It's been nearly three weeks since terrifying back injury that resulted in spinal stabilization surgery and the end of his season, but the status of his health remains unknown. On Thursday, .According to Vernon, Andrew Thomas Jersey Shazier is improving. But Vernon declined to offer any specifics."We have seen some improvement that is encouraging," Vernon said. "We're taking it one day at a time. We do not know what tomorrow holds. It's a daily journey we don't know. But I know God is getting the me sage."Vernon compared the situation to a "category Lorenzo Carter Jersey 5 hurricane ," but said that they are maintaining their faith. "It's easy to be faithful in a storm, but we're not talking about a drizzle," Vernon said. "We're talking about a hurricane, a category 5 hurricane , lots of metaphors to describe it."Shazier suffered the injury in the early going of the ' win over the on Dec. 4 when he made a tackle with his head down. After spending minutes on the ground, he Two days later, The Steelers A week ago, At this point, without any specific updates, Shazier's future in football seems trivial compared to his ability to live a normal life.Still, Shazier has tried to remain involved with the team as they head Phil Simms Jersey to the playoffs. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin revealed that On Sunday, Shazier showed up to Heinz Field to watch from a suite as the Steelers battled the . When he was shown on the big screen, . in the house for ! NFL (@NFL) Vernon told ESPN that public support has helped keep their spirits up."You've got little kids that are praying for him. He has over a million people praying for him," Vernon said. "It's coming from Jerrel Jernigan Jersey so many different sources. ... I got an email from a kid who has a medical i sue, where Ryan has touched his heart. You have kids wishing Ryan gets better for Christmas. It's keeping us up."He wasn't, however, ready to answer the question that those who feel the negative effects of the inherently violent nature of football are often forced to answer: Is playing football even worth it?"The reality of the game is that it's a violent sport. I naturally pray for those guys going out there every game," Vernon said. "Any day there's a football Blake Martinez Jersey game playing, I'm praying. About whether people should play, I don't think I'm at that point to think about it."