'Dancing with the Stars' Fall 2020 Contestants - Here's Who ABC Is Eyeing!

NFL’s Ryan Shazier

Ryan Shazier was nearly paralyzed when he suffered an injury while playing during Monday Night Football in 2017. Now, he’s made a huge recovery and the network would like to see him compete.

“Two years ago, he was hit on a Monday Night Football game and doctors feared he was paralyzed, and he has learned to walk again. Those are those great stories that are really what ‘Dancing With the Stars’ is all about — here’s somebody who has overcome something, and when you do that, you dance,” the ABC producer said. “He would be great.”

For more about potential DWTS casting, head to Variety.