Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner suffered a right knee injury on Sunday in the team’s 36-30 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport suggested that in most cases with this injury, Conner would not be able to play the final two games of the season.
Head coach Jonathan Gannon did not rule out Conner playing even this weekend on Saturday when the Cardinals face the Los Angeles Rams.
“We’ll see how he goes throughout the week,” Gannon told reporters Monday. “I know he wants to play, so we’ll do what’s best for him first and then what’s best for the team.”
If Conner were to play, he would set a career-high for games played in a season. He has played in all 15 games thus far, which ties his career-high in 2021. He has a career-high in rushing yards, leading the team with 1,090 and has 1,500 total yards from scrimmage, also a career-high.
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