The Pittsburgh Steelers had a surprise guest announce their first-round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday night, in what immediately became one of the most emotional moments in draft history.
Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier walked onto the stage at AT&T Stadium to announce Pittsburgh’s selection of Virginia Tech safety Terrell Edmunds with the 28th overall pick.
An AMAZING moment@RyanShazier WALKING up to announce @rell_island6 as the @steelers 1st round pick!
📺: #NFLDraft on NFL Network + FOX https://t.co/x8H7tCk7xo
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) April 27, 2018
I’m truly blessed and humbled from all the prayers, love, and support that I have received . This is what keeps me going. Just continue to #Shalieve pic.twitter.com/p1kAZfG8xT
— Ryan Shazier (@RyanShazier) April 27, 2018
The inspirational moment comes less than five months after Shazier suffered a devastating spinal injury that required spinal stabilization surgery. As Thursday night’s moment shows, Shazier has clearly made amazing progress in his recovery.
