Steelers RB James Conner Has Chance To Return In Week 15

A league source tells Adam Schefter of ESPN that Steelers RB James Conner has a chance to return for Week 15’s game against the Patriots.

• Pittsburgh has officially downgraded Conner to doubtful.

Schefter’s source mentioned that if this were the Super Bowl, he believes Conner could have and would have played through his ankle injury.

Earlier in the day, Ian Rapoport reported the opposite and said there’s a chance Conner could sit out another week to allow his ankle to heal.

The Steelers will now turn to Stevan Ridley and Jaylen Samuels to handle the workload while Conner is out of the lineup.

Conner, 23, is a former third-round pick of the Steelers back in 2017. He’s in the second year of his four-year, $3.09 million contract that included a $706,288 signing bonus and he stands to make base salaries of $555,000 and $645,000 over the next two years of the agreement.

In 2018, Conner has appeared in 12 games for the Steelers and rushed for 909 yards on 201 carries (4.5 YPC) to go along with 52 receptions for 467 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns.