ESPN’s Fantasy Football Week 6 injury tracker, featuring an aggregation of injury updates for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends whose teams are scheduled to play this week. Here we’ll track practice reports, injury updates and any other news that may affect a player’s short-term or long-term availability.
Injury news aggregated by Rotowire.com. Additional commentary provided by ESPN Sr. injury analyst Stephania Bell.
Injury updates organized by Week 6 Matchups
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Thursday 8:15 PM ET
Stephania Bell’s perspective
Travis Kelce suffered a right lateral ankle sprain late in the first half of Week 5 when he slipped on the field and his right ankle bobbled quickly outward. He eventually returned to the game with his ankle heavily taped, a good initial sign, but it is often the first 24 hours immediately following the injury that inform how problematic it is going to be.
With the Chiefs having a game on Thursday night, the practices that do take place are light but head coach Andy Reid said he would be watching to see how Kelce moved around before deciding his availability. Kelce is listed as questionable on the pregame status report and it’s possible that just as in Week 1 — when Kelce was navigating a recent bone bruise — this decision comes down to the final hours before game time.
Javonte Williams has maintained a fairly consistent volume of work through the first four weeks of the season, a fairly remarkable feat considering the injury he sustained last season (ACL/LCL/PLC). In Week 4, that workload was diminished by a quadriceps injury and Williams then missed Week 5 as a result. Coach Sean Payton later said he was “close” to being able to go but ultimately they decided against it. Perhaps the team opted to hold him out with the four day window to Thursday night in mind. Williams was listed as Limited in Monday’s estimated practice report but participated in full on the days that counted. He is not listed on the team’s official pre-Thursday night game status report and is not expected to be limited.
Latest Broncos Injury news
No injuries to report
Recent IR Activity:
Greg Dulcich, TE
Wed, Oct 11: Dulcich (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Thursday’s game against Kansas City after fully participating in practice Wednesday.
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Latest Chiefs Injury news
Travis Kelce, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Kelce (ankle) is listed as questionable for Thursday’s game against Denver.
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Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
Sunday 9:30 AM ET
Latest Ravens Injury news
Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Beckham (ankle) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans’ official site reports.
Recent IR Activity:
Keaton Mitchell, RB
Sat, Oct 7: Mitchell (shoulder) was not activated off injured reserve Saturday, and as a result he will not play Sunday against the Steelers, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Latest Titans Injury news
Treylon Burks, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Burks (knee) didn’t practice Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans’ official site reports.
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Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Latest Commanders Injury news
Curtis Hodges, TE, Q
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Latest Falcons Injury news
Jonnu Smith, TE, Q
Recent IR Activity:
Josh Ali, WR
Wed, Oct 4: Ali (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons’ official site reports.
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Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Soldier Field, Chicago
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Latest Vikings Injury news
Jordan Addison, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Addison could see additional opportunities over the next four weeks, as Craig Peters of the Vikings’ official site reports that Justin Jefferson (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
Recent IR Activity:
Kene Nwangwu, RB
Wed, Oct 11: Nwangwu (back) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
Nick Mullens, QB
Wed, Oct 11: Mullens (back) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, Craig Peters of the Vikings’ official site reports.
Justin Jefferson, WR
Wed, Oct 11: The Vikings placed Jefferson (hamstring) on injured reserve Wednesday, ruling him out for the next four games, Craig Peters of the team’s official site reports.
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Latest Bears Injury news
Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: St. Brown (hamstring) didn’t practice Wednesday.
Travis Homer, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Homer (hamstring) was unable to practice Wednesday.
Cole Kmet, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Kmet was limited at Wednesday’s practice due to a hamstring injury.
Roschon Johnson, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Johnson (concussion) was a non-participant at Wednesday’s practice.
Khalil Herbert, RB, D
Wed, Oct 11: Herbert (ankle) didn’t practice Wednesday.
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Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Latest Seahawks Injury news
Geno Smith, QB, Q
Mon, Oct 9: Coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Smith’s knee is “fine,” Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.
