Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair took to social media Monday morning to apologize to the Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence after his violent blow to the quarterback that left him with a concussion.
Tensions boil over as the Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair is ejected for a late hit on a sliding Trevor Lawrence, who has to be carted off following the play. Back in the starting lineup after missing two games with a sprained left shoulder, Lawrence scrambled left on a second-and-7 play in the second quarter of Houston's 23-20 victory Sunday. He initiated a slide before Al-Shaair raised his forearm and unleashed on the defenseless quarterback.
Al-Shaair was ejected for"an illegal hit on the quarterback, unnecessary, to the neck and head area," referee Land Clark said in a pool report Sunday. Jaguars rookie cornerback. grabbed Al-Shaair and was escorting him off the field when a fan threw a water bottle and hit Anderson in the helmet. The fan was later ejected.Al-Shaair said in his statement that he understood why Jacksonville's players came to the defense of Lawrence in the brawl following the hit.
Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Sunday it was a play that"really has no business being in our league," and Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said"that's not what we're coaching.", who shoved Al-Shaair after the play, said Sunday."Obviously those hits are always in question. Trevor was going down and I saw it out of my peripheral . I got a pretty clear view of it, and in that moment, just instincts.
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