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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

  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Saquon Barkley

    RB Questionable

    Barkley (hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Cowboys, is "trending toward playing," Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

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  • Velus Jones headshot

    Velus Jones

    RB Questionable

    Jones (hamstring) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday night's contest against the Chiefs.

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  • Rashid Shaheed headshot

    Rashid Shaheed

    WR Questionable

    Shaheed (knee) won't return to Sunday's game against the Chiefs.

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  • Jaylen Waddle headshot

    Jaylen Waddle

    WR Questionable

    Waddle didn't return to Sunday's 30-16 win over the Cardinals due to a chest injury, Parker Gabriel of the Denver Post reports.

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  • Garrett Nussmeier headshot

    Nussmeier (coach's decision) is inactive as the emergency third quarterback for Sunday night's game against the Seahawks.

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  • Rashee Rice headshot

    Rashee Rice

    WR Out

    inactive

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  • Drew Lock headshot

    Drew Lock

    QB Out

    Lock (elbow) is inactive but serving as the Seahawks' emergency third quarterback for Sunday night's contest against the Chiefs, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.

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  • Cam Skattebo headshot

    Cam Skattebo

    RB Questionable

    Skattebo told Dan Graziano of ESPN after Sunday's 27-21 overtime win at Houston that he "felt something in his hamstring" during his final carry of the game.

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  • Jaylin Noel headshot

    Jaylin Noel

    WR Questionable

    Noel (toe) was seen in a walking boot after Sunday's 27-21 overtime loss to the Giants, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Aaron Jones headshot

    Aaron Jones

    RB Questionable

    Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Jones aggravated a previous knee injury during Sunday's 16-10 win against the Colts, Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

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  • Jaylen Wright headshot

    Jaylen Wright

    RB Questionable

    Wright (quadriceps) left Sunday's game against the Jets and did not return to the contest.

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  • Jaylen Wright headshot

    Jaylen Wright

    RB Questionable

    Wright (quadriceps) left Sunday's game against the Jets early and did not return.

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  • Aaron Jones headshot

    Aaron Jones

    RB Questionable

    Jones (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Colts.

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  • Ty Simpson headshot

    Ty Simpson

    QB Out

    Simpson (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Rams' emergency third quarterback against the Raiders on Sunday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Aidan O'Connell headshot

    O'Connell (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback against the Rams on Sunday.

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  • Erick All headshot

    Erick All

    TE Questionable

    All (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Ravens.

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  • Kaleb Johnson headshot

    Kaleb Johnson

    RB Out

    Johnson (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Lions.

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  • Max Klare headshot

    Max Klare

    TE Out

    inactive

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  • Ty Simpson headshot

    Ty Simpson

    QB Out

    inactive

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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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