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Scary Sunday Night Moment Brought Back Memories Of Shazier Injury For Roethlisberger

An emphatic Heinz Field crowd was brought to a halt during the fourth quarter Sunday night.

With the Steelers offense driving near enemy territory late in the game, three-year defensive end Darrell Taylor went in for a tackle on running back Najee Harris. Taylor ended up colliding with fellow teammate Al Woods, a 330 lb. defensive tackle. In the process, it seemed Taylor’s neck hit Woods’ midsection head-on before falling down.

The game was brought to a stop for a good few minutes and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger talked after the game about the scary moment.

“It’s really tough.