Former Pitt RB Suffers Knee Injury

Former Pitt Panthers tailback James Conner left his Week 5 game early.

PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers and current Arizona Cardinals tailback James Conner was unable to finish this week's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after suffering a knee injury in the second quarter. 

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said the former Pitt and Steelers power back felt fine after the game but would be further evaluated later in the week. 

"He's feeling okay," Gannon said. "I think when he went on that long run [he] might've got his foot stuck in the ground there and twisted his knee up, so we'll see tomorrow." 

Conner has helped power the Cardinals offense so far this season, rushing for 318 yards and two touchdowns in four games. He exited in the second quarter after gaining 48 yards on six carries. Conner was able to jog off the field and to the locker room after he was examined in the medical tent. 

Conner, the 2014 ACC Player of the Year, ended his career as the ACC's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns and ranks second in Pitt history in rushing yards and touchdowns and third in points scored. He was drafted in the third round by the Steelers in 2017 and has enjoyed a strong seven-year career in Pittsburgh and Arizona ever since. 

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