With news of James Conner's Hodgkins Lymphoma diagnosis, he went from a player potentially targeting this year's NFL Draft to just trying to get healthy. Conner has been undergoing several treatments and by all reports, sounds like's doing very well.
The Trib's Jerry DiPaola recently updated fans on his status and by all indication, it sounds as if Conner is not only targeting a return this season, but a relatively early one. Specifically, it sounds as if he's potentially looking to late September:
Conner, who is undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkins lymphoma, has finished four of the 12 treatments and the tumors continue to shrink, Gallagher said.