James Conner seems to have found a home with the Cardinals. As he plays out his one-year contract in the desert, the running back says he has little reason to leave. 
“Man, I want to win a Super Bowl here,” Conner said (via Bob McManaman of the Arizona Republic). “I love the weather and everything this team has going and my teammates out here and the coaching staff. I don’t see why not, why I wouldn’t want to be here. We have all the resources and everything we need to be successful. We’re going to take it one week at a time first. We’ve got a big game against Chicago coming up. But after the season, I’ve got a lot of love for the Cardinals, so we’ll see what happens.”
Conner, 27 in May, has found paydirt eight times over the last five games, giving him a total of 13 touchdowns on the year. Through eleven games, that’s already enough to match his previous single-season best. Now, he has a chance to leapfrog Chris Johnson‘s all-time franchise record of 20 TDs.
Conner admitted that his “options were limited” when he agreed to join the Cardinals in the spring. Now, his one-year, $1.75MM contract stands as one of the best values in the NFL. There’s no doubt that Conner will get a big pay bump in 2022 — ideally, he says he’d like to make it happen in Arizona:
“I just came, and I wanted to play my best football. My options were limited. This is the plan. It’s the Cardinals. And I wouldn’t want to be nowhere else right now.”
The Chris Johnson that was linked in this article has never reached 20 TDs in a season, let alone in his twilight years with the Cardinals…
He meant David Johnson
2016 total TDs
Good for Conner. Stand up guy that just never put it together in Pittsburgh.
Lol.Never put it together? I’d take 1500 scrimmage yards and 13 TDs from my RB any year.
Yes he did put it together, was injured alot
And pgh let him walk.
Can’t blame him. A kid raised in the snowbelt, then played in the freezing cold of Pittsburgh for a few years, experiences playing in warmth finally. Been there, done that.
Nothing beats cold football imo
temperature controlled football
Watching it is different from having to play in it.
Steelers would have been a lot better off resigning him and using the Najee pick elsewhere. Kyle Trask for example.
Like most players, this reads to me like “if they pay me what I want, I’d love to be a Cardinal next year”.
I’m not mad at him for it. He’s going to be 27 by the start of next season and only made around $5m in his career. Not saying his market will allow him to break the bank but I’m sure he won’t be taking a discount for the love of the cardinals of other teams offer more.