Former Pitt star and current Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s matchup with the New England Patriots. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed after the game that it was an MCL injury, and he elaborated further on the extent of it during his press conference on Tuesday.
“James Conner will be having knee surgery this afternoon. He’ll be placed on IR. … He’s got an MCL injury,” Tomlin said. “Unfortunate for him. But I like the trajectory of where he’s going and his career was going here in 2017.