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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

  • Omar Cooper headshot

    The Jets are expected to place Cooper (ankle) on injured reserve, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Aidan O'Connell headshot

    O'Connell is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chargers due to personal reasons.

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  • Jordan Whittington headshot

    Whittington (quadriceps) did not practice Friday.

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  • DJ Giddens headshot

    Giddens (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chiefs.

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  • Puka Nacua headshot

    Nacua didn't practice Friday due to a hip injury, Benjamin Royer of The Orange County Register reports.

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  • Ashton Dulin headshot

    Dulin (ankle) is listed as out for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports.

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  • Marvin Mims headshot

    Mims (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Troy Renck of Denver 7 News reports.

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  • Kene Nwangwu headshot

    Nwangwu (back) won't play in Sunday's game against the Packers, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

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  • RJ Harvey headshot

    Harvey (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars after he was limited in practice Friday for the second consecutive day.

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  • Kaelon Black headshot

    Black (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

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  • Zach Charbonnet headshot

    Coach Mike Macdonald said Friday that the Seahawks are drawing closer to setting a date for Charbonnet (knee) to resume practicing, Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

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  • Ladd McConkey headshot

    McConkey (rib) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders, ESPN's Kris Rhim reports.

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  • Joe Burrow headshot

    Burrow (back) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Houston, but Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Friday that the quarterback is good to go, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

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  • Nico Collins headshot

    Collins (hamstring) will not play Sunday against the Bengals.

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  • Jalen McMillan headshot

    McMillan (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Browns.

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  • Michael Pittman headshot

    Pittman (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Zay Flowers headshot

    Flowers (hamstring) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against New Orleans.

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  • Brock Bowers headshot

    Bowers (knee) will be listed as doubtful for Sunday's game at the Chargers, and Raiders coach Klint Kubiak said Friday that the tight end will be worked out pregame before a final decision is made, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

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  • Jauan Jennings headshot

    Jennings (not injury related - personal) won't play Sunday in Chicago.

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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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