He does all the things that NFL teams ask their fullbacks to do. He blocks. He catches the ball. And when you need him to make a carry in short yardage, he almost always picks up first downs. He's going to have a long career in the league.
—UK offensive head coach Joker Phillips[5]
In 2012, Conner struggled with an MCL sprain and hamstring injury, and was released by the Jets on October 17http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Conner_(American_football)