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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

  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley (hamstring) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Rams, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports.

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  • DJ Moore headshot

    Moore departed Sunday's contest against the Patriots due to a shoulder injury.

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  • Chris Brooks headshot

    Brooks is questionable to return to Sunday's Week 4 matchup against Tampa Bay due to an ankle injury, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Jayden Daniels headshot

    Daniels (elbow) will be a full participant in practice for Week 5 prep with the aim to play against the Giants on Sunday, Oct. 11, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

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  • Terry McLaurin headshot

    Head coach Dan Quinn said McLaurin (hamstring) "pushed to play" before being deemed inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts in London, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

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  • Jaylin Lane headshot

    Lane sustained a severe ankle injury during Sunday's 30-13 loss to the Colts, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

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  • Reggie Gilliam headshot

    Gilliam (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Bills.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday's game against the Rams, Olivia Reiner of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

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  • Ty Simpson headshot

    Simpson is inactive and serving as the Rams' emergency third quarterback Sunday versus the Eagles.

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  • Marcus Mariota headshot

    Mariota (knee), who was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Colts in London, is set to undergo further tests after suffering an aggravation of the right MCL sprain he initially sustained in the Commanders' second preseason game, Molly McGrath reported on the NFL Network broadcast.

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  • Mike Evans headshot

    Evans remains listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Denver but is slated to play with a protective covering over his fractured and strained ribs, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports.

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  • Behren Morton headshot

    Morton (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Patriots' emergency third quarterback against the Bills on Sunday.

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  • Michael Carter headshot

    Carter (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's tilt against the Ravens.

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  • Marlin Klein headshot

    Klein (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Cowboys.

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  • Jaylin Lane headshot

    Lane (ankle) has been officially ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's matchup against the Colts in London, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

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  • Colby Parkinson headshot

    Parkinson (shoulder/knee) is inactive for Sunday's Week 4 matchup against the Eagles.

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  • Joe Fagnano headshot

    Fagnano (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Ravens' emergency third quarterback against the Titans on Sunday.

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  • Thomas Fidone headshot

    Fidone (coach's decision) is inactive against the Cardinals on Sunday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' 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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