Houston Texans safety Azeez Al-Shaair has been suspended three games without pay for “repeated violations of rules intended to protect the health and safety of players,” the NFL announced Tuesday.
Al-Shaair was ejected from the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday after hitting a defenseless Trevor Lawrence.
The Jaguars’ quarterback was sliding when Al-Shaair dove and hit him in the head with his forearm.
Al-Shaair has also been fined two times earlier this season, once for a late hit and once for throwing a punch.
“To Trevor I genuinely apologize to you for what ended up happening,” Al-Shaair wrote on X.
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