The Pittsburgh Steelers had to be quite worried to see running back James Conner go down on Sunday night, but the prognosis is apparently very good.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Conner’s injury is not major, and is primarily a matter of how much it swells up after the fact.
On #Steelers RB James Conner: My understanding is the injury is not to his ankle and not considered major at all. Coach Mike Tomlin called it a contusion and it seems like he'll be OK, based on early impressions. How much it swells will be telling.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 3, 2018
Conner needed a lot of help getting off the field with what appeared to be a pretty severe injury, so it’s a pleasant surprise that this doesn’t seem to be the case. He may just be able to play next week after all.
