Smith (hamstring) said Friday that he is "good" and that his availability for Week 6 is "up to the doctors," Tim McManus of ESPN.com reports.
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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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Love (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game at the Rams, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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Kamara (back) practiced on a limited basis Friday is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at the Giants, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
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Henderson said Friday that an MRI revealed he sustained a high-ankle sprain but that he is "hoping to play" Sunday against the Jets, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
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Sampson (knee) won't be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's contest against the Ravens, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.
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Rice (hamstring/knee) will not play Sunday against the Chargers, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Judkins (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.
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Olave (illness) was limited at Friday's practice and will be listed as questionable for Week 6.
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Head coach Jesse Minter said Friday that the Ravens have ruled out Jackson (ankle) for Sunday's game at Cleveland, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Head coach Mike Vrabel said Friday that the Patriots won't make a call on Brown's (ankle) status for Sunday's game against the Jets until Saturday, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
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Head coach Mike Macdonald said Friday that Price "should be looking at a sooner rather than later return after" the Seahawks' next game in Week 7, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
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Mayfield (thumb) will not play Sunday, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
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Croskey-Merritt (groin) wasn't present for Friday's practice, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.
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Diggs (hamstring) was going through stretching at Friday's practice, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
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McLaurin is getting a veteran rest day Friday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
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Barkley (hamstring) wasn't spotted at Friday's practice, Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com reports.
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Jackson (ankle) isn't practicing Friday, making him unlikely to play Sunday at Cleveland, according to Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun.
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Flowers (toe) is practicing Friday after being added to the injury report Thursday, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.
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Judkins (foot) was back at practice Friday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com 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.