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The suspension costs him $112,745 per week, including $83,333 per week in salary, plus $29,411.76 in per game active roster bonuses.The hit, a forearm blow to Lawrence’s facemask from Al-Shaair, was immediately characterized as a “dirty hit,” by Jaguars players and by former players and television analysts. Texans players rose to Al-Shaair’s defense. Some Jaguars players, including standout pass rusher Josh Hines-Allen questioned whether Al-Shaair should even be fined, let alone suspended.
Al-Shaair was called several nasty names on social media, attacking him for his Muslim faith and for supporting the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund through the NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats initiative. “One of the biggest issues that take umbrage with, as a team and organizationally, is the picture that’s been painted of Azeez,” Caserio said. “Quite frankly, it’s unfair. I think that’s all teams ask for is consistency from the league. I would say in this situation -- I mean, quite frankly, there’s no consistency at all relative to the level of discipline that’s been handed down. Nobody embodies our program more than Azeez, what he’s about, what he’s been through. You all know his story.
Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair ejected, apologizes for controversial tackle on Trevor Lawrence: ‘You don’t know my heart’ “We’re trying to understand it. I speak for the Texans, but I speak for a lot of the other teams in the league as well. Everyone wants some level of consistency, some level playing field just so we have an understanding so we can apply the rules in the right way.”
“If you slide, everyone can argue: Was it black and white, or was it a gray area?” Brady said. “Did you slide late, or was it unnecessary roughness? Or is it a late hit? To me, a late hit is very late. I think it’s gone to a point where everyone will label someone as a dirty player. I don’t like that one bit.”
“Quinnen Williams bounced C.J.’s head off the ground last year, no penalty, no late hit, no nothing,” Caserio said. “So we’re saying like we’re okay with that hit? This just goes back to the level of consistency. You want to play a game the right way, try to take the head out of football and all that, the different tackling styles and all that, but it’s a physical game. It’s played at a high rate of speed.
“Unfortunate that Trevor got hurt. Hope Trevor is OK, but it’s also, if we’re sliding, we have to get down. If we’re getting out of bounds, we get out of bounds and that rule is there to protect the quarterbacks and we want our quarterbacks to be safe in the league, so we just have to be safe. If we’re sliding, make sure we’re keeping our heads down. And the entire thing is Azeez, he hits the guy, but their sideline overreacts and it turns into a melee. It wasn’t our guys.
“We have a lot of respect for our opponents, we have a lot of respect for other teams in this league,” Caserio said. “We want to do things the right way. I think DeMeco’s explanation about the situation from a defensive perspective, quite frankly, was spot on. It’s a tough situation. Again, it’s an unfortunate play.
Over the years, football has changed significantly. Hits that were celebrated in different eras are now illegal and lead to heavy fines and suspensions. Not everyone agrees with the changes, but the NFL wants to protect players from concussions, especially with so many diagnosed with CTE and other brain issues after they’re done playing and dying prematurely.
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