NFL Player News

Colts running back Donald Brown suffered a stinger in the first quarter Week 15 against the Texans and had to leave the game. He was off to a good start, carrying the ball five times for 38 yards to bounce back from an 11-yard effort last week.

He is questionable to return. Trent Richardson figures to get more playing time in his absence.

Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin (hip), linebacker K.J. Wright (feet), cornerback Brandon Browner (groin), running back Christine Michael, tackle Michael Bowie, tackle Caylin Hauptmann and defensive end Benson Mayowa were listed as inactive Week 15 at N.Y. Giants.

Patriots running back Shane Vereen (wrist) is officially active, as expected, for Week 15 against the Dolphins. 

The Eagles have listed QB Matt Barkley, S Earl Wolff, CB Curtis Marsh, RB Matthew Tucker, LB Najee Goode, OL Matt Tobin and OL Dennis Kelly as inactive Week 15 against the Vikings.

Both Wolff and Goode were listed as doubtful on the team's injury report Friday. The other five players are healthy scratches.

Titans running back Chris Johnson could be a risky Fantasy option heading into Week 15 against the Cardinals. He's not a must-start option like he is most weeks.

It's tough to bench Johnson in any format because he's been finding a way to produce as either a runner or receiver for the most part over the past six games. He has four games with at least nine Fantasy points over that span and six total touchdowns.

He does have two outings with seven points or less, and the Cardinals could also hold him to single digits this week. Arizona has allowed the fewest Fantasy points to opposing running backs all season with only LeSean McCoy, Frank Gore and Marshawn Lynch reaching double digits in Fantasy points. Gore is the lone 100-yard rusher against the Cardinals, and only four running backs have scored touchdowns.

Johnson is still worth consideration as a flex option, but he's not a slam-dunk starting running back as he has been for most of the season, especially the past six games. Use caution if you keep him active this week.

Early Sunday morning K-TWIN radio's Sean Jensen, a former Vikings beat writer with the St. Paul Pioneer Press, posted on Twitter that the team was informed that both Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart were ruled out for their Week 15 game vs. the Eagles.

Peterson and Gerhart are both currently listed as questionable, Peterson with a foot sprain and Gerhart with a hamstring injury. Both were limited in practice Friday after not practicing on Wednesday or Thursday. Matt Asiata is the Vikings third-string running back and presumed starter if both AP and Gerhart are out.

The team had no official announcement but did call up Joe Banyard from the practice squad. When teams call up a player the day before a game it's typically to have a player in place in the event of a starter being inactive.

CBSSports.com will have the latest on this situation later Sunday morning at 11 a.m. ET on Fantasy Football Today. 

The Vikings signed running back Joe Banyard from the practice squad Saturday, after placing defensive back Josh Robinson on injured reserve.

Banyard has bounced around practice squads since going undrafted out of UTEP in 2012. 

Raiders running back Darren McFadden (ankle), who will be sidelined for the game Sunday against Kansas City, might be out for the year. Dennis Allen said Friday that the team is considering placing him on IR.

McFadden might now be no more than the third-string featured back behind Rashad Jennings and Marcel Reece. This is speculation that he has played his last game for the Raiders.

Raiders running backs Darren McFadden and Jeremy Stewart have both been ruled out for the Week 15 game against the Chiefs with ankle injuries.

The Patriots have designated six players as probable for the game Sunday against the Dolphins, including quarterback Tom Brady (shoulder), wide receiver Danny Amendola (groin), running back Shane Vereen (wrist) and cornerback Aqib Talib (hip).

The others are wideout Matthew Slater (wrist) and safety Steve Gregory (finger).