{"id":15583,"date":"2024-12-03T00:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15583"},"modified":"2024-12-03T00:19:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:19:52","slug":"azeez-al-shaair-apologizes-to-trevor-lawrence-jaguars-for-dirty-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15583","title":{"rendered":"Azeez Al-Shaair Apologizes to Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars for Dirty Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair shared an emotional apology on social media following his dirty hit which injured Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday.<\/p>\n

In the second quarter of the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Jaguars, Al-Shaair\u00a0illegally hit Lawrence in the head<\/a>\u00a0even though Lawrence had already given himself up by sliding to the ground. A feisty on-field scrum ensued between players while trainers attended to Lawrence, who immediately went stiff and displayed the fencing posture, one of the tell-tale signs of a head injury. Lawrence was carted off the field and ruled out due to a concussion, and Al-Shaair was one of two players ejected from the game.<\/p>\n

Amid widespread outrage over the dirty hit, Al-Shaair took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to issue an apology to Lawrence and the Jaguars:<\/p>\n

“I genuinely didn’t see him sliding until it was too late. And it all happens in the blink of an eye,” Al-Shaair wrote. “To Trevor i genuinely apologize to you for what ended up happening. Before the game we spoke and I told you how it was great to see you back out on the field and wished you well. I would never want to see any player hurt because of a hit I put on them especially one that’s deemed ‘late’ or ‘unnecessary.’<\/p>\n

“To the rest of the people who I’ve been called every single name in the book from reporters with their hands ready for a story to find their villain, to racist and Islamophobic fans and people, you don’t know my heart nor my character which I don’t need to prove to any of you.”<\/p>\n

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All Praise to Allah\ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udffe pic.twitter.com\/pEbCRAg8fF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Azeez Al-shaair (@A_train2_) December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n