Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair Speaks Out Following Suspension for Lawrence Hit

Now that Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s three-game suspension is over, he broke the silence.

Al-Shaair took to social media to voice his vantage point on the hit he delivered to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, which subsequently landed him on IR and ended his season.

In the post on X, Al-Shaair shared that he met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, Troy Vincent, and vice president of football operations Jon Runyan to rectify the incident — and punishment — that sparked controversy around the league.

“Without going into detail, the meeting we had was productive and gave me hope for moving forward and playing the game that I love with continued best intentions, while also not having my character and integrity unjustifiably smeared,” Al-Shaair said.

This story is being updated.