Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner could see a significant boost in fantasy football value with star rusher Le'Veon Bell continuing his holdout into the regular season.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Bell missed the deadline to rejoin the team for the Week 1 game against the Cleveland Browns, forfeiting $853,000 in the process. It is unknown when or even if he will return to the Steelers this season.
Conner, whom Pittsburgh selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft, would be in line to receive his most extensive workload to date if the superstar starter is out for awhile.