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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

  • Pat Bryant headshot

    Bryant (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the 49ers, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports.

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  • Kyle Juszczyk headshot

    Juszczyk (knee) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Broncos, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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  • Haynes King headshot

    King (coach's decision) is inactive but will operate as the Panthers' emergency third quarterback Sunday night versus Detroit.

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  • Jalen Coker headshot

    Coker (quadriceps) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Lions, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

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  • Pat Bryant headshot

    Bryant (leg) was carted off the field in the third quarter of Sunday's contest against the 49ers, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

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  • Ladd McConkey headshot

    McConkey won't return to Sunday's contest at Seattle due to a foot injury.

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  • Jalen Nailor headshot

    Nailor (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's contest against the Chiefs.

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  • Rashee Rice headshot

    Rice (hamstring) is doubtful to return to Sunday's contest in Las Vegas.

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  • Lamar Jackson headshot

    Jackson (ankle) was seen wearing a walking boot on his left foot after Sunday's 24-18 victory against the Titans, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.

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  • Rashee Rice headshot

    Rice officially sustained a hamstring injury during Sunday's contest at Las Vegas.

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  • Tee Higgins headshot

    Higgins sustained an adductor issue during Sunday's 22-17 loss to the Jaguars, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Kyle Monangai headshot

    Coach Ben Johnson said after Sunday's 23-12 win against the Jets that Monangai suffered a thumb injury during the contest, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.

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  • D'Andre Swift headshot

    Swift rushed 15 times for 58 yards and caught both of his targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 23-12 win over the Jets. He also lost a fumble.

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  • Tank Bigsby headshot

    Bigsby left Sunday's game against the Rams late in the fourth quarter with an apparent lower-body injury and went into the Eagles' tent on the sideline, Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com reports.

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  • Tank Bigsby headshot

    Bigsbu (undisclosed) left Sunday's game in the fourth quarter and went to the sideline tent, Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com reports.

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  • Eli Raridon headshot

    Raridon (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against Buffalo.

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  • Hunter Long headshot

    Long (knee) is questionable to return against the Giants on Sunday.

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  • Braxton Berrios headshot

    Berrios (foot) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Durham Smythe headshot

    Smythe (Achilles) won't return to Sunday's game against the Titans.

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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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