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Latest Bengals Injury news
Tee Higgins, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Higgins (ribs) was limited at practice Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
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San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Latest 49ers Injury news
Elijah Mitchell, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Coach Kyle Shanahan said Mitchell (knee) won’t practice Wednesday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
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Latest Browns Injury news
Deshaun Watson, QB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Watson (right shoulder) won’t practice Wednesday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
David Njoku, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Njoku (face/hand) won’t practice Wednesday, Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports.
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Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Stephania Bell’s perspective
De’Von Achane certainly didn’t seem to be bothered much on Sunday as he scampered his way to 151 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Yes, those were just his rushing yards (he also caught a pass for 14 yards). But as coach Mike McDaniel would say on Monday when speaking about Achane’s knee injury, “(he) was in and out of the game … a standard rotation … he thought he might have something but he’s such a tough kid … it was kind of hard to read.” The fact that it wasn’t a severe enough acute event to force Achane out of the game indicated it wasn’t a de-stabilizing injury to the knee. But it was worrisome enough for the team to consider their options, including the one they finally settled on which was placing him on injured reserve.
The Dolphins are not offering specifics as to the nature of the injury but considering the demands of the running back position — including sharp acceleration/deceleration and change of direction maneuvers — as well as the speed with which Achane flies, there was a conscious decision to ensure that for him at least a month’s recovery is in order. The Dolphins operate such a high-octane offense that a skill position player like Achane coming back at anything less than full speed is not only inefficient, it is potentially risky for his bigger picture health. While the situation may be frustrating for fantasy managers after experiencing the joys of having Achane on the roster, at least there is some comfort in knowing this was not as severe as it could have been.
Latest Panthers Injury news
Miles Sanders, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Coach Frank Reich said Wednesday that Sanders (shoulder) will not practice, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
Recent IR Activity:
Stephen Sullivan, TE
Fri, Oct 6: Sullivan (hip) is listed as out for Sunday’s game at the Lions.
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Latest Dolphins Injury news
Braxton Berrios, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Berrios (knee) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins’ official site reports.
Recent IR Activity:
Jeff Wilson Jr., RB
Wed, Oct 11: Wilson (midsection/finger) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
De’Von Achane, RB
Wed, Oct 11: The Dolphins placed Achane (knee) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Latest Lions Injury news
Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: St. Brown (abdomen) practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday.
Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Gibbs (hamstring) said Wednesday that he probably won’t know until Friday if he is healthy enough to play Sunday in Tampa Bay, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
James Mitchell, TE, Q
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Latest Buccaneers Injury news
Mike Evans, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Evans (hamstring) was a non-participant at Wednesday’s practice.
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Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Latest Colts Injury news
Mo Alie-Cox, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Alie-Cox (concussion) did not practice Wednesday, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
Recent IR Activity:
Anthony Richardson, QB
Wed, Oct 11: Richardson (shoulder), who was officially placed on injured reserve Wednesday, is expected to miss 4-to-8 weeks and may require surgery, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Latest Jaguars Injury news
Zay Jones, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Head coach Doug Pederson said that Jones (knee) will sit out Wednesday’s practice, J.P. Shadrick of the Jaguars’ official site reports.
Recent IR Activity:
Parker Washington, WR
Sat, Oct 7: The Jaguars placed Washington (knee) on injured reserve Saturday.
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New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans
NRG Stadium, Houston
Sunday 1:00 PM ET
Latest Saints Injury news
Juwan Johnson, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Johnson (calf) didn’t practice Wednesday.
Chris Olave, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Olave was limited at Wednesday’s practice due to a toe injury, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
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Latest Texans Injury news
Robert Woods, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Woods (ribs) didn’t practice Wednesday.
Tank Dell, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Dell (concussion) did not practice Wednesday and is not expected to be available for Sunday’s matchup against the Saints, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Recent IR Activity:
Noah Brown, WR
Wed, Oct 11: Brown (groin) returned to practice Wednesday and has been designated to return from injured reserve.
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New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
Sunday 4:05 PM ET
Latest Patriots Injury news
JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Smith-Schuster (concussion) didn’t practice Wednesday.
Demario Douglas, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Douglas (concussion) was listed as a non-participant in Wednesday’s practice.
