Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coach Danny Smith suffered some pretty serious injuries in a sideline collision at the end of Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers.
Smith revealed that he tore three of the four tendons in his rotator cuff when Pittsburgh safety Damontae Kazee collided with him following his game-clinching interception. Kazee was shoved into Smith by Packers guard Zach Tom, which sparked a sideline fracas.
Smith admitted he would need offseason surgery to correct the issue.
“This one hurt. I got a torn rotator cuff, three spots, but I’m good,” Smith admitted.
Such are the inherent risks of standing on an NFL sideline during a game. It is one of the occupational hazards that photographers are often faced with, but coaches and staff members on the sidelines are not immune, either.
The Steelers did win the game, and Smith sounds like he has been through this before, so all’s well that ends well.
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