For Pittsburgh Steelers fans, they knew this long before his debilitating injury in December on a Monday night game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. But for the majority of the NFL fan base, they are just now realizing how special Shazier is as both a player, and person.
Shazier has continued to battle back from his back injury, and just a few months has gone from partial paralysis in his lower body, to walking. When he delivered the Steelers first round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, there wasn’t a dry eye in the building.