PITTSBURGH -- James Conner has been a reluctant star of sorts, wading through the Le'Veon Bell mess while letting his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates and his play talk for him. Players praised him publicly and Conner laid low.
But from his locker Sunday, while visibly frustrated after a 24-17 loss to Denver that featured his late-third-quarter fumble to set up a Broncos touchdown, Conner had a real moment amid the clipped answers.
"Obviously I'm not in a good mood right now," said Conner, who went 23 yards on a screen pass before the open-field fumble on a Bradley Roby tackle.