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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

  • Max Brosmer headshot

    Max Brosmer

    QB Out

    Brosmer (coach's decision) is listed as inactive but will serve as the Vikings' third quarterback for Sunday's games versus the Colts.

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  • Breece Hall headshot

    Breece Hall

    RB Out

    Hall (quadriceps) is inactive for Sunday's Week 7 matchup against the Dolphins.

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  • Demond Claiborne headshot

    Claiborne (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.

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  • Tyjae Spears headshot

    Tyjae Spears

    RB Out

    Spears (knee) is listed as inactive Sunday against the Browns.

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  • Elijah Sarratt headshot

    Sarratt (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

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  • CJ Donaldson headshot

    CJ Donaldson

    RB Questionable

    Donaldson (shoulder) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Steelers in Paris, Jeff Nowak of The Big 870 New Orleans reports.

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  • CJ Donaldson headshot

    CJ Donaldson

    RB Questionable

    Donaldson (shoulder) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Steelers in Paris.

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  • Olamide Zaccheaus headshot

    Olamide Zaccheaus

    WR Questionable

    Zaccheaus (shoulder) is trending toward not being available for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Carter Runyon headshot

    Carter Runyon

    TE Ir R

    The Raiders have ruled out Runyon (foot) for Sunday's game against the Rams.

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  • Lamar Jackson headshot

    Lamar Jackson

    QB Out

    Jackson (ankle), who has been ruled out out for Sunday's game against the Bengals, was considered close to playing this week and is "likely to return" to action Week 8 versus the Bills, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Treyton Welch headshot

    Treyton Welch

    TE Out

    Welch (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Steelers in Paris, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.

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  • Zach Wilson headshot

    Zach Wilson

    QB Out

    inactive

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  • Puka Nacua headshot

    Puka Nacua

    WR Questionable

    The Rams are optimistic that Nacua (calf), who is listed as questionable for Week 7, will play in Sunday's game at Las Vegas, Adam Schefter of ESPN 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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