NFL Player News

The Chargers listed 16 players on their final injury report leading up to Week 6 at Oakland. Running backs Donald Brown (concussion) and Ryan Mathews (knee), along with linebacker Manti Te'o (foot) and cornerback Shareece Wright (knee) were ruled out for Sunday.

Deemed questionable were the following players: wide receiver Malcom Floyd (calf), tackle D.J. Fluker (ankle), outside linebackers Jarret Johnson (back, ankle) and Cordarro Law (ankle), offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger (back), safety Darrell Stuckey (quad) and linebacker Reggie Walker (ankle).

Wide receiver Keenan Allen (quad), outside linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu (hamstring) and Dwight Freeney (knee), inside linebacker Donald Butler (shoulder) and tight end David Johnson (knee, shoulder) were the only players ruled probable for the game.

Colts tight end Dwayne Allen was held under 50 receiving yards in a Week 6 victory over the Texans on Thursday.

Allen caught a 15-yard pass on the opening drive and an 18-yard pass on the third drive of the night. He only had one catch the rest of the way but still managed to finish as the team's second-leading receiver. He caught three of the seven passes thrown his way for 49 yards in 33-28 victory. He has 253 receiving yards and four touchdowns through six games.

The Colts will host the Bengals in Week 7.

The Texans backup pass catchers didn't do much Week 6.

Damaris Johnson actually did play a big impact, finishing with 62 yards on three receptions. He caught every pass thrown his way. Johnson's 62 yards was good for second on the team. 

Tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz also contributed, catching one pass for 7 yards. Garrett Graham was targeted one time, but did not come up with a reception. 

They'll take on the Steelers Week 7. 

The Ravens have brought tight end Phillip Supernaw back to the practice squad two days after releasing him. Cornerback Lou Young was waived to make room.

Supernaw has been active twice this season, but has yet to make a catch.

With the emergence of rookie wide receiver Odell Beckham in Week 5, who was playing for the first time after missing the first four games with hamstring injury, Giants tight end Larry Donnell seemed to be the odd man out, getting only one target in the contest.

And that was just a week after scoring three touchdowns.

So does that mean his days are numbered as a quality Fantasy option? Here's a better question: Does it matter for Week 6 at Philadelphia? 

Jimmy Graham and Travis Kelce are both on bye, which reduces the number of Fantasy-relevant tight ends by two. Dwayne Allen is quickly getting scooped up in leagues, Niles Paul has to watch out for Jordan Reed, and Timothy Wright is still largely unproven. Oh, and Jason Witten is facing the Seahawks. That's never good.

So if not Donnell, who else? It's not a terrible matchup. The Eagles haven't been especially bad against tight ends but have allowed the most Fantasy points per game to wide receivers and have struggled against the pass overall. The Falcons may have been especially focused on Donnell after his three-touchdown game while the Eagles may be looking to stop Beckham instead. Who's to say?

But I think benching Donnell after one bad game would be a panic move in Fantasy, especially given the lack of alternatives for this week.

Saints fans and Fantasy owners everywhere are eagerly awaiting updates on the status of tight end Jimmy Graham, who suffered a shoulder injury Week 5 against the Bucs. The Saints are on a bye Week 6, but according to coach Sean Payton, Graham seems to be doing well, per ESPN.

"He’s doing fine. Look, he’s sore. It’s a shoulder. The bye comes at a perfect time for him," Payton said during an interview Wednesday with CBS Sports Radio.

Though, Payton said, "We'll see," when asked if Graham will play Week 7 against the Lions.

Cardinals QB Carson Palmer practiced Wednesday, with the club hopeful he can return from an nerve injury in his right (throwing) shoulder, which has kept him out the past three games.

He threw at Wednesday's workout, but there are questions about whether he can go Sunday vs. Washington.

AzCardinals.com reported the club hopes he can practice fully Thursday or Friday. At the same time, Palmer said he will likely fly back to Denver on Friday afternoon to revisit the MAT (Muscle Activation Technique) work he was put through when he went there last weekend.

That would not preclude Palmer from playing, the team site reported. But it speaks to the uncertainty he and the team is going through with his injury.

“I just have to be able to throw a ball,” Palmer said. “Let loose and throw it hard. That’s basically it.”

Logan Thomas, who relieved injured backup Drew Stanton last Sunday at Denver, took the first team snaps Wednesday. Stanton also practiced Wednesday.

The Colts' Dwayne Allen continued to distinguish himself from fellow tight end Coby Fleener in Week 5, scoring another touchdown -- his fourth in five games -- on more than twice as many targets.

I'm at the point where I don't worry so much about those two cutting into each other's production. There aren't enough Fantasy-relevant tight ends to go around in a 12-team league if you let that scare you away. Allen would be better if Fleener wasn't in the picture, sure, but he gets so many looks at the goal line that he can make do with fewer targets overall. He'll never be a stud in Fantasy, but again, he's good enough to start in a 12-team league.

His Week 6 opponent, the Texans, have allowed only one touchdown to tight ends this season, but the biggest ones they've faced -- the Redskins' Niles Paul, the Giants' Larry Donnell and the Cowboys' Jason Witten -- all put up their usual yardage against them. I'm guessing Andrew Luck won't be thinking about how many tight ends have scored against the Texans when the Colts are inside the 10-yard line.

Cardinals quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton are expected to be limited participants in Wednesday's practice, according to the team's official website.

Palmer is expected to do some throwing and could be healthy enough to return Week 6 against the Redskins. Stanton has not been medically cleared from a concussion, but can still do some throwing on Wednesday, according to the site.

If both quarterbacks can't play Sunday, the team will likely turn to Logan Thomas for the start against Washington.

The Ravens claimed tight end Ryan Taylor off waivers from the Packers and released tight end Phillip Supernaw, reports the Baltimore Sun. Supernaw injured his thigh in practice last week.