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It's widely known that running back overcame cancer during his career at the University of Pittsburgh. But what might not be widely known is that when Conner was NFL Cleveland Browns Jersey initially diagnosed, he was told by a doctor that he had only one week to live if the cancer went untreated.During a recent appearance on the Conner explained before he was treated for Hodgkin's Lymphoma."Night sweats, bro. I'm getting like 15 minutes of sleep at night -- like, going through it. Sleep, who don't love sleep? That's the worst s--- in the world," Conner said. "I get some tests done. I got a tumor, surrounding my heart. ... The doctor told me I had a week left. He said, 'You got about a week. If you didn't Morgan Burnett Jersey get this treated, you had about a week at the rate it was growing.' I think about that s--- every day."After getting diagnosed near the end of the 2015 season and undergoing chemotherapy treatments, Conner, the 2014 ACC Player of the Year, . He returned to the field by the fall and went on to rush for 1,092 yards and 16 touchdowns in his final college season, The Steelers went on to He spent his rookie season backing up , but when Bell refused Myles Garrett Jersey to play under the franchise tag last season, Conner landed a promotion to the first team. He wound up totaling 1,470 yards and 13 touchdowns from scrimmage, emerging as one of the league's best young running backs and a Pro Bowler.With , the Steelers' backfield belongs to Conner, who should lead the way even after the team implemented into the offense late in the season and selected in the fourth round of this year's draft. , but also expect Conner to be the team's primary back."I'll have a similar role ... " Conner said recently on NFL Network. "But we David Njoku Jersey have talent in that room. We have Jaylen Samuels, who's a tremendous receiver, a talented runner. We have Benny Snell. We Ricardo Louis Jersey know the work that he did at Kentucky. He's a hard-bodied runner, so all those guys will get touches. It'll be fun this year just seeing those other guys being succe sful." With most of the Steelers' offensive line () returning, Conner should put up big numbers for a second straight season as he continues his remarkable journey.