Ryan Shazier Knocks Out Giovani Bernard

Tonight’s already tense Steelers-Bengals Wild Card game turned very ugly after Ryan Shazier knocked out Giovani Bernard and forced a fumble with a devastating hit delivered to Bernard’s skull. Brain damage apologists at CBS defended the play as legal and simply called the play “unfortunate,” because Bernard’s status in the play declared him “not defenseless.” Shazier was all over the field and led the team in tackles (13), two of which went for a loss. Furthermore, he stripped Jeremy Hill of the football in what was a turning point late in the game. He also put a big hit on Bengals running back Giovani Bernard during the third quarter of the game.