Running back James Conner is leaving the Steelers and signing as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
Posted Apr 13, 2021
Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner runs for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns in the first half during the Wild Card Playoff game in Pittsburgh. Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com
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The former Pittsburgh Steelers running back signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday.
Conner visited the Cardinals a day earlier.
The Erie native and former Pitt standout spent his first four NFL seasons with the Steelers, the last three as a starter. But interest in Conner when free agency began March 17 was tepid.
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Before the season started, the Arizona Cardinals believed they had one of the best backfields in the NFL.
Kenyan Drake was coming off a stellar 2019 season, averaging 5.2 yards on 123 carries. He had 814 scrimmage yards through eight games with the Cardinals. He was given a transition tag (worth $8.48M) to return for the 2020 season after the team traded away David Johnson to the Houston Texans.
Unfortunately he was unable to replicate the success he had the year before. Despite setting a new career high with 955 rushing yards in 2020, his yards per carry average dropped to four. He was phased out of the receiving game with only 25 receptions through 15 games. The explosiveness he had in 2019 was pretty much nonexistent in 2020.
Arizona Cardinals sign 15 players to future contracts
The Arizona Cardinals have announced signing of 15 players to future contracts.
From the team:
The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has signed the following 15 players to future contracts for the 2021 season:
Tight end
With the exception of Bunting, each player was on the Cardinals practice squad this season.
Bunting (6-7, 255) originally entered the NFL with Chicago as an undrafted rookie free agent from the University of California in 2019. As a rookie, he spent time on the Jets and Colts practice squads prior to spending training camp this year with Indianapolis. The 24-year old Bunting appeared in 47 games (12 starts) during his collegiate career at Michigan (2014-17) and California (2018).
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