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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

  • Quentin Johnston headshot

    Johnston (chest) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

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  • Terry McLaurin headshot

    McLaurin (hamstring) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

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  • Ladd McConkey headshot

    McConkey (foot) was listed as a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

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  • Jacory Croskey-Merritt headshot

    Croskey-Merritt was held out of Thursday's practice due to a groin injury.

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  • Will Shipley headshot

    Shipley (foot) didn't practice Thursday.

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  • DJ Moore headshot

    Moore (shoulder) didn't participate in the media-access portion of Thursday's practice, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports.

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  • Dontayvion Wicks headshot

    Wicks (hamstring) didn't practice Thursday, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports.

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  • Tank Dell headshot

    The Texans ruled out Dell (knee) for Sunday's game against the Jaguars in London.

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  • Devonta Smith headshot

    Smith (hamstring) practiced on a limited basis Thursday.

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  • David Montgomery headshot

    The Texans ruled Montgomery (groin) out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars in London.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant on Thursday's injury report.

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  • KC Concepcion headshot

    Concepcion (concussion) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

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  • Sean Tucker headshot

    Tucker (quadriceps) was a limited participant at Thursday's practice.

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  • Alvin Kamara headshot

    Kamara (back) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

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  • Rashod Bateman headshot

    Bateman (shoulder) didn't practice Thursday.

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  • Zay Flowers headshot

    Flowers (toe) was a limited participant at Thursday's practice.

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  • Lamar Jackson headshot

    Jackson (ankle) officially went down as a non-participant at Thursday's practice.

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  • Jeremiyah Love headshot

    Love (ankle) wasn't present at the portion of Thursday's practice open to the media, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

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  • Chris Olave headshot

    Olave (illness) didn't take part in Thursday's practice, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

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  • Treveyon Henderson headshot

    Henderson (ankle) remained limited at Thursday's practice, Mark Daniels of MassLive 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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