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Shazier Jogging

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  1. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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  2. FeedTheMachineFTM

    FeedTheMachineFTM Well-Known Member

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    Heard this on Bens show yesterday
    It’s friggin AWESOME!
     
  3. pjgruden

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    I didn't think there was ever a chance he'd get to this point. That's great to hear. I can't imagine how hard he's worked to get to this point. He is one determined man. I hope he get back all of what he lost. And that he doesn't step foot back on the field as a player.
     
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  4. shaner82

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    Why not? Once he's healed and medically cleared, he wouldn't be at a higher risk of injury than any other player. That assumes he could ever regain enough strength and coordination to play football at the pro level. It also assumes he would ever receive medical clearance. I don't know the answer to either, but if he can play and he's cleared, I'm all for it.
     
  5. AskQuestionsLater

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    #Shalieve!
     
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  6. Jammasterc

    Jammasterc Well-Known Member

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    Can he punt or kick FGs?
    There’s no green font and I’m serious.
    Not for this year, the future.
     
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  7. Formerscribe

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    Doctors can clear him on the physical aspects of his recovery, but what about the mental? Players come back tentative from torn up knees. Imagine what it would be like to come back from paralysis, even though it was temporary. Hesitant players can be at risk.

    Also, what is the standard for clearing him? Is it that the risk of further spinal injury is considered to be at an acceptable level? Or is it that there is no more risk now than there was before the injury. I'm betting it is the former, not the latter.

    Finally, I worry about the way he plays if he does manage to return to his old form. It was shocking, yet not surprising, to see how he was hurt. That was far from the first time he hit a guy that way. Shazier had a habit of lowering his head when he hit people. If the structural integrity of his spine is diminished even a little, especially when you consider how he played, that brings a frightening level of risk of another catastrophic injury.

    Of course, I would respect any choice he makes, as we all should. I just want the guy to be able to walk and live a full life. I'm not sure I'd ever be able to watch him again without being afraid that the next might lead to a tragedy.
     
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  8. 58stillers

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    I'm happy to see him progressing. I think the Steelers did a real first class thing by converting his salary into a guaranteed signing bonus for the year.
     
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  9. biggbunch68

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    Let's say he is never able to play football again..Do the Steelers offer him a position on the team. (ast coach) or somthing like tjhat or do they cut him loose??
     
  10. AFan

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    Good for Ryan and I wish him the best.

    But he will have a rod and screws in his spine for the rest of his life, and I can't imagine any doctor who doesn't want to risk losing his lifetime earnings in a malpractice would ever clear him to play..
     
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  11. Jammasterc

    Jammasterc Well-Known Member

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    If Porter is a Coach, well enough said.
     
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  12. M. Connors

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    Needed some good Steelers news after the past two games and this is it.

    Hard to believe that about a year ago he was in a hospital bed unable to move his legs, preparing for spinal stabilization surgery and the great unknown of what lied ahead regarding his quality of life, all at the age of 25.

    From walking with assistance, to walking with a crutch, to walking unencumbered, now jogging. It is truly inspirational. I wish him the very best and hope that he remains with the organization in some capacity for years to come.
     
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  13. shaner82

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    I have no idea about the rod/screws aspect, but bones typically heal stronger than before. Don't know if he would ever be cleared or not, but if so, I'd be all for him playing again
     
  14. Blast Furnace

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    I'm behind him all the way.

    A return to football is still possible. Most important sentence from the link below:

    If he has full neurologic recovery, no congenital narrowing issues and is in a frame of mind to do so, a return is not ruled out by today's announcement.

    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.co...d-sp-pfd-ryan-shazier-surgery-1207-story.html
     
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  15. Steelers '08

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    That’s awesome! I really hope he doesn’t try to play again though. I’m sure he can find a job in the media business talking about football. I know he loves the game, but it’s just way to risky to try and play after an injury like that. Whatever he does I wish him well!
     
  16. SteelerGlenn

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    Good news. I hope he has the chance to play again. Sounds like he’s putting the work in. Looks like it could at least be a possibility in the future.
     
  17. jeh1856

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    I would cringe every time he made a tackle.
     
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  18. Steel Hog

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    Its the nerves that is the issue, not bones. I 'm no quack but wonder if nerve damage heals similar to bones? Playing football I used to get stingers a lot more often after I got my first one.
     
  19. shaner82

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    Nerves sometimes never heal. There can be permanent nerve damage from almost any injury. If he has nerve damage, it will affect him. How we may never know. He may never have the strength and coordination needed to play football or it could be as simple as the odd tingling in his feet that is easily ignored. Or there could be no nerve damage of any kind.

    Either way, nerves aren't really at risk of further injury if he comes back to play, at least no more than any other player. The only reason for someone to not want him to play again is he would be at further risk of injury, but if he's cleared, I simply don't see it. Clearly medical professionals who have examined him know better.
     
  20. Iowasteeljim

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    Because what if he isn't so lucky next time something like this happens? Call me superstitious, but I believe people have only so much luck in a lifetime. Take me for example, When I was young I lived a charmed life. I even managed to escape death a time a two. Now, I have a miserable life, wife, kids, dog, and a few members of this site. My lucky has simply run out! I would have to imagine there are other ways for him to make a living.
     
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  21. shaner82

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    Luck has nothing to do with it. Don't drive the top of your head into other people or things and your chance of a spinal injury decrease significantly. With all the violence on football fields, severe spinal injuries are extremely rare. Besides, once he's healed, he's no more likely to suffer another injury than any other player who tackles the same way.

    I choose science over superstition.
     
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  22. pjgruden

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    Yup, that's my biggest fear. He did this to himself because he always tackled head first. In the heat of the moment, would he forget to tackle properly and lead with his helmet? I'd like to hope not, but he's done it one way for so long can he change how he plays?
     
  23. GoalLine

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    He should really bulk up in the upper body and then we can just have him throw Artie Burns to make the tackle.
     
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  24. Blast Furnace

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    I would think, Shazier would adjust how he tackles. Just spit balling here.

    At the very least, even if he can't resume playing at the level he once was, I hope he plays 1 down of football again so he can walk off the field of his own power. Then retires.
     
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  25. groutbrook

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    It reminds me of the live broadcast of the guy tightrope walking across the grand canyon. I couldn't watch after the first few steps and I felt sick for the rest of the night. It still gives me chills thinking about it.

     

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