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Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner missed his team’s Week 12 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals on the road, as the one-time Pro-Bowl rusher is nursing a shoulder injury. Conner told Pittsburgh sports radio 93.7 The Fan that it’s “killing” him not playing with his team. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler: “I need to be smart. […]

Officially, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their two top offensive weapons against the Cincinnati Bengals. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion) and running back James Conner (shoulder) were officially ruled as inactive for the Week 12 divisional tilt. Quarterback Paxton Lynch, cornerback Artie Burns, linebacker Tuzar Skipper, offensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor and tight end Zach […]

If the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, they are going to have to do it without their two best offensive players. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, running back James Conner will be sidelined for the Steelers’ Week 12 tilt due to a shoulder injury, and wide receiver […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he does not know the availability of running back James Conner for this Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Gerry Dulac of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tomlin said he "doesn't know the availability" of RB James Conner, who aggravated his shoulder injury against the Browns. — Gerry […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner may not be back in time for his team’s Week 12 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Conner’s, 24, status is “up in the air,” with an AC joint injury preventing confidence in the third-year rusher’s return to the gridiron. #Steelers RB James Conner’s AC […]

In his return from an AC sprain injury, Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner is now questionable to return against the Cleveland Browns. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the tailback suffered the same injury on Thursday night. Conner previously missed the last two of Pittsburgh’s bouts with the same injury, which he suffered […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a short week to square off against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. Fortunately, it appears running back James Conner will still be ready to make his return. Conner has been sidelined the last two games with a shoulder injury. He is now expected to play versus the Browns, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night and they appear to be getting one of their offensive weapons back on the field. According to Joe Rutter, James Conner was a full participant in Tuesday’s practice. RB James Conner and LG Ramon Foster each were full practice particpants Tuesday. LB Ola Adeniyi […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner has missed each of the last couple of weeks due to a separated shoulder, but he is slated to return for the Steelers’ pivotal matchup against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday. He seems to be ready for it: “I’m making a lot of progress on it, and I think […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers came away with a pivotal win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday and have now won five of their last six games to shockingly vault themselves into playoff contention in the AFC. But if the Steelers want to shock the world and make the postseason, they’ll probably need James Conner. The […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their Pro Bowl running back for another week. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, James Conner is officially out for Sunday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. Conner is dealing with a shoulder injury sustained in Week 8’s win over the Miami Dolphins. He did not play in […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner is not expected to play in the team’s Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, according to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Conner is still dealing with the shoulder injury that kept him out of last week’s win over the Indianapolis Colts. Pittsburgh will have to rely […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers face off with the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10. At 4-4 they’ve done a nice job turning their season around (winning three straight games). However, they face a tall-task in Los Angeles this week. If they want to win, it would benefit the Steelers to have star running back James Conner […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are so banged up in the backfield, they even called the New York Jets about former Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell’s availability at the NFL’s trade deadline. With starting rusher James Conner injured, the third-year local product is reportedly not ruling himself out of Pittsburgh’s Week 10 matchup with the Los Angeles […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be a bit shorthanded on offense when they take on the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, running back James Conner will not play against the Colts and could miss next week’s contest against the Los Angeles Rams. Steelers’ RB James Conner, listed as doubtful for Sunday […]

If the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to beat the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, they may have to do it without one of their top offensive players. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, running back James Conner is listed as doubtful to play in his team’s Week 9 tilt as a result of a shoulder […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers might be shorthanded against the Indianapolis Colts with James Conner missing practice on Thursday, per the team’s official injury report. Conner is dealing with a shoulder injury, and rookie running back Benny Snell also missed practice with a knee injury. The good news for the Steelers is Jaylen Samuels will be back […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers came away with a victory over the Miami Dolphins. However, the win didn’t come without a cost: James Conner went down with a shoulder injury. Michael Giardi reported the latest addition to the team’s injury report. The running back has still not gone through MRI, and the extent of the injury remains […]

The NFL season is nearly halfway complete, which means we are approaching the fantasy football trade deadline. At this point, everyone should have a decent feeling of what players are worth keeping and which ones are able to be had. There are plenty of running backs who have disappointed that you have been wanting to […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner is expected to play in Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. According to Brooke Pryor of ESPN, Conner is dealing with an injured quad, but he is expected to be healthy enough to go. “RB James Conner injured his quad against the Chargers, but said […]

