- ABC News
- December 3, 2024
The NFL suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair three games for repeated violations of player safety rules after his hit to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday. Jon Runyan, the NFL's vice president of policy and rules administration, announced the suspension Tuesday, adding in a letter to Al-Shaair that the league deemed the hit "unacceptable" and that his "continued disregard" for rules governing player safety "will not be tolerated." Al-Shaair was ejected in the second quarter of Houston's victory Sunday over Jacksonville after his violent blow to the face mask of Lawrence while the quarterback was sliding to the ground, causing the Jaguars star to suffer a concussion. "You were involved in a play that the [NFL] considers unacceptable and a serious violation of the playing rules," Runyan wrote Tuesday. "Video shows you striking the head/neck area of Jaguars' quarterback Trevor Lawrence after he...