Hunger is probably a good work around which to build a conversation about Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier and the process through which he is attempting to rebuild his strength and to walk again, functioning as an able-bodied person after suffering a spinal injury on the field.
Shazier hungers every day striving to get better, making progress as the calendar ticks forward. His teammates hunger to perform for him in his absence on the field. And everybody, seemingly, hungers to hear the updates about his progress, limited as they may have come, as per his wishes.