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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

  • Michael Pittman headshot

    Pittman (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game, according to Alan Saunders of Steelers Now.

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  • Nico Collins headshot

    Collins (hamstring) will not play in Sunday's game at Indianapolis.

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  • Rico Dowdle headshot

    Dowdle (toe) has been ruled out for Sunday's gam at Cincinnati, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now reports.

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  • Jaylen Warren headshot

    Warren (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals after being a limited participant in Friday's practice, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now reports.

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  • Tyson Bagent headshot

    Bagent (concussion) didn't take part in practice Friday.

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  • Tyjae Spears headshot

    Spears (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Turron Davenport of ESPN reports.

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  • Caleb Williams headshot

    Williams (hamstring) was a non-participant at Friday's practice.

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  • Devonta Smith headshot

    Smith (hamstring) wasn't in uniform at the start of Friday's practice but eventually took part in individual drills before running on a side field, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley (stinger) is taking part in the open portion of Friday's practice, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.

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  • Brock Bowers headshot

    Bowers (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints, with head coach Klint Kubiak telling reporters that the tight end's absence from Friday's practice was planned, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

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  • Keon Coleman headshot

    Coleman (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game versus the Chargers.

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  • Zay Flowers headshot

    Flowers (hamstring) took part in individual drills at Friday's practice, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

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  • Puka Nacua headshot

    Coach Sean McVay said Friday that Nacua (hip) will be listed as doubtful for Sunday's game at Denver, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.

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  • DJ Moore headshot

    Head coach Joe Brady said Friday that Moore (shoulder) will be listed as questionable and a game-time decision for Sunday's contest against the Chargers, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports.

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  • Aaron Jones headshot

    Jones (knee) was present for practice Friday, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Jayden Daniels headshot

    Daniels (elbow) won't be placed on injured reserve and is considered week-to-week, per Commanders head coach Dan Quinn.

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  • Jalen Coker headshot

    Coker (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game, Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports.

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  • Tyjae Spears headshot

    Spears (ankle) was listed as limited for Friday's practice, Terry McCormick of TitanInsider reports.

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  • Tony Pollard headshot

    Pollard (ankle) will be a full participant in Friday's practice, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

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  • Rico Dowdle headshot

    Dowdle (toe) was not spotted during the open viewing window of Friday's practice, Ray Fittipaldo reports.

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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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