Shazier moved to reserved pup list

[Dwinsgames]

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[teegre]

Knew it was coming... still sad.

[Dwinsgames]

Knew it was coming... still sad.


severance pay / disability payment ... call it what you will

its a gift of sorrow and appreciation from the Steelers to Shazier IMO

I do not believe he ever laces them up again and even if he manages to battle back to 100% ( miraculously ) I think it would be foolish of him to do so ...

that said I want to see him walk normally and be able to live a normal life , have kids and teach them to be good people and be able to play with them etc

[vasteeler]

severance pay / disability payment ... call it what you will

its a gift of sorrow and appreciation from the Steelers to Shazier IMO

I do not believe he ever laces them up again and even if he manages to battle back to 100% ( miraculously ) I think it would be foolish of him to do so ...

that said I want to see him walk normally and be able to live a normal life , have kids and teach them to be good people and be able to play with them etc

Agreed, I thought he was doing OK until I saw him at the draft . Very sad to see him walking like that.

[GBMelBlount]

I believe he will walk reasonably well again and if by some even more amazing miracle he can play again, I would 100% support him whichever decision he makes.

It is his life.

[Shoes]

I'm just happy he's walking.

[steelreserve]

Agreed, I thought he was doing OK until I saw him at the draft . Very sad to see him walking like that.

It's better than not walking at all, which is where he was not long ago. Still, I think a return to football is wildly optimistic, just returning to normal would be good.

[silver & black]

He's not playing again. We all know it. I'm a fan, but he's done.

[Mojouw]

He's not playing again. We all know it. I'm a fan, but he's done.

That's how I've felt since about a week after the injury.

[BlackAndGold]

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[hawaiiansteeler]

severance pay / disability payment ... call it what you will
its a gift of sorrow and appreciation from the Steelers to Shazier IMO


not trying to be insensitive, but it's not a gift of sorrow and appreciation. the Steelers were obligated to pay Shazier that $$ because they had exercised his 5th year option last season.

[stillers4me]

And he deserves every dime. #doingtherightthing

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[Dwinsgames]

not trying to be insensitive, but it's not a gift of sorrow and appreciation. the Steelers were obligated to pay Shazier that $$ because they had exercised his 5th year option last season.

not taking it as being insensitive , the whole topic teeters on sounding insensitive and I almost deleted my initial statement because I feared it would be taken wrong


I am not fully versed in 5th year options , other than the basics .... that said ( maybe its wrong ) but in the thread about Duprees 5th year option people seem to think he can be cut with no financial loss if they change their mind ?

if that is a correct line of thinking ( I do not know and will admit it ) could they not just as easily cut Ryan ( would have been heartless to do ) but technically speaking ... or is there something about having to be able to pass a physical attached to it ?

asking because I am not well versed in this option clause

[DesertSteel]

5th year options are guaranteed ONLY for injury. They took the option then he got hurt - thus guaranteed.

[Dwinsgames]

5th year options are guaranteed ONLY for injury. They took the option then he got hurt - thus guaranteed.

thanks for the clarification !

[Rotorhead]

I was glad to see him walking as well as he did during the draft. I think since he has come this far, and probably has feeling in his legs he could return to a normal type of life where he can walk normally and even run, but I agree with most here in saying his football days are most likely over.

[pczach]

And he deserves every dime. #doingtherightthing

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A very classy move.

If he comes up short of his ultimate goal of playing again, I hope he is offered a job within the organization if he is interested in doing that.