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Shazier taken to hospital with back injury
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Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a back injury during Pittsburgh鈥檚 23-20 win over the Bengals on Monday night and remained hospitalized in Cincinnati overnight for evaluation.
Coach Mike Tomlin had no information about the extent of the injury after the game. ESPN reported that he went to the hospital to see Shazier on the team鈥檚 way back to Pittsburgh.
The team released a statement saying that Shazier won鈥檛 need surgery 鈥渁t this time鈥 and continues to improve. The Steelers were hopeful he could return to Pittsburgh later yesterday.
Shazier lowered his shoulder and tackled receiver Josh Malone in the first quarter. He landed on his chest, reached for the middle of his back, and then rolled over. Shazier lifted his arms, flexing his right hand and calling for help, but otherwise did not appear to move much. He was removed from the field on a backboard and a cart, and then taken to a hospital for tests.
鈥淩ight now, we鈥檙e just happy that he鈥檚 getting the necessary medical attention that he deserves,鈥 Tomlin said.
It鈥檚 a significant setback for one of the National Football League鈥檚 top defenses. The Pro Bowl linebacker leads the Steelers in tackles and has three interceptions. 鈥淩yan is one of the biggest players on this defense,鈥 linebacker Vince Williams said. 鈥淲hen we need a big play, he鈥檚 one of the guys we look to. It鈥檚 going to be tough.鈥
Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict also was carted off the field in the fourth quarter after receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster leveled him with a high hit, and then walked over him. Smith-Schuster was flagged for an illegal hit. Burfict was in concussion protocol after the game.
Burfict鈥檚 hit to Antonio Brown鈥檚 head during a 2015 playoff game at the same Paul Brown Stadium helped the Steelers rally for an 18-16 win and resulted in a three-game ban for the Bengals linebacker. He鈥檚 kept up a running feud with Pittsburgh RB Le鈥橵eon Bell on Twitter.
鈥淭here was so much going on that I didn鈥檛 even know it was Burfict at first when I hit him,鈥 Smith-Schuster said. 鈥淲hen I saw the replay, I realized I should have held back. That鈥檚 not me. There were a lot of guys going down. I messed up.鈥
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