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Steelers News: James Conner refuses to play scared due to the pandemic

It has been a one-of-a-kind offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020. Unable to attend most player pro days and participating in the NFL’s first virtual draft, the Steelers keep pushing forward toward a return to football activities. Just because the Steelers are unable to hold their typical OTA’s doesn’t mean we stop providing you with features, commentary and opinions to tide you over throughout the offseason!

Today in the black-and-gold links article we take a look at James Conner playing in the NFL as a cancer survivor during the current COVID-19 crisis.

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  • James Conner says his immune system is not a conern

Cancer-free, Steelers’ James Conner isn’t worried about playing amid pandemic

By: Brooke Pryor, ESPN

People with compromised immune systems are at greater risk for inflection and complications from COVID-19, but Pittsburgh Steelers running back and cancer survivor James Conner isn’t worried about the coronavirus when he eventually returns to the field.