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Josh Venfus
Santa Clara, California – Aerizona cardinal Running back James conner A season-ending right ankle injury was faced during the loss on Sunday San Francisco 49ersA source told ESPN’s Adam Skeffer.
Konner was excluded from the field after a 1-yard run with the remaining 12:26 in the third quarter of Niners. , 16-15 winThe injury is considered “severe” and will require surgery, the formula told ESPN on Sunday night.
After the game, Arizona’s coach Jonathan Gainon said he did not know the seriousness of the injury, as a disease was not yet diagnosed.
Going to a small week before hosting cardinals Seattle Seahawks On Thursday night.
The players of both the teams kneeled as the athletic trainer participated in the Conner after going down. On the Cardinals Bench, the players went on the ground to examine their captain as he was loaded on the car.
“This is one of my best friends in the team,” backup is running back Tray benson Said. “It was like an elder brother to me – my guru. He taught me a lot of items here, so it was difficult [to watch],
Quarterback Kiler dead When the conner was being investigated, it was upset on the ground.
“Yes, it’s unfortunate,” Murray said after the game. “Just that is not only my teammate, I feel like this is my brother. Just to go down to him, you never want to see it. I think it is part of the game, but it is not ideal. It is not ideal. The ideal that he puts all the work that he puts and he is just as a person, you don’t want to see him.
“That is everything, everything means.”
Ganon said that injuries are part of the game and players need to be “bus trained” to get it through it.
The 30 -year -old Konner carried out nine at a distance of 22 yards before his injury. He was coming out of the back-to-back 1,000-yard season-first when he completed it in his career.
Conner signed a two -year extension in November 2024, which runs through the 2026 campaign. For this year, he is guaranteed for $ 3.64 million base salary injury.
With Conner for the rest of the season, Benson is expected to move forward in the initial running role, followed by this Emery Damerado And Bomb nightArizona is also Michael CarterThose who had 131 yards away and last season had a touchdown at 35 carry, on the practice squad.
Arizona has done four running backs this season, with three available days.
