Josh Hines-Allen: I don’t know if Azeez Al-Shaair should be suspended

Josh Hines-Allen: I don’t know if Azeez Al-Shaair should be suspended

Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was ejected in Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars for hitting Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the head after Lawrence gave himself up on a fumble on a run, and the Hit was a popular topic of conversation in the Jacksonville locker room after the game.

Jaguars tight end Evan Engram received a personal foul for tackling Al-Shaair after the play. He said it was “just a dirty game and you stand up for your guys” while explaining his reaction, and Jaguars edge rusher Josh Hines-Allen was asked if he thought Al-Shaiir should be suspended should be.

“It was a stupid move on his part. . . . At the end of the day, he’s just playing football, but again, we’ve changed the rules and are going over these things again,” Hines-Allen said, via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com. “We talk about these things. We know how to play football. A few years ago that would have been a huge success, but now it wasn’t a good move for him. I’m not going to sit up there and say: Did he deserve to be suspended or not? That’s not my job at this moment. It wasn’t smart.”

Al-Shaiir was fined $11,817 for unnecessary roughness after striking Bears running back Roschon Johnson in Week Two, and his past will play a role in any disciplinary decisions the league makes.

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