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Conner: 'No pressure' serving as Bell's stand-in

PITTSBURGH -- James Conner feels at ease as he replaces Le'Veon Bell in the Steelers' season opener at Cleveland on Sunday.

"No pressure on me," said the second-year tailback after Thursday's practice. "There are a lot of people waiting to see how my performance is going to be. As long as we win, I'm cool."

The Steelers are moving past the anger phase of Bell's extended absence, with guard David DeCastro extending an olive branch that the team likes Bell and there are "no hard feelings."

On Wednesday, several players ripped Bell, who is refusing to sign his $14.