REPORT: Steelers To Keep Ryan Shazier Under Contract, on PUP List

March 12, 2019, 1:17pm EST (Updated: October 25, 2022, 2:25pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

This is just an awesome gesture by the Pittsburgh Steelers front office who desperately needed some good news coming from them.

Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier will remain under contract for another year as he continues to recover from the spinal injury he suffered back during the 2017 season.

The Steelers, I’m told, will pay Ryan Shazier his base salary of $473,000 for 2019 (he’s already made ~$18K), and he gets NFL player benefits. Credit to the Rooney family. Great gesture.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 12, 2019

This means that the Steelers will pay Ryan Shazier for the 2019 season and provide him with his regular medical insurance. https://t.co/ZwKnPCqT39
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2019

Shazier is still hopeful that he’ll be able to play football again, but he’s definitely not ready at this moment which is why he’ll be placed on the Physically Unable To Perform List.

“We will continue to support Ryan’s efforts to return to play,” said General Manager Kevin Colbert. “Although he won’t be able to help us on the field in 2019, his leadership, insight, and emotional support have always been very valuable to us, and we look forward to his contributions in our pursuit of a championship.”