Recent IR Activity:
Tyquan Thornton, WR
Tue, Oct 10: The Patriots designated Thornton (shoulder) for return from injured reserve Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Latest Raiders Injury news
Davante Adams, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Adams (shoulder) is listed as a non-participant on Wednesday’s estimated practice report, Anthony Galaviz of The Fresno Bee reports.
Jakobi Meyers, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Meyers (wrist) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday’s practice estimate, Anthony Galaviz of The Fresno Bee reports.
Tre Tucker, WR, Q
Mon, Oct 9: Tucker (knee) is considered questionable to return to Monday’s contest with the Packers.
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Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Sunday 4:25 PM ET
Latest Cardinals Injury news
Keaontay Ingram, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said Ingram (neck) is expected to play Sunday against the Rams, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
Recent IR Activity:
James Conner, RB
Tue, Oct 10: The Cardinals placed Conner (knee) on injured reserve Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Latest Rams Injury news
No injuries to report
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Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Sunday 4:25 PM ET
Latest Eagles Injury news
Jack Stoll, TE, Q
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Latest Jets Injury news
No injuries to report
Recent IR Activity:
Aaron Rodgers, QB
Thu, Oct 5: Rodgers (Achilles) said Tuesday in his appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he’s “well ahead of the normal protocols” and remains optimistic that he’ll be able to return to action before the conclusion of the 2023 season, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports. “There’s nothing normal about how I’m attacking this rehab,” Rodgers said. “The common practice is about six weeks in a boot, and I was in a shoe in 13 days.”
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New York Giants at Buffalo Bills
Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Sunday 8:20 PM ET
Stephania Bell’s perspective
Keep an eye on Saquon Barkley’s practice involvement this week as he could be nearing a return from the high ankle sprain he suffered in Week 2. Barkley has progressed in terms of activity each of the last two weeks and has been listed as a limited participant in practice. According to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, Giants coach Brian Daboll said Monday that Barkley’s status is “yet to be determined” and presumably will be influenced by how he responds to the work.
Latest Giants Injury news
Gary Brightwell, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Brightwell (ankle) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants’ official site reports.
Saquon Barkley, RB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Barkley (ankle) practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants’ official site reports.
Darren Waller, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Waller (groin) expects to practice Thursday after missing Wednesday’s practice, Tom Rock of Newsday Sports reports.
Wan’Dale Robinson, WR, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Robinson (knee) isn’t practicing Wednesday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
Daniel Jones, QB, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday that Jones (neck) won’t particpate in practice, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Latest Bills Injury news
Dalton Kincaid, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Kincaid (concussion) was listed as a limited practice participant in Wednesday’s walk-through.
Dawson Knox, TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Knox (wrist) was a limited participant in Wednesday’s walk-through, Chris Brown of the Bills’ official site reports.
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Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Monday 8:15 PM ET
Stephania Bell’s perspective
Austin Ekeler has been out since injuring his right ankle in Week 1. A frustrated Ekeler acknowledged this was his first time experiencing a high ankle sprain and was trying to learn patience as he rehabbed diligently.
He has gradually progressed from individual drills to team drills in limited practice appearances. The bye week gave him another week to get healthier and on Tuesday he gave himself a 99 percent chance of playing in Week 6 (on Monday Night Football), according to ESPN’s Kris Rhim. While there can be a production dip for running backs in their initial return from a high ankle sprain, there are definitely outliers and those are usually the elite backs. It’s fair to say Ekeler is elite; the hope is he will indeed fit that outlier mark. presuming he suits up on Monday.
Latest Cowboys Injury news
Peyton Hendershot, TE, Q
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Latest Chargers Injury news
Donald Parham Jr., TE, Q
Wed, Oct 11: Parham (wrist) participated in Tuesday’s practice with a brace on his right hand, Kris Rhim of ESPN reports.
Austin Ekeler, RB, Q
Tue, Oct 10: Ekeler (ankle) said Tuesday that he’s “99 percent” certain that he’ll play Monday against the Cowboys, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
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Teams on Bye
Latest Packers Injury news
Aaron Jones, RB, O
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Latest Steelers Injury news
Pat Freiermuth, TE, O
Recent IR Activity:
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