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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

  • Emeka Egbuka headshot

    Egbuka (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

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  • Tyler Warren headshot

    Warren (groin) is ruled out for Sunday's game against the Vikings, FOX59's Mike Chappell reports.

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  • Baker Mayfield headshot

    Head coach Todd Bowles said Friday that Mayfield (right thumb) is ready for Sunday's game at Carolina, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

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  • Cole Kmet headshot

    Kmet is believed to have suffered a serious right knee injury in Thursday night's win over the Patriots, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Calvin Ridley headshot

    Ridley (hip) will not practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Lamar Jackson headshot

    Jackson (ankle) is practicing Friday, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.

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  • David Montgomery headshot

    Montgomery (groin) will not play Sunday against the Giants, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

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  • Jaylen Wright headshot

    Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley said Friday that Wright (foot) will play in Sunday's game against the Jets, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.

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  • Caleb Douglas headshot

    Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley said Friday that Douglas (ankle) will play Sunday against the Jets, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.

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  • Adonai Mitchell headshot

    Jets coach Aaron Glenn said Friday that Mitchell (finger) will play Sunday against the Dolphins, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

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  • Breece Hall headshot

    Hall (quadriceps) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

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  • Rico Dowdle headshot

    Dowdle (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints in Paris, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.

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  • Puka Nacua headshot

    The calf injury Nacua sustained Thursday is believed to be "more minor than anything else" and "not significant," Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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  • Cole Kmet headshot

    Kmet exited Thursday night's game against the Patriots with a right knee injury and will not return.

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  • Eli Stowers headshot

    Stowers (quadriceps) was a full participant at the Eagles' practice Thursday.

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  • Grant Calcaterra headshot

    Calcaterra (back) was a full participant at the Eagles' practice Thursday.

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  • Drew Lock headshot

    Lock (elbow) was a limited practice participant Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

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  • Carson Beck headshot

    Beck (back) did not participate at practice Thursday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

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  • Olamide Zaccheaus headshot

    Zaccheaus (shoulder) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

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  • Kavontae Turpin headshot

    Turpin (ribs) did not participate at practice Thursday, Tommy Yarrish of the Cowboys' official site 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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