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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

  • Michael Pittman headshot

    Pittman (foot) was seen using a scooter with his foot propped up in the Steelers' locker room Wednesday, Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com reports.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley (hamstring) wasn't spotted at Wednesday's practice, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.

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  • Devonta Smith headshot

    Smith (hamstring) isn't taking part in Wednesday's practice, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.

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  • Dallas Goedert headshot

    Goedert (knee) is practicing Wednesday, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

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  • Justin Jefferson headshot

    Coach Kevin O'Connell said Jefferson (ankle) "is doing well" and will be a limited practice participant Wednesday.

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  • Kyle Juszczyk headshot

    San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Juszczyk will miss multiple weeks after hyperextending and sustaining a bone bruise to his right knee in Sunday's 24-14 win over the Broncos, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

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  • Jordan Addison headshot

    Addison (hamstring) won't practice Wednesday, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

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  • Dont'E Thornton headshot

    Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak announced Wednesday that Thornton has been designated for return from injured reserve, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

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  • Keenan Allen headshot

    Allen (groin) is practicing Wednesday, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.

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  • Tank Dell headshot

    The Texans designated Dell (knee) to return from injured reserve Wednesday.

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  • Tim Patrick headshot

    The Jets designated Patrick (groin) for return from injured reserve Wednesday, John Pullano of the team's official site reports.

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  • Tim Patrick headshot

    The Jets designated Patrick (groin) to return from injured reserve Wednesday.

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  • AJ Brown headshot

    Brown (ankle) was seen in the locker room Wednesday without a noticeable limp, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.

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  • Jalen Nailor headshot

    Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said that Nailor (concussion) won't practice Wednesday, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

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  • Mack Hollins headshot

    Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said that he doesn't anticipate Hollins (calf) practicing Wednesday, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

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  • Mack Hollins headshot

    Hollins (calf) isn't expected to practice Wednesday, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

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  • Terrance Ferguson headshot

    Ferguson (ankle) is expected to be ready to return after his four-game stint on injured reserve, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports.

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  • Ja'Marr Chase headshot

    Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said that Chase remains in concussion protocol and won't practice Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

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  • Ja'Marr Chase headshot

    Chase remains in the league's concussion protocol Wednesday, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Mason Taylor headshot

    Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said that Taylor (thumb) will practice Wednesday, Eric Allen of the team's 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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