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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

  • Sam Darnold headshot

    Darnold (glute) will practice Wednesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

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  • Devin Singletary headshot

    Singletary rushed three times for nine yards during Monday night's 28-6 loss to the Rams.

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  • Jayden Reed headshot

    Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday that Reed has returned to Green Bay to undergo further testing and consultations with doctors for his neck injury, Ryan Wood of USA Today. The wide receiver remains without a timeline for a return.

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  • Mason Taylor headshot

    Taylor (thumb) is considered week-to-week and will likely miss Sunday's game against the Lions, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Charlie Kolar headshot

    Kolar plans to undergo surgery to repair a broken forearm and is hopeful to return from injured reserve when first eligible for the Chargers' No. 1 game against the Rams, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Rico Dowdle headshot

    Dowdle "checked out relatively OK" after undergoing testing on his toe injury Tuesday and is considered day-to-day, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Ty Johnson headshot

    questionable

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  • Zay Flowers headshot

    questionable

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  • RJ Harvey headshot

    questionable

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  • DJ Giddens headshot

    questionable

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  • Jayden Reed headshot

    Reed (neck) was listed as a non-participant for Tuesday's walkthrough practice.

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  • Jaxson Dart headshot

    Dart is facing the possibility of season-ending surgery after further testing Tuesday revealed that the left knee injury he sustained in Monday's 28-6 loss to the Rams is worse than originally anticipated, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

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  • Tyson Bagent headshot

    Bagent was diagnosed with a concussion and placed in the five-step protocol Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Arian Smith headshot

    questionable

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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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