Shazier posts photo of himself at Steelers practice in wheelchair

Ryan Shazier's life has been about a series of "first downs" lately, he wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

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The Steelers’ star linebacker also offered the first public image of himself in a wheelchair, weeks after suffering a spine injury in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

“I was finally able to make it to practice with my teammates,” he wrote in the social media post. “It’s great to be back for practices and meetings.”

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