Shazier visits Cincinnati hospital staff who treated him after spinal injury

Ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 6 matchup against the Bengals, Ryan Shazier paid a visit to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center to thank the doctors and nurses who treated him following his spinal injury last December.

"There were so many white jackets. It was crazy," Shazier said of the first time he arrived at the hospital, according to Teresa Varley of Steelers.com. "I was just there and there were so many people around me. I am just truly thankful to everybody."

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It's been a long journey, but this is still a ways to go. But it all started here in Cincinnati. Today was an amazing day I was so thankful to be able to tell everyone thank you. #Shalieve

A post shared by Ryan Shazier (@shazier) on Oct 13, 2018 at 6:25pm PDT

Shazier was transported to UCMC in an ambulance after being carted off the field at Paul Brown Stadium on Dec. 4, 2017. He was later transferred to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he underwent spinal stabilization surgery.

It's been a long journey, but this is still a ways to go. But it all started here in Cincinnati. Today was an amazing day I was so thankful to be able to tell everyone thank you. #Shalieve pic.twitter.com/wItKXNp5ya

- Ryan Shazier (@RyanShazier) October 14, 2018

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