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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

  • David Njoku headshot

    Head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Monday that Njoku (fibula) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) will both go on injured reserve, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Jayden Reed headshot

    The Packers listed Reed (back) as a non-participant on Monday's estimated practice report, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

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  • Dallas Goedert headshot

    Goedert (knee) was diagnosed Monday with a sprained MCL and is expected to miss a few weeks, Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter of ESPN report.

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  • Tua Tagovailoa headshot

    Tagovailoa (ankle) was estimated as a limited participant in Monday's walk-through practice, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Brian Robinson headshot

    Robinson was listed as a limited participant in Monday's walkthrough practice due to an ankle injury, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Nick Muse headshot

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  • Caleb Douglas headshot

    Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley said Monday that it's "too early to tell" the severity of the ankle injury Douglas sustained in Sunday's 35-13 loss to the 49ers, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.

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  • Jonathon Brooks headshot

    Brooks is considered week-to-week while he receives further medical opinions on the groin injury he sustained in Sunday's 34-3 win over the Falcons, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.

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  • Alec Pierce headshot

    Colts head coach Shane Steichen said Monday that Pierce "aggravated something in the heel he had surgery on" during Sunday's 33-30 overtime loss to the Chiefs and is still being evaluated, Jake Arthur of Roundtable.io reports.

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  • Michael Penix headshot

    The Falcons announced that Penix (knee) has been named the team's starting quarterback for Thursday's game against the Packers, Tori McElhaney of the team's official site reports.

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  • Demarcus Robinson headshot

    San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Robinson is facing a recovery timeline of 3-to-6 weeks after sustaining a high-ankle sprain in Sunday's 35-13 win over the Dolphins, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Mike Evans headshot

    San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Evans (hip) will "have to be managed this week" leading up to Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Caleb Williams headshot

    Bears head coach Ben Johnson said that he doesn't anticipate Williams (hamstring) practicing in Week 3, though Johnson was unwilling to officially rule out the quarterback from playing Monday against the Eagles, Sean Hammond of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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  • Brock Bowers headshot

    Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said that Bowers (knee) will practice this week and is gearing up to play Sunday against the Saints, Levi Edwards of the team's official site reports.

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  • Zay Flowers headshot

    Ravens head coach Jesse Minter said Monday that Flowers (hamstring) has a "good shot" to play Week 3 in Dallas, Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site reports.

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  • Michael Pittman headshot

    Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that Pittman's foot injury is not related to the one he dealt with during training camp and the preseason, Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com reports.

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  • Jayden Reed headshot

    Reed sustained a back injury in Sunday's 20-17 overtime win over the Jets and will soon return to Green Bay while the Packers evaluate treatment options and establish a timeline for his recovery, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

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  • Jayden Daniels headshot

    Daniels (elbow) underwent imaging Monday and will consult with multiple experts over the next few days, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • RJ Harvey headshot

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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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