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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

  • George Holani headshot

    Holani (ribs) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

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  • Trey Lance headshot

    questionable

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  • Alec Ingold headshot

    questionable

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  • Braxton Berrios headshot

    The Giants placed Berrios (foot) on their injured reserve list Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

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  • Durham Smythe headshot

    The Ravens placed Smythe (Achilles) on their injured reserve list Wednesday, Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site reports.

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  • Tylan Wallace headshot

    Wallace (knee) did not participate at practice Wednesday.

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  • Ashton Dulin headshot

    Dulin didn't participate in Wednesday's practice due to a hamstring injury.

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  • Dillon Gabriel headshot

    Gabriel (back) was a full participant at practice Wednesday.

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  • Colbie Young headshot

    Young (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Jay Morrison of SI.com reports.

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  • Quentin Johnston headshot

    Johnston was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a chest injury.

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  • Pat Bryant headshot

    Bryant (ankle) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

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  • Dante Pettis headshot

    The 49ers placed Pettis on the practice squad injured list Wednesday due to a calf injury, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

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  • Irv Charles headshot

    Charles (undisclosed) practiced Wednesday, John Boyle of the team's official site reports.

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  • Justin Jefferson headshot

    Jefferson (ankle) said Wednesday that he's aiming to play Sunday at New Orleans, Kevin Seifert of ESPN reports.

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  • Kaelon Black headshot

    Black (illness) was limited in Wednesday's practice, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

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  • Jonathan Mingo headshot

    Mingo did not practice Wednesday due to an illness and is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Buccaneers, Tommy Yarrish of the Cowboys' official site reports.

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  • Mike Evans headshot

    Evans (ribs) was listed as a limited participant for Wednesday's practice, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley (hamstring) officially didn't practice Wednesday

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  • Cody White headshot

    questionable

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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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