Ryan Shazier
32-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Defense Stats
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0
SACKS
0.0
INT
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Rest-of-Season Projections
Calls end to comeback attempt
Shazier (spine) announced Wednesday via his personal Twitter account that he has retired from professional football.
ANALYSIS
Despite his best efforts to come back from the severe spinal injury he suffered in a Dec. 4, 2017 game against the Bengals, Shazier was ultimately never able to make the progress needed to receive medical clearance to resume his career. The 28-year-old linebacker spent the past two seasons on the Steelers' reserve/PUP list before the team shifted him to the reserve/retired list in March. He's expected to remain with the organization in some capacity as he transitions to life after football. The Steelers' first-round pick in 2014, Shazier appeared in 46 games over four seasons, totaling 275 tackles, seven sacks and seven interceptions while picking up two Pro-Bowl nods.
Despite his best efforts to come back from the severe spinal injury he suffered in a Dec. 4, 2017 game against the Bengals, Shazier was ultimately never able to make the progress needed to receive medical clearance to resume his career. The 28-year-old linebacker spent the past two seasons on the Steelers' reserve/PUP list before the team shifted him to the reserve/retired list in March. He's expected to remain with the organization in some capacity as he transitions to life after football. The Steelers' first-round pick in 2014, Shazier appeared in 46 games over four seasons, totaling 275 tackles, seven sacks and seven interceptions while picking up two Pro-Bowl nods.
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 1"Weight
230 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.58 secShuttle Time
4.21 secCone Drill
6.91 secVertical Jump
42.0 inBroad Jump
130 inBench Press
25 reps
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Perhaps the most athletic defender in the NFL, Shazier brings sub-4.4 speed on a 230-pound frame, but durability issues undermined him for the third year in a row in 2016, limiting him to 771 snaps in 13 games. In last year's case it was a knee injury that caused the missed time, and prior to that he missed time with ankle, shoulder and other knee troubles. If he could just stay healthy, he would have top-tier LB1 upside. Seven sacks in his last 25 games show Shazier is a dangerous blitzer, and four interceptions over that same span say more turnovers should be on the way.
More Fantasy News
On reserved/retired list
The Steelers have placed Shazier (spinal injury) on the reserved/retired list, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.
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Still hoping to play again
Shazier (spine) still hopes to resume his football career at some point, but there hasn't been any indication that it will happen in 2020, Joe Rutter of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
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Placed on PUP list
The Steelers placed Shazier (spine) on the PUP list.
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Contract tolled into 2019
Shazier (spine) had his contract tolled for the 2019 season Tuesday, Bob Labriola of the team's official site reports.
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Won't play in 2019
Shazier (spine) won't play in 2019 despite hoping to resume his playing career, Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
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