Every day, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier wakes up with the goal of returning to the NFL. Despite suffering a horrific back injury in December 2017, Shazier remains steadfast in his goal of playing again and even more.
Shazier spoke about his continued rehab and it is truly inspiring to see his positivity and focus on returning to football despite long odds against it.
“I still want to make the Hall of Fame, still want to be the best linebacker in the NFL,” Shazier said. “I’m not giving up on my goals, and the doctors said don’t give up on my goals, so there’s no problem with me doing that. I’m just going to keep working, and hopefully I’m going to be back as soon as I can.”
The Steelers have stuck by Shazier throughout this entire process. Last season they kept Shazier’s fifth-year option and paid him more than $8.7 million and signed Shazier to a new one-year deal this offseason as well. It’s hard to say if Shazier will ever play football again but when you see how far he’s come, can anyone really tell him he won’t?
