NFL Player News

Broncos running back Montee Ball will miss his third straight game with a groin injury. Also out are tackle Paul Cornick and wide receiver Cody Latimer. 

The following players are questionable: Jacob Tamme, Ronnie Hillman, and Kayvon Webster.

Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Malik Jackson, Juwan Thompson, Will Montgomery and Quanterus Smith are all considered probable. 

Broncos running back C.J. Anderson was a full participant in Friday's practice and designated as probable for Sunday's game against the Chargers. 

Anderson, who did not practice Wednesday and was limited on Thursday, is dealing with an ankle injury that had him in and out of last Sunday's game against the Bills. 

Anderson has 594 rushing yards and four touchdowns this year. 

The Buccaneers have listed 10 players on its final injury repory for Week 15 against Carolina. Linebacker Mason Foster (Achilles), defensive tackle Gerald McCoy (knee), defensive tackle Clinton McDonald (hamstring), wide receiver Solomon Patton (foot), running back Bobby Rainey (ankle), tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins (back) and safety Major Wright (ribs).

Meanwhile, the following players were ruled as probable for Sunday: Tackle Anthony Collins (elbow), linebacker Lavonte David (concussion) and tight end Brandon Myers (calf).

Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith, who practiced for the first time this week on Friday, is considered probable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars. 

Previous reports from the Baltimore Sun's Aaron Wilson said he'd be surprised if Smith played at all Sunday.

Other probables include tight end Owen Daniels, Anthony Levine, Daryl Smith and Steve Smith. 

Running back Lorenzo Taliaferro, tight end Crockett Gillmore and tackle Jah Reid are questionable. 

The Redskins enter Week 14 pretty banged up, with 10 players listed on its final injury report for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Linebacker Will Compton (shoulder) and defensive lineman Barry Cofield Jr. (illness) were the only two players on the report deemed probable. Defensive end Jason Hatcher (knee), defensive end Kedric Golston (back, foot), wide receiver DeSean Jackson (shin), quarterback Colt McCoy (neck) and defensive lineman Chris Baker (chest, toe) were all ruled as questionable.

Meanwhile, running back Roy Helu Jr. (toe), safety Brandon Meriweather (toe) and linebacker Keenan Robinson (knee) were all ruled out for the game.

Chargers defensive lineman Corey Liuget and tight end Ladarius Green are listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Broncos. Green is dealing with concussion symptoms while Liuget is dealing with a knee injury. 

Running back Ryan Mathews is also listed as questionable after missing practice all week with an ankle injury. 

Ryan Carrethers is considered doubtful. 

Chargers running back Ryan Mathews was unable to practice again Friday with an ankle injury. Mathews has been unbale to practice all week after suffering the injury in the second half against the Patriots last week. 

Mathews, who has only played in six games this year, has 330 yards rushing with three touchdowns. 

Rams running back Benny Cunningham didn't do much Week 15 against the Cardinals.

Cunningham had two rushing attempts, gaining 4 yards. He played a bigger role in the passing game, hauling in three balls for 23 yards. That total was good enough to make Cunningham the team's third leading receiver for the contest. 

He'll look for more Week 16 against the Giants. 

Cardinals running backs Kerwynn Williams and Stepfan Taylor shared the workload Thursday, with Williams receiving 15 carries and Taylor getting 14 carries in the team's 12-6 win over the Rams in Week 15.

Williams was the star of the rushing attack last week and led the team in rushing again Thursday, gaining 75 yards on his 15 carries while adding 11 more yards on two receptions. But he shared the ball virtually evenly in the running game with Taylor, who racked up 61 yards on 14 carries while not receiving a target in the passing game. Neither player scored a touchdown, but neither team was able to reach the end zone on a night where defenses reigned.

The Cardinals could opt to continue the time share in Week 16 when the Seahawks come to town. If quarterback Drew Stanton (knee) ends up missing that game, the offense could lean heavily on Williams and Taylor again.

If you haven't checked out Start 'Em and Sit 'Em for this week, you should. You always should. Jamey Eisenberg offers the most helpful and complete start/sit advice there, and he's not afraid to go out on a limb.

For Week 15, he's advising Jets running back Chris Johnson at Tennessee. And certainly, there's some logic to it. I don't know that I buy the whole "revenge" angle because I think the game plan and supporting cast has just as much, if not more, to do with Johnson's performance than Johnson himself, but the game plan and supporting cast may work in his favor this week. He has seen an increase in carries lately, actually getting one more than backfield mate Chris Ivory the last two weeks, and the Titans are dreadful against the run, ranking dead last in the NFL. They're also allowing the second-most Fantasy points per game to running backs.

Still, Johnson is a platoon back for one of the league's worst offenses -- an offense that has averaged 14.0 points in its last five games. Johnson has scored only two touchdowns all season, and the last one came Week 4 against Detroit. He'll need big yardage to measure up in Fantasy, and there are no assurances of that.

It doesn't mean you can't start him, but only if you're in a pinch. I wouldn't get cute and play him over Alfred Morris, Rashad Jennings or Jeremy Hill, as Jamey's rankings suggest.