JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sunday’s Texans-Jaguars game Sunday was stopped for several minutes to sort out penalties and ejections after Houston’s Azeez Al Shaair put a late hit on Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence as he was sliding in the second quarter.
Jacksonville was driving at the time with Houston up 6-0. Lawrence was giving himself up with the slide at the end of a run when Al Shaair launched himself at the Jacksonville quarterback, hitting him as he was nearly down. Lawrence’s head visibly hit the turf hard.
After the hit, a skirmish immediately broke out among players with benches clearing as Lawrence remained down on his back on the field. Lawrence was eventually carted off to the locker room.
After several minutes, the referees sorted everything out, issuing unsportsmanlike conduct penalties to Al Shaair, as well as Jaguars’ cornerback Jarrian Jones and tight end Evan Engram. Those penalties all offset.
Aziz Al-Shaair injured Trevor Lawrence: pic.twitter.com/jCypirecKl
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 1, 2024
Al Shaair and Jones were both ejected from the game.
At this point, it’s not clear how badly Lawrence was injured, but he was ruled out for the rest of the game. The game against Houston was his first game back after missing two games with a sprain to his non-throwing shoulder.
Both benches cleared after a #Texans player hit #Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence laid on the field while both teams were fighting. Lawrence was later carted off the field and both team started fighting again. One thing is clear – this team loves their QB. pic.twitter.com/xmJJU97prY
— Alessandra Pontbriand (@APontbriandTV) December 1, 2024
As Al Shaair was escorted off the field, fans were throwing items at him.
Jaguars fans were throwing trash on Aziz Al-Shaair as he left the field after being ejected for his cheap shot on Trevor Lawrence.He needs to be suspended.pic.twitter.com/g9dGWAc4Ra
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 1, 2024