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Conner could play without practice Week 15?

Fantasy Football, NFL News
December 13, 2018

InjuryRB remained out of practice Thursday with ankle injury

With RB James Conner still not practicing, Steelers OC Randy Fichtner said he does not believe Conner needs to practice to play Sunday vs the Patriots: “He’s played a LOT.” (Aditi Kinkhabwala on Twitter)

Nerdy Football Analysis: Expect this to go right down to 90 minutes prior to the 4:25 ET kickoff on Sunday. Jaylen Samuels filled in nicely for fantasy owners in PPR leagues last week, but it is clear the Steelers don’t trust him to handle a very heavy load in the running game. It’s entirely possible Pittsburgh keeps him active and has him share the load with Samuels in what is a highly impactful game to its playoff chances. For now, consider Conner a very risky RB2 option.

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