The seventh week of the NFL season has now come to an end and everyone in fantasy football who had to endure Christian McCaffrey’s bye week is glad he’s back in Week 8. While McCaffrey had the week off, there were other running backs who ran their way to notable performances in Week 7. Of […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a slow start on the season, with a 1-4 record. However, they are off to a fast start in their Week 6 Sunday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. The first half ended with the Steelers up 21-0. It was running back James Conner that did the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were just 1-4 heading into their Week 6 matchup with the 2-3 Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. However, they jumped to an early 14-0 lead in the first quarter. That second touchdown was of the rushing variety, thanks to James Conner. 😤😤 James Conner ➡️ TD#PITvsLAC (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/aj4iDzfCLs — […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will hit the road in Week 6 to take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Neither team has gotten off to the start they envisioned before the regular season began. The Steelers are 1-4 and will be starting their third different quarterback of the season on Sunday. After suffering […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner says he expects to play in his team’s Week 5 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, according to Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com. Conner suffered an ankle injury during the Steelers’ win over the Cincinnati Bengals this past Monday. He did not practice on Thursday. It’s not the first […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner suffered an ankle injury during Monday’s 27-3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. That didn’t stop him from recording 125 scrimmage yards and one touchdown. It also won’t stop him from practicing during the lead-up to Week 5 against the Baltimore Ravens either. On Tuesday, Conner said his ankle is […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers secured their first win of the season with James Conner and Jaylen Samuels leading the way for the offense. After the win, it was discovered that Conner and Samuels made history versus the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. James Conner and Jaylen Samuels of the @steelers are the first duo with 8+ […]

The new-look Pittsburgh Steelers are now completely in play. There is no more Antonio Brown. JuJu Smith-Schuster is now the No. 1 receiver. Ben Roethlisberger is out for the season with an injury so it is officially Mason Rudolph time. Finally, James Conner had a breakout campaign in 2018 replacing Le’Veon Bell. This season, Conner […]

With three weeks now in the books, we are now getting a good feel for what running backs are for real this season. At the same time, we are also discovering what running backs are going to disappoint for the majority of the season, making some of the start ’em sit ’em decisions very interesting. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers seemed to be in good hands at the running back position when they let Le’Veon Bell walk for good this offseason. After all, James Conner made the Pro Bowl in 2018 and showed a similar type of versatility that Bell did during his time with the club. But Conner’s 2019 campaign has […]

Good news, everyone! The Pittsburgh Steelers announced running back James Conner, and cornerback Joe Haen will play in Week 3, in San Francisco, against the 49ers. Haden, who is dealing with a shoulder injury, missed the previous two days of practice before returning on Friday. The cornerback noted that he is “definitely” feeling better over […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in an unusual spot entering their Week 3 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Obviously, I’m referring to Ben Roethlisberger’s season-ending injury, which puts the quarterback pressure on Mason Rudolph as he makes his first career NFL start. Roethlisberger’s injury certainly has a huge fantasy football impact when it comes […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner was a full participant in the team’s Thursday practice as they prepare for the San Francisco 49ers in Week 3. Conner has been dealing with a knee injury since the matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, and he has expressed his confidence in playing against the Niners on Sunday. And […]

The second week of the NFL season is now officially completed and we had another week filled with fantasy football goodness. It was running backs galore in Week 2 with seven running backs scoring at least 20 fantasy points. Among the running backs who achieved that mark, there was one name that stood out among […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers already have enough injuries to worry about with veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger going down for the season, but one bit of good news appeared on Monday with running back James Conner stating he is healthy to play next week. With the Steelers slated to play the 2-0 San Francisco 49ers in California, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner left his team’s loss against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon as a result of a knee injury, but his teammates are under the impression that the injury is not serious, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Fowler adds that Jaylen Samuels is prepared to start against the San […]

Coming into Week 2, one of the most interesting games is between the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Seahawks were able to inch out a win in Week 1, while the Steelers didn’t come close to securing a victory over the New England Patriots. The Seahawks began their season facing a Cincinnati Bengals team […]

Coming into the 2019 season, running backs were expected to be the most prominent position in fantasy football. After Week 1, running backs didn’t disappoint with two of them being in the top three fantasy scorers this week. Both Christian McCaffrey and Austin Ekeler helped plenty of fantasy football savants to victory in their Week […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner has enjoyed this offseason with the team because there hasn’t been any drama following them. Last season the talk was all about Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell and not really about the play on the field. Conner has taken notice and is excited about this year’s squad because they […]