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Devin Bush: Ryan Shazier Is ‘Like My Big Brother’, Says They Communicate Daily

The Pittsburgh Steelers found their generational inside linebacker with the 15th-overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft when they were able to select Ryan Shazier out of Ohio State. By his third season, he had transformed himself into a player who had the makings of a perennial Pro Bowler, and that largely coincided with his finding ways to stay on the field, avoiding minor injuries that caused him to miss time.

We know how the story deviated from that script a short time later in December of 2017, of course. He suffered a severe spinal injury that he will continue to come back from for some time.