Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner entered Week 17 with a knee injury and was questionable to play. He started against the Los Angeles Rams and had four rushes for only four yards before coming out and not returning.
It was the same knee.
Head coach Jonathan Gannon explained on Monday to reporters that Conner “took a shot in the same knee” and that is why he came out. He said everything was good for him to play.
The plan is the same this week. Gannon said they would “do what’s best for him and then what’s best for the team.” If Conner is healthy enough to play and it is good for the team that he does, he will.
But Gannon noted with the injuries that there were, calling them “bumps and bruises,” he would know more later in the week.
The Cardinals first injury report of the final week of the season will come out Wednesday afternoon.
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