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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

  • Jaren Kanak headshot

    Kanak (pectoral) exited Thursday's preseason game against the 49ers early and did not return, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

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  • Jadarian Price headshot

    Price (lower body) won't suit up for Saturday's preseason game against the Cowboys, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.

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  • Josh Jacobs headshot

    Coach Matt LaFleur said Friday that Jacobs (groin) could potentially return to practice later next week, Weston Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

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  • Jordyn Tyson headshot

    Coach Kellen Moore acknowledged that Tyson's right hamstring injury "could" linger into the start of the regular season, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Kaelon Black headshot

    Black (thigh) will not play in Thursday's preseason opener against the Titans, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Jordan James headshot

    James (ribs) will not play in Thursday's preseason opener against the Titans, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Christian Kirk headshot

    Kirk (calf) is not suited up for Thursday's preseason opener against the Titans, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Mike Evans headshot

    Evans (quadriceps) is not dressed in uniform for Thursday night's preseason opener against the Titans, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Montgomery (undisclosed) reverted to injured reserve with the Patriots on Thursday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

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  • Tucker Kraft headshot

    Kraft (knee) appears on track to be available for the Packers' Week 1 matchup with the Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 13, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Ty Johnson headshot

    Johnson (knee) did not participate in Thursday's practice, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

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  • Danny Gray headshot

    Gray (concussion) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports.

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  • Terrell Jennings headshot

    Jennings (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.

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  • Puka Nacua headshot

    Head coach Sean McVay expects Nacua (groin), who is dealing with soreness in his psoas, to be "ready to go" in practice ahead of the team's second preseason game against the Saints on Aug. 22, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.

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  • Marquez Valdes-Scantling headshot

    Valdes-Scantling (knee) will be sent for an MRI to evaluate his injury, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Thursday, Patrik Walker of the Cowboys' official site reports.

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  • Cedric Tillman headshot

    Tillman didn't practice Wednesday due to an undisclosed injury, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

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  • Patrick Mahomes headshot

    Mahomes (knee) won't play in Kansas City's preseason opener against the Rams on Saturday, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.

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  • Chuba Hubbard headshot

    Head coach Dave Canales said Thursday that he's confident Hubbard (hamstring) will be available for the Panthers' regular-season opener against the Bears, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

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  • Ricky Pearsall headshot

    Pearsall announced Thursday in a post on his personal Instagram account that he underwent season-ending surgery to repair the PCL in his right knee, David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports.

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  • Makai Lemon headshot

    Lemon (hamstring) won't take part in Thursday's practice, Eliot Shorr-Parks of Sports Radio 94 WIP Philadelphia 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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