NFL Player News

Grimes (hamstring) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

With starter Arian Foster able to handle a heavy workload these days, Grimes is a speculative play in fantasy as long as Foster can stay healthy.

Draughn (back) is active Sunday against the Broncos.

Draughn will suit up to provide Cleveland with backfield depth, but isn't expected to see a significant role in the offense. Even though Isaiah Crowell has been dealing with a toe injury, he'll be active for the contest and should split the bulk of the carries with rookie Duke Johnson. Robert Turbin (ankle) is also making his first appearance for the Browns this season, further clouding the pecking order for carries behind Crowell/Johnson.

Bills running back LeSean McCoy (hamstring) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

McCoy is out there if you need him, with ESPN's Bob Holtzman relaying that the running back said that his hamstring feels "a lot better" and expects to see his share of work Sunday. Thus, look for McCoy to head the team's Week 6 backfield, as long as his hamstring holds up, with Dan Herron and Anthony Dixon are on hand in the event that McCoy suffers any in-game setbacks Sunday.

Jones (toe) is inactive Sunday against the Jets.

Jones was listed as questionable to play but apparently couldn't do enough in warmups to warrant playing. Alfred Morris and Chris Thompson are expected to share the backfield touches in Jones' absence, though the Jets boast one of the best run-stopping defensive lines in the league.

Thompson (hamstring) is inactive Sunday against the Browns.

Thompson was unable to practice fully this week after suffering the injury last Sunday against the Raiders, though his fantasy upside wasn't that high anyway, as C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman continue to get a vast majority of the backfield touches.

Running back Terrence Magee was promoted to the Ravens' active roster in advance of Sunday's game against the 49ers.

Magee gives the Ravens' backfield some added Week 6 depth with Justin Forsett dealing with an ankle injury and Lorenzo Taliaferro on IR.

Jones (toe) will not play Sunday against the Jets, according to Mike Jones of the Washington Post.

Jones is officially listed as questionable, but he apparently was unable to get through the pain Sunday morning, leaving Alfred Morris and Chris Thompson to share the workload against a very good Jets defense.

Redskins running back Matt Jones (toe) is not expected to play Sunday against the Jets, according to Britt McHenry of ESPN.

Jones was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday but was unable to participate at all Friday due to the ailment. Alfred Morris and Chris Thompson will share the backfield touches, with McHenry noting that Thompson is expected to get a majority of the carries.

Mathews (groin) is officially listed as questionable for the Eagles' Week 6 game against the Giants, Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News reports.

Technically, he's been listed as a full participant for Saturday's practice, but it's believed that the session was a walkthrough, which makes it difficult to know if Mathews has actually shown significant improvement since suffering the injury earlier in the week. DeMarco Murray and Darren Sproles figure to handle the workload in the Philadelphia backfield if Mathews is unable to play Monday.

Grimes (hamstring) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

Fellow RB Alfred Blue is listed as questionable for the contest, though with starter Arian Foster able to handle a heavy workload these days, any of his backups are speculative plays in fantasy.