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Le'Veon Bell won't play in the Steelers opener, and could .The situation between the Steelers and their star running back is getting uglier by the day.Although Bell is a big part of the Steelers' offense, no one in Pittsburgh is panicking right now, and that's because the team has high expectations for the next man up on the depth chart: Second-year running back James Conner. More NFL Conner isn't a household name, but he likely Eddie Rosario Jersey will be after this week. Not only will he be the Steelers starting running back on Sunday in Cleveland, but he's the guy you're going to want to hunt down in your fantasy league if you drafted Bell.So who is James Conner?Here's five things to know about the Steelers 23-year-old running back.1. His rookie season ended with an injuryAfter being selected in the third round of the 2017 , Conner didn't see much action last season. Although he played in 14 games, Conner carried the ball just 32 times for 144 yards. The Steelers running back mi sed the final two games of the season . However, Conner definitely appears to be over that injury. During the 2018 preseason, Conner finished as the highest graded running back in the entire , according to Pro Football Focus Matt Joyce Jersey . The Steelers might not have Le'Veon Bell this week, but after leading all running backs in PFF grade this preseason, is this James Conner's time to shine? Pro Football Focus (@PFF) Conner finished the preseason with 19 carries for 100 yards. The running back's biggest game came in Week 2 of the preseason against the Packers when he carried the ball five times for 57 yards. Not only did he average 11.4 yards per carry, but he also tacked on a 26-yard touchdown run in a 51-34 lo s.2. He's not feeling any pre sure this weekWhen the Steelers take the field on Sunday in Cleveland, all eyes are going to be on Conner, with most people wondering whether or not he'll be an adequate replacement for Bell. Although that sounds like a lot of pre sure for a second-year running back, Conner said this week that he's not feeling any added pre sure. " People are not in my shoes. They might think it's pre sure, but to me it's ," Conner said, via ESPN.com. "We've been here 8-to-5. It's just my job. The outside world thinks it's pre sure, but it's just football. It's always been that way."Conner doesn't care how many times he touches the ball against the Browns as long as his team comes away with the win."No pre sure on me," Conner said. "There are a lot of people waiting to see how my performance is going to be. As long as we win, I'm cool." Conner's biggest game in 2017 came in Week 4 when he rushed for 26 yards in a 26-9 win over the Ravens. As the starter on Sunday, there's a good chance he'll pa s the mark in the first half, if not the first quarter.3. The team believes in himAlthough Le'Veon Bell is a big part of the Steelers offense, Maurkice Pouncey doesn't expect the team to mi s a beat with Bell out and Conner in. As a matter of fact, Pouncey says that Conner Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey would have been a first-round pick if he wouldn't have had cancer in college. "A star is born every year in the NFL. Did anyone know Kareem Hunt would be an All-Pro before last season? If James Julio Teheran Jersey Conner didn't have cancer, he'd have ," Pouncey said this week, via NFL.com. "Just watch him." The reason Conner's not feeling any pre sure is probably because he knows his team believes in him.4. He comes much cheaper than BellIf Conner ends up having a huge game against the Browns, that's good news for the Steelers and bad news for Bell. Although no one is expecting Bell to return to Pittsburgh in 2019, it's definitely not going to happen if Conner becomes a star. As things stand the Steelers have Conner under contract for three more years at $578,000 (2018), $668,000 (2019) and $758,000 (2020). That three-year total of 2.004 million is more than seven times le s than Le'Veon Bell's 2018 salary of $14.54 million.Not only is Conner cheaper, but the Steelers offense might actually end up being more succe sful with him in the lineup instead of Bell. Damn, what will the Steelers offense do without Le'Veon Bell? Without him in 2015 they only averaged *checks notes* 31.9 points per game Mike Renner (@PFF_Mike) Back in 2015, the Steelers offense seemed to function just fin, even though Bell mi sed 10 games during the season.5. Cancer survivor and hometown heroWith Bell out, there's a good chance that everyone in Pittsburgh wants to see Conner succeed and that's because he's a fantastic story. Not only is he a hometown hero, but he survived a bout with Hodgkin's Lymphoma after being diagnosed in December 2015 while attending Pitt."When I heard those words -- 'You have cancer' -- I ," Conner said in a school release at the time. "But after thinking Fred McGriff Jersey about it for a bit, I realized that fear is a choice. I choose to not fear cancer. I choose to fight it, and I will win." Five months after his diagnosis, Conner was given a clean bill of health in May 2016. During his time away from football, he completed a chemotherapy regimen that helped him win his battle.Basically, with Bell out, Conner is going to be a pretty easy guy for NFL fans around the country to root for.