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
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Higgins (groin/neck) did not practice Wednesday, Jay Morrison of SI.com reports.
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Skattebo was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a shoulder injury, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Kamara (back) did not participate in Wednesday's walkthrough, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
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Nabers didn't practice Wednesday due to a knee injury, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Diggs was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice due to a hamstring injury.
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White (shoulder) was limited in practice Wednesday, Ralph Vacchiano of FoxSports.com reports.
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Pittman (foot) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
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Croskey-Merritt (groin) was limited in Wednesday's practice session,Ralph Vacchiano of FoxSports.com
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Dowdle (toe) was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
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Coach Kyle Shanahan said Evans (ribs) is expected to be limited at Wednesday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
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Nabers said he took on "as much as I could" at Wednesday's practice, after which he noted he's dealing with undisclosed soreness, Connor Hughes of SNY.tv reports.
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Colts head coach Shane Steichen said that Mallory (thumb) will have his 21-day practice window opened Wednesday, Nathan Brown of The Indianapolis Star reports.
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Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said that McConkey (foot) is expected to be at practice Wednesday, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
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Ravens head coach Jesse Minter said that Flowers (hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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McConkey (foot) is expected to be at practice Wednesday, Kris Rhim 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.