PITTSBURGH -- In his first formal press conference since a tragic spinal injury in early December, Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier called playing football again "my dream."
"If (God) gives me the opportunity to play again, I'm going to go out and give it everything I have," said Shazier on Wednesday, addressing assembled Pittsburgh media at the team's UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.
Shazier, whose vigorous recovery has served as an inspiration to fans and locker rooms around the NFL, walked to the podium with a cane. His next physical milestone is ditching the cane, he said.