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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

  • Sam Ehlinger headshot

    Sam Ehlinger

    QB Out

    Ehlinger (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the emergency third quarterback in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

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  • Kenny Gainwell headshot

    Kenny Gainwell

    RB Questionable

    Gainwell exited Sunday's game against the Panthers in the third quarter with a hip injury and is questionable to return, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

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  • Carson Beck headshot

    Carson Beck

    QB Out

    Beck (back) is inactive but will serve as the emergency third quarterback against the Broncos on Sunday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

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  • Tyrone Tracy headshot

    Tyrone Tracy

    RB Questionable

    Tracy left Sunday's game at Houston due to a hamstring injury, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Taylen Green headshot

    Taylen Green

    QB Out

    Green (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the emergency third quarterback Sunday against the Titans, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.

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  • Haynes King headshot

    Haynes King

    QB Out

    King (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the emergency third quarterback against the Buccaneers on Sunday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

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  • Nicholas Singleton headshot

    Singleton (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns.

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  • Jack Strand

    QB Out

    Strand (coach's decision) is inactive as the emergency third quarterback for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

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  • Andy Dalton headshot

    Andy Dalton

    QB Out

    Dalton (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

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  • Audric Estime headshot

    Audric Estime

    RB Out

    Estime (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans.

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  • Olamide Zaccheaus headshot

    Zaccheaus (shoulder) is inactive for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

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  • AJ Dillon headshot

    AJ Dillon

    RB Out

    Dillon (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

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  • Jake Haener headshot

    Jake Haener

    QB Out

    Haener is inactive Week 7 against the Texans but is listed as the Giants' emergency quarterback, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

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  • Kene Nwangwu headshot

    Kene Nwangwu

    RB Out

    Nwangwu (knee) is inactive against the Dolphins on Sunday.

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  • Mike Evans headshot

    Mike Evans

    WR Out

    inactive

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  • Riley Leonard headshot

    Riley Leonard

    QB Out

    Leonard (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Colts' emergency third quarterback against the Vikings on Sunday.

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  • Calvin Ridley headshot

    Calvin Ridley

    WR Out

    Ridley (hip) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns.

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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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