For the season, Conner has 705 yards rushing and five touchdowns, averaging 4.2 yards a carry, and has added 29 receptions for 288 yards. He is looking to bounce back from a tough game in Seattle last week.
Despite that game. Conner still has 993 scrimmage yards this season, and Next Gen Stats has him tied with Baltimore’s Derrick Henry for most missed tackles forced with 71.
The move figures to be only the first for GM Monti Ossenfort, who has a number of key players scheduled to become free agents after the season. The Cardinals have the salary cap space to make sure a handful of them are locked up before free agency begins in March, if Ossenfort so chooses.
The Cardinals fly to Minnesota on Saturday for a key game against the Vikings on Sunday.