Al-Shaair suspended 3 games after Lawrence hit

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Dec 3, 2024, 09:16 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The NFL has suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair three games for repeated violations of player safety rules after his hit Sunday to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Jon Runyan, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, 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

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