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The NFL will announce top players and top plays of the season in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.
One Arizona Cardinals player could go home with a scepter.
Cardinals running back James Conner is a finalist for the best “angry run” of the season.
NFL Network analyst Kyle Brandt does a weekly “award” for the strongest, most violent and “angriest” run by a running back.
He will announce the top “angry run” of the season on Thursday.
Conner’s run against the Pittsburgh Steelers when he launched former Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson flying backward with a stiffarm.
The other two candidates are Seattle’s Zach Charbonnet and Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris.
We will find out the winner on Thursday.
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