The Texans linebacker spoke out Monday following his dangerous hit against Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence in Sunday’s game.
In a lengthy message shared on his Instagram Stories, Al-Shaair apologized to Lawrence, stating in part how he “always played the game as hard as I could,” and “never with the intent to harm anyone.”
The play in question occurred in the first half as Al Shaair’s forearm and body connected with a sliding Lawrence.Lawrence was ruled out with a head injury and provided an update hours after the Jaguars’ 23-20 loss. Al-Shaair, who is in his first season with the Texans following past stops with the Titans and 49ers, added how he “would never want to see any player hurt because of a hit I put on them especially one that’s deemed ‘late’ or ‘unnecessary.'”“To the rest of his teammates I can definitely understand you having his back and defending him in a situation like that,” the 27-year-old linebacker added Monday in his statement.
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