Though it was a common occurrence last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are heading into their third game of the season without the services of second-year inside linebacker Ryan Shazier, who has had a big impact on the performance of the defense through the first two games of the season.
The former first-round draft choice injured his shoulder making a tackle late in the Steelers’ victory over the 49ers last week and was unable to finish the game. fourth-year linebacker Sean Spence substituted in for him, and will do so today as well.