Linebacker Ryan Shazier will not play in 2018 as he recovers from a spinal injury, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday at the scouting combine in Indianapolis.
"Ryan Shazier won't play in 2018. He knows that and we know that. We're going to continue to support him in his recovery," Colbert said.
Colbert said it will be a challenge because the Steelers will be at 89 players, but "fortunately for Ryan he's covered in that manner."
"He will be part of our team officially and really unofficially because he's still with us day-to-day as he rehabs.