When former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier was drafted to Pittsburgh in 2014, he had a lot of expectations laid upon him. He was the Steelers’ first inside linebacker drafted in the first round since Lawrence Timmons in 2007, and was tasked by the team to become their next great middle linebacker along with the likes of Jack Lambert and James Farrior.
Talking with Cam Heyward on Heyward’s podcast Not Just Football, Shazier talked about these expectations and his initial struggles when he first arrived in Pittsburgh.
“I started the first day I got there” Shazier said.