Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin provided some encouraging remarks to reporters Tuesday regarding the Week 17 status of running back James Conner, who has been out with a sprained ankle suffered against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 2.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network provided the quotes and also contributed his thoughts:
Ian Rapoport#Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told reporters today on RB James Conner: “We’ll be watching him close and seeing if he’s going to be a positive contributor to our efforts this week.“ At the least, my understanding is that he has a realistic chance of playing.