NFL Player News

Rountree is inactive for Sunday's game against the Broncos.

Rountree, who logged just two carries for five yards in Week 11, is the odd man out Sunday, with Justin Jackson, Joshua Kelley and Darius Bradwell candidates to provide support behind top back Austin Ekeler.

Boone (hip) is active for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Boone trended up all week in practice and is accordingly good to go Sunday. He'll see action in just his fourth game of the year.

Mitchell (rib/finger) is going to play and probably start Sunday afternoon against the Vikings, Jay Glazer reported on the Fox Sunday morning pregame show.

This fits with the earlier reports from other sources this week that he'd play, with the added confirmation that he'll start.

Perine (coach's decision) will not play Sunday against the Texans, Randy Lange of the Jets' official site reports.

Perine will watch from the sidelines again and hasn't been active since Week 9. The second-year pro has work to do to leap the trio of Austin Walter, Ty Johnson and Tevin Coleman on the Jets' depth chart.

Vaughn (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game at Indianapolis, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Vaughn has avoided injuries to this point in the season, but he's been a healthy scratch for the Bucs five times through 11 games. And in the six outings in which he's been available, he's been limited to 17 offensive snaps, 91 plays on special teams, eight carries for 31 yards and one kick return for 15 yards. With Vaughn on the sideline, Leonard Fournette will continue to operate as the team's lead runner, while Ronald Jones and Giovani Bernard will mix in in their respective roles.

Mack is inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

As long as Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines are healthy and available to lead the Colts' backfield, Mack will remain the odd man out of the mix on a weekly basis.

Taylor is inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans.

With Damien Harris (neck) and Rhamondre Stevenson (knee) both active, Brandon Bolden is in line to handle change-of-pace duties for the Patriots in Week 12, while Taylor is the odd man out of the team's backfield equation for now.

Stevenson (knee) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Titans.

The same applies to Damien Harris (neck), with the two likely to share early-down work Sunday, while Brandon Bolden is available to work in a change-of-pace role. In New England's 25-0 win over the Falcons in Week 11, Stevenson carried 12 times for 69 yards and caught his only target for six yards, while Harris logged 10 carries for 56 yards and one reception for nine yards. Though the duo form an effective 1-2 punch out of the team's backfield, it's an arrangement that makes the ascending Stevenson a game-flow dependent fantasy option as long as Harris is available.

Harris (neck) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Titans.

As is Rhamondre Stevenson (knee), which sets the stage for the two backs to share work Sunday, with Brandon Bolden available to handle a change-of-pace role. In the Patriots' 25-0 win over the Falcons in Week 11, Harris logged 10 carries for 56 yards and one reception for nine yards, while Stevenson ran 12 times for 69 yards and caught his only target for six yards. As long as there's a timeshare in play, Harris' fantasy ceiling takes a hit, but he should still garner enough carries to make a mark in Week 12 and remains a threat around the goal line, having scored seven rushing TDs in 10 games to date.

Barkley (ankle) is listed as active Sunday against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Barkley will be making his second appearance since sitting out four games due to a severe ankle sprain. On the first occasion last Monday at Tampa Bay, he logged 59 percent of the offensive snaps en route to six carries, six catches and 56 yards from scrimmage. Because the Giants will be without a number of players who vie with him for short targets -- WRs Sterling Shepard (quadriceps) and Kadarius Toney (quadriceps), TEs Kyle Rudolph (ankle) and Kaden Smith (knee) -- a big boost in volume could be in store for Barkley in Week 12.