NFL Player News

Parkinson (shoulder) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Parkinson continues to deal with the shoulder injury he originally sustained in Week 3 against Denver. After missing Week 4, the tight end was able to return for last Monday night's overtime loss to the Bills, logging 64.6 percent of the offensive snaps. He secured just one pass for three yards on two targets and isn't in the fantasy football conversation, with Tyler Higbee dominating the pass-game looks.

Knight will bump up the Cardinals' RB depth chart in Week 6 with Jeremiyah Love (ankle) ruled out, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Knight still will be situated behind Tyler Allgeier, but the former nonetheless is the No. 2 back for as long as Love is sidelined. For his career, Knight has tallied 173 carries for 614 yards (3.5 YPC) and five touchdowns and hauled in 36 of 46 targets for 268 yards and another TD in 26 games.

Johnson (neck) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Saints.

A neck injury limited Johnson's practice participation Wednesday and Thursday, but he was a DNP for Friday's session before being subsequently ruled out for Sunday's contest. In his absence, Chris Manhertz and Thomas Fidone are candidates to step into the TE2 role behind Isaiah Likely. Johnson's next chance to play is Week 7 against the Texans on Sunday, Oct. 25.

Ossai (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Patriots, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Ossai will be inactive in Sunday's game after suiting up in three consecutive contests. He began the season with a foot injury and made his 2026 debut in Week 3.

Moore (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday night's game against the Cowboys, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

Moore was held out of practice all week due to an ankle injury that he picked up during the Packers' Week 5 win against the Bears. The injury is severe enough for him to be sidelined for Sunday's game, so Bo Melton, Kaleb Johnson and Matthew Golden figure to be the top candidates to take over return duties on kickoffs and punts. Moore's next opportunity to play is Week 7 against the Lions on Sunday, Oct. 25.

Allgeier is poised for a leading role out of the Cardinals backfield Sunday at the Rams with Jeremiyah Love (ankle) sidelined in Week 6, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Despite Love being active for each of the first five contests of the season, Allgeier's snap share ranged from 36 to 64 percent weekly, and he averaged 9.4 touches for 32.6 yards from scrimmage per game while scoring one rushing TD. The overall workload thus will increase with Love out, and Allgeier's primary competition for RB reps will be Bam Knight, who has just three carries in 2026.

Evans (ribs/Achilles) was a non-participant at Friday's practice, Harrison Rich of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Evans was spotted working on the side at the start of Friday's session, but with no activity for a second day in a row, he now has just one more chance to mix into drills Saturday before the 49ers potentially tag him with a designation ahead of Monday's game against the Commanders. There's more cause for concern this week due to the 49ers adding 'Achilles' next to his name on the injury report, and head coach Kyle Shanahan has termed the new issue "soreness," according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com.

White practiced in a limited capacity Friday due to a shoulder injury.

White's downgrade from Thursday's full listing may be due to maintenance of the shoulder issue that sidelined him Week 4 against the Colts, but his status now bears monitoring to get a sense of his chances to play Monday at San Francisco, especially with Jacory Croskey-Merritt (groin) not practicing this week. In the event Croskey-Merritt is inhibited or out in Week 6, White and Austin Ekeler (chest, LP on Friday) would be the beneficiaries in the Commanders backfield.

Diggs (hamstring) was limited at Friday's practice.

This marks Diggs' first notable on-field work since Week 4 prep as he deals with a hamstring injury, which held him out of a Week 5 tie with the Giants. Both Diggs and No. 1 WR Terry McLaurin (hamstring), who was given a veteran's rest day Friday, are tending to health concerns at the moment, and Saturday's practice likely will be key to determine if either of them get designations for Monday's game in San Francisco.

Croskey-Merritt (groin) didn't practice Friday.

Croskey-Merritt has yet to practice this week due to a groin injury that also impacted his on-field work last week. He was able to suit up last Sunday versus the Giants, handling a 36 percent snap share and accounting for 82 yards and one touchdown on his 11 carries. Saturday's session likely will be key for Croskey-Merritt's odds to suit up Monday at San Francisco, but if he's inhibited or sidelined for Week 6, Rachaad White (shoulder, LP on Friday) and Austin Ekeler (chest, LP) would be the primary candidates to man the Commanders backfield.