Pederson: Al-Shaair’s Hit ‘Has No Place’ in NFL

NFL Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered a concussion after a horrifying hit by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair in the main half of of Sunday’s game.

After the Jaguars went on to undergo a 23-20 loss with out their starting signal-caller, head coach Doug Pederson sounded off on the hit, telling newshounds, “It’s a play that has no business in our league.”

Al-Shaair hit Lawrence in the head as he slid to the floor after a six-yard dart. Extra than one Jaguars avid gamers came to their quarterback’s defense, and a transient skirmish ensued earlier than Al-Shaair became ejected from the sport.

Aziz Al-Shahir became ejected for this leisurely hit on Trevor Lawrence

Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans also admonished Al-Shaair for the play, announcing it’s “not what we coach.”

“It’s not representative of who Azeez is,” Ryans added. “He’s a smart player. A really great leader for us. We felt his presence not being there.”

Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones became also ejected from the sport for his role in the skirmish. Jacksonville tight conclude Evan Engram became flagged for an pointless roughness penalty.

Lawrence became taken aid to the locker room in a golf cart earlier than being dominated out for the remainder of the sport. He threw for 41 yards and an interception on 4-of-10 passing old to his exit. Sunday’s game marked his return to the lineup after a shoulder damage compelled him to miss out on the old two video games.

Backup quarterback Mac Jones replaced Lawrence and performed 20 of his 32 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns.

The loss dropped Jacksonville to 2-10 and extended its losing poke to five straight video games. The Jaguars will try to whole their skid after they return to action in yet one more AFC South matchup against the Tennessee Titans (3-9) subsequent Sunday.

Source: Bleacher Report