CINCINNATI -- Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered what at least one teammate said was a spinal cord concussion early in the first quarter of the team's 23-20 come-from-behind victory over the Bengals on Monday night at Paul Brown Stadium.
Shazier was taken off on a backboard after suffering the injury while tackling receiver Josh Malone early in the first quarter. The 25-year-old was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, but Mike Tomlin did not provide any updates to reporters following the game and repeatedly declined to address any specifics about the injury, including whether or not he saw any movement in Shazier's legs.
Shazier's teammates, on the other hand, expressed guarded optimism in the locker room.
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