Shazier Walks On Cincy Field Where He Suffered Spinal Injury

Los Angeles, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Oct, 2018 ) :Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier returned to Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday and walked on the field where he suffered a career threatening spinal injury last year.

Shazier was gravely injured while making a tackle in a game against the Bengals last December 4. He was stretchered off the field and taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center -- which he visited Saturday night.

He made the return trip as the Steelers beat the Bengals 28-21 on Sunday.

The 26-year-old had spinal stabilizing surgery and didn't begin to regain full feeling in his legs until early January.

"It's been a long journey, but this is still a ways to go. But it all started here in Cincinnati," Shazier wrote on Twitter while posting a video.

"Today was an amazing day I was so thankful to be able to tell everyone thank you. #Shalieve" Shazier said his first visit to the Cincinnati hospital where he was treated was "crazy".

"I was just there and there were so many people around me. I am just truly thankful to everybody."Shazier has made a number of public appearances during his rehabilitation, ranging from several visits to Pittsburgh Penguins NHL games to an emotional moment during the 2018 NFL Draft, where he walked across the stage holding the hand of fiancee Michelle Rodriguez to announce the Steelers' first-round pick.

He said in June that he was determined to resume his NFL career and has attended some games this season.