Houston Texans linebacker Aziz Al-Sha’eer won’t get away with it. Three game suspension After an illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
The NFL later upheld the suspension Poetry appealed to him.
“Hearing officer Ramon Foster, appointed jointly by the NFL and the NFLPA, has upheld the three-game suspension of Houston linebacker Aziz Al-Shair,” the NFL’s senior vice president of football and international affairs said. Communications Michael Signora wrote in a post on X on Wednesday.
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Lawrence was targeted with just four minutes left in the first half of Sunday’s game between Jacksonville and Houston. Lawrence scrambled to the left on a second-and-7 play as he began the slide. At this time, Poetry appeared. To raise your arm and make a hit on the defenseless quarterback.
Chaos then erupted on the field as Jacksonville players physically responded to Al-Shair’s hit, leading to a violent brawl between the two teams. Evan Engram was the first player seen pushing and shoving Al-Shaar after the hit, before several other players followed suit.
Players fight after Houston Texans linebacker Aziz Shaar hits Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence during a game at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday. (AP Photo/John Roux)
After the game, Al-Shaar also spoke out against “racist and Islamophobic fans” as a result of the public reaction to the incident. He has also apologized and insisted it was not intentional.
“I’ve always played the game as hard as I could. Never intended to hurt anyone and anyone who knows me knows that. My goal is to hit you as hard as I can. I pray that you will still be able to get up and play the next play,” he said in a statement. “And when the game is over, go home to your families unharmed because it’s not personal! It’s just competition. We’re both trying to do the same thing that provides for our families!”
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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence collides with Houston Texans linebacker Aziz Al-Sheer during Sunday’s game at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrin/Florida Times Union)
“I honestly didn’t see it slipping until it was too late. And it all happened in the blink of an eye. I truly apologize to you for what happened to Trevor. We talked before the game and I told you how great it was to see you back on the field and I wish you the best of luck with any player ever. Would not like to see injured because of, especially He who is considered ‘late’ or ‘unnecessary’ for the rest of his colleagues I can certainly understand that you have his back and defend him in such a situation. said
Al-Shaair was fined earlier this year after he punched the Chicago Bears while running on the sideline during their game in Week 2. Not flagged.
Meanwhile, Lawrence was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday, effectively ending his season.
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