Days after reading the NFL’s letter announcing his suspension for his hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence last month, Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair remembers thinking he was done.

The Texans' 23-20 victory turned ugly when linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair hit Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence as he was ending a scramble. With Lawrence sliding feet first, Al-Shaair dove at him ...

The NFL has suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for three games without pay after he delivered a devastating and illegal hit to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor ...

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been suspended three games for his illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The suspension was issued by the NFL on Tuesday ...

ALEXANDER: Character assassination of Azeez Al-Shaair goes too far Al-Shaair then said he watched back his hit and his involvement in the fights that ensued afterward. Those were moments in which ...

HOUSTON -- Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair said he was in a "really dark place" and wondered if he'd play football again in the days after he was suspended for three games for his hit on ...

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s appeal of his three-game suspension was upheld by hearing officer Ramon Foster, who was jointly appointed by the National Football League (NFL ...

Al-Shaair issued an apology Monday, a day after his second-quarter ejection. "With the entire situation, we stand behind Azeez and everything that came from that," Ryans said. "Of course ...

He stated that he felt for his teammate Lawrence but also felt for Al-Shaair, a former San Francisco 49ers teammate, who was in a tough position. “I saw people talking about me liking Azeez’s ...

For the second time this season, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans found himself answering for a cheap shot by linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. Al-Shaair's illegal hit on Trevor Lawrence on Sunday left the ...

You don’t have to ask the Houston Texans to know about the impact Azeez Al-Shaair has on their team. Mentions of the veteran linebacker’s messages to the Texans have arisen twice unprompted in ...

Al-Shaair, 27, was flagged and later fined $11,255 last week for a late hit out of bounds on Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard. He also was fined $11,817 earlier this season after he ...