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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

  • Brenen Thompson headshot

    Brenen Thompson

    WR Questionable

    Thompson (quadriceps/hamstring) did not participate at practice Wednesday.

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  • Tyrell Shavers headshot

    Tyrell Shavers

    WR Pup R

    The Bills designated Shavers (knee) to return from the reserve/PUP list Wednesday, but he will not play against the Ravens on Sunday, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.

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  • Michael Briscoe headshot

    The Vikings placed Briscoe (undisclosed) on their practice squad injured list Wednesday.

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  • Colby Parkinson headshot

    Colby Parkinson

    TE Questionable

    Parkinson did not participate in Wednesday's practice due to a rib injury, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.

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  • Treylon Burks headshot

    Treylon Burks

    WR Questionable

    Burks (foot) was limited in Wednesday's practice.

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  • Dontayvion Wicks headshot

    Dontayvion Wicks

    WR Questionable

    Wicks (ankle) didn't take part in Wednesday's walkthrough.

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  • Tre Harris headshot

    Tre Harris

    WR Questionable

    Harris (hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

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  • Devonta Smith headshot

    Devonta Smith

    WR Questionable

    Smith (hamstring) was a non-participant at Wednesday's walkthrough.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Saquon Barkley

    RB Questionable

    Barkley (hamstring/back) was listed as a non-participant in Wednesday's walkthrough.

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  • Stefon Diggs headshot

    Stefon Diggs

    WR Questionable

    Diggs (hand/hamstring/rest) was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice.

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  • John Bates headshot

    John Bates

    TE Questionable

    questionable

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  • Ladd McConkey headshot

    Ladd McConkey

    WR Questionable

    McConkey (concussion) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.

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  • Jaylin Noel headshot

    Jaylin Noel

    WR Injured Reserve

    Noel, who was placed on injured reserve earlier Wednesday, is expected to require surgery to address his toe injury and will miss the remainder of the season, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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  • George Pickens headshot

    George Pickens

    WR Questionable

    Pickens (shoulder/hamstring) was limited at Wednesday's practice, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

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  • Dylan Sampson headshot

    Dylan Sampson

    RB Questionable

    Sampson (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

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  • Jaylen Waddle headshot

    Jaylen Waddle

    WR Questionable

    Waddle (chest) was listed as a non-participant in Wednesday's practice.

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  • Marvin Mims headshot

    Marvin Mims

    WR Questionable

    questionable

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  • Dalton Kincaid headshot

    Dalton Kincaid

    TE Questionable

    Kincaid was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a chest injury.

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  • Lamar Jackson headshot

    Lamar Jackson

    QB Questionable

    Jackson (ankle) was listed as a full participant in Wednesday's practice.

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  • DJ Moore headshot

    DJ Moore

    WR Questionable

    Moore (shoulder) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

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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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