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Ryan Shazier, Continuing to Recover From Spinal Injury, Still Has His Sights Set on Playing Football Again

Although Ryan Shazier still has a long way to go in his recovery after suffering a spinal cord injury in December, the former Ohio State linebacker still has his sights set on returning to the field and playing in the National Football League.

In an appearance on his Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Roosevelt Nix’s podcast, speaking publicly for the first time since his injury, Shazier said he not only wants to play the game again, but wants to re-establish himself as one of the NFL’s best linebackers.

"Since I’ve been in college, I really wanted to go to the Hall of Fame.