  • DJ Moore headshot

    Moore (shoulder) is practicing in a non-contact jersey Friday, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports.

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  • D'Andre Swift headshot

    Swift (knee) is expected to practice Friday, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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  • Xavier Legette headshot

    Legette (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday night's game against the Lions, Alex Zietlow of The Charlotte Observer reports.

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  • Jalen Coker headshot

    Coker (quadriceps) is listed as questionable for Sunday night's game against the Lions, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

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  • Devonta Smith headshot

    Smith (hamstring) remained sidelined for Friday's practice, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports.

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  • Tyjae Spears headshot

    Head coach Robert Saleh said Friday that Spears (ankle) is trending in the right direction to play Sunday against the Ravens, Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com reports.

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  • Nico Collins headshot

    Collins (hamstring) was on the field for Friday's practice, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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  • Adonai Mitchell headshot

    Mitchell (finger) is out for Sunday's game against the Bears, Zack Rosenblatt reports.

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  • Breece Hall headshot

    Hall (quadriceps) is out for Sunday's game at Chicago, according to Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic.

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  • Mason Taylor headshot

    Taylor (thumb) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bears, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

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  • Caleb Douglas headshot

    Douglas (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Vikings, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Jayden Daniels headshot

    Daniels (elbow), per head coach Dan Quinn, was ruled out for Sunday's game against the Colts in London, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports.

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  • Brenen Thompson headshot

    Thompson (quadriceps) didn't practice Thursday.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the NFL news page only show QB, RB, WR and TE?
Because those are the positions that decide a fantasy football lineup. The raw NFL wire is dominated by defensive and offensive-line notes, and scrolling past a cornerback's practice report to find your flex is wasted time. This page filters to quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends only. If you need the full designation list for every position, including defenders and linemen, use the NFL Injury Report instead.
What does each NFL news item show?
Every row carries the player's headshot, his full name linked to his FTA player page, his team logo linked to the team page, the blurb itself, the outlet that reported it, and the date it was published. When the report is recent enough for the tag to still describe the player, the injury or status designation is shown alongside it.
Why do some NFL news items have no injury designation badge?
A designation like Questionable or Out describes a player at a moment in time, and a blurb can sit unchanged for weeks when there is simply nothing new to report. Rather than render a months-old Questionable tag as if it were this week's status, FTA suppresses the badge once the item is older than two weeks. The blurb, date and source stay visible at any age — only the badge is gated.
Why does the same NFL report not appear twice?
The wire frequently syndicates one underlying report through more than one outlet, with only the attribution phrasing changed. FTA collapses near-identical copies of the same report about the same player on the same day into a single entry, keeping the first one ingested, so the feed reads as a list of distinct updates rather than the same note three times.
How should I use NFL player news for fantasy and DFS?
Read it as the narrative layer on top of the numbers. A snap-count note or a beat-writer line about a backfield split often moves a player's role before any projection or injury report reflects it. Pair it with the NFL Injury Report for official designations, the depth charts for role, and Who Should I Start for the lineup call itself.
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