Ryan Shazier has suffered a spinal cord concussion, several Steelers players have told Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Some good news coming out from Steelers. Two players called Shazier's injury a spinal chord concussion, comparable to Tommy Maddox injury in 2002; Maddox missed 1 game. Encouraging news, another said. — Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) December 5, 2017

Steelers told Ryan Shazier has a spinal contusion and that some swelling is involved. Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert took a police escort to hospital. — Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) December 5, 2017

While Mike Tomlin hasn't offered an update on Shazier, it appears that the Steelers' linebacker suffered a much less significant injury that most thought after he was carted off the field during the first quarter of Monday night's win over the Bengals.

We will continue to provide more updates on Shazier's status as more details become available.