As things stand right now with six games left in the 2019 NFL regular season, Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner stands to receive an increase in pay in 2020 due to qualifying for the league’s Proven Performance Escalator. Assuming he stays on track for that by playing the necessary percentage of snaps this season, Conner, the Steelers third-round selection in the 2017 NFL Draft, will see his scheduled 2020 base salary of $758,000 jump up to the amount of whatever next season’s low restricted free agent tender amount winds up being, which right now is projected to be around $2.
Proven Performance Escalator Awaits Steelers RB James Conner In 2020, But What Else?
