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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

  • Rico Dowdle headshot

    Dowdle (toe) was out of his walking boot Thursday but wasn't in uniform at practice, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.

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  • Jaylen Warren headshot

    Warren (shoulder) was in uniform and participating during the portion of Thursday's practice open to the media, Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com reports.

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  • Chig Okonkwo headshot

    Okonkwo (hamstring) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Tashan Reed of the Washington Post reports.

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  • Nico Collins headshot

    Collins (hamstring) wasn't spotted at the media-access portion of Thursday's practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Sam Darnold headshot

    Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said after Wednesday's practice that Darnold (glute) is "on a good track" to play Sunday against the Commanders, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Mike Evans headshot

    The hip injury Evans sustained in Sunday's win over the Dolphins "does not seem to be major," and the wideout has a "good chance" of practicing Thursday and/or Friday and playing this weekend against the Cardinals, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Puka Nacua headshot

    Nacua, who was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report, doesn't appear to be making much progress in his recovery from a groin injury and could be trending toward a second consecutive absence Sunday against the Broncos, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Jordan Whittington headshot

    Whittington (quadriceps) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.

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  • Ryan Miller headshot

    Miller (hip/back) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.

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  • Jaylen Wright headshot

    Wright (stinger/foot) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.

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  • Lequint Allen headshot

    Allen (hip) was a limited participant at the Jaguars' practice Wednesday.

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  • Eli Raridon headshot

    Raridon (thigh) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

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  • Ronnie Rivers headshot

    The Rams placed Rivers (calf) on their injured reserve list Wednesday.

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  • Reggie Gilliam headshot

    Gilliam (knee) was a limited participant at the Patriots' practice Wednesday.

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  • Kene Nwangwu headshot

    Nwangwu (back) did not participate in Wednesday's practice.

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  • Cooper Kupp headshot

    Kupp (back) was limited in Wednesday's practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

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  • George Holani headshot

    Holani (knee) practiced on a limited basis Wednesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

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  • Colby Parkinson headshot

    Parkinson didn't participate in Wednesday's walkthrough due to a knee injury, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.

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  • Marvin Mims headshot

    Mims (foot) was a limited participant at the Broncos' practice Wednesday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official website reports.

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  • Deejay Dallas headshot

    Dallas (toe) was a limited participant at the Vikings' practice Wednesday.

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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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