Several weeks ago, Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner suffered an AC joint sprain. After missing two games Conner tried to return against the Cleveland Browns. But five carries in Conner re-injured the shoulder and the run game never recovered.
Conner was on 93.7 The Fan and proclaimed his injury to be considered “day to day” but when he says he’ll come back when he feels like himself this doesn’t bode well. Conner is a physical runner and does nothing to avoid contact. This makes an injury like this especially problematic when you consider his shoulder is typically the first thing to make contact with opposing defenders.
If Conner cannot go this week against the Bengals, it will once again be up to the coaches, running back Jaylen Samuels and the offensive line to find a way to manufacture enough rushing yards to keep the Cincinnati defense honest.
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