Ryan Shazier has feeling in his legs, his father Vernon Shazier told our news partner WPXI-TV for an exclusive report Thursday night.
“He’s making progress daily,” Vernon Shazier told the station. “He’s a long ways from where he was on that Monday night when he was laying on the field.”
That reference was to Ryan Shazier’s injury Dec. 4 in Cincinnati.
Asked if his son was walking yet, Vernon Shazier replied, “I don’t want to go into a whole lot of his … how he’s doing.”
Asked if he’s doing better, Vernon Shazier replied, “Yeah, he’s much better. We want to keep his progress private until he’s ready to share where he’s at.”
Vernon Shazier was in Fort Lauderdale when his son was hurt and recalled receiving a frantic call from his wife, then from his son.
“He said, ‘Daddy, pray for me. I can’t feel my legs,’ ” Vernon said before getting visibly emotional.
