'THAT'S STUPID!' - Stephen A. on DeMeco Ryans' comments DEFENDING Azeez Al-Shaair | First Take

[@MatteoSway]

Their sideline overreacts? What team wouldn’t react if you took out their QB the way Azeez did?

[@goodnightmunchie]

Just imagine if a white fella did that to a black African fella 🚬🫨

[@deecoley4613]

Still an overreaction. He's right. Qbs try to take advantage of the rule. Chiefs qb does it near the sideline the defense lay off. This is a sad situation, but go play flag football

[@User-jv1gd]

@@deecoley4613lmao please if mahomes got hit like that the nfl would have had him shipt to Guantanamo

[@AlexCruz-nf9zo]

@@User-jv1gdlol banished to the gulag 😂

[@NormanPARSON]

​@deecolsey4613 SHUT UP DUMMY U SOUND STUPID

[@IsaiahWP]

Would be interesting if they were able to penalize fake slides. Or even call the play dead once the QB makes the motion they were going to slide.

[@andrewgrove1691]

Like Josh Allen during the playoffs

[@geza1014]

I’ve said that for years now. That needs to be implemented. Mahomes is the number one culprit of cheating a rule.

[@treeinch252]

Mahomes is the only one who uses it his full advantage

[@geza1014]

@@treeinch252 be careful these clueless morons are sensitive haha

[@geza1014]

@@blakecharles4501 hahah are you really that ignorant?

[@cjwiv3433]

In the words of Charlie Murphy, Azeez Al-Shair is a habitual line stepper

[@andref9663]

Defenders are aggressive and deliver big hits. Brady's comment about this on Colin Cowherd is the only sane take.

[@howsik2sik]

Bro this made my day

[@joe2thesequel]

Best comment here!

[@LevistusD2]

DeMeco Ryans wouldnt say all that if that happen to CJ

[@ammox4683]

But it didn't happen to CJ, did it?

[@jmares78]

CJ is coached better and would not wait to the last second to drop into a slide.

[@Burnt_and_Glazed]

​@@ammox4683exactly that's the point

[@vincentemireles3794]

@@jmares78facts Trevor shoulda known not to try Al like that

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

Bad take

[@Axapeaty]

Fox's point was a complete waste of time in this segment.

[@EazyG3]

No you just soft and prolly never played football in yo life

[@jameshowell150]

The producers always push for someone to have a conflicting or contrary opinion

[@thomasg2072]

We all dont think the same. Yall want to live in a communist society so bad.​@@jameshowell150

[@brucelau2023]

I absolutely flat out agree

[@dewdesi]

Na it was on point.

[@Mericaa47]

The one angle from Trevor Lawrence's angle is especially damning. Trevor is already sliding, and Azeez is basically stationary, no momentum, and then he aims down with his forearm to club him.

[@JayRoberts244]

Yea, if you slow the video down there’s no question it was intentional

[@Mericaa47]

@JayRoberts244 The whole conversation about fake QB slides doesn't apply here. The dude saw a guy literally going down and still wanted to hit him.

[@JayRoberts244]

@@Mericaa47 my comment was simply that the illegal hit was intentional

[@Mericaa47]

@@JayRoberts244 yeah I was agreeing

[@JayRoberts244]

@@Mericaa47 all anyone needs to do is look how low Azeez was when he made contact. There’s only one reason he broke down that low before launching, he knew he was sliding down. Unbelievable that people are disagreeing

[@PsychoDroid]

Where's Ryan Clark at? Pretty sure he'd say this man deserves a raise for that hit and "aren't we men!?" 😂

[@exthereon6916]

If you saw his X post immediately after he called it a dirty play and said he needed suspending.

[@andref9663]

And that is also Tom Brady's opinion. He said QBs should protect themselves and that it's unfair to defenders.

[@hotsplayer2207]

You can't spell racist without RC

[@stewpidasso3910]

The same Brady who cried for a flag after every play​ and benefited extremely from penalties in his favor? His actions never matched his words in this instance. @@andref9663

[@exthereon6916]

@@andref9663 seems you need English lessons.

[@djedman10]

Dom is picking the wrong time and example to make his point. But he does have a point... Just not with Azeez Al-Shair and T. Lawrence

[@reemoe9374]

Us Purist don’t care about Goldie Locks getting popped.

[@jay_1212]

A better example would’ve been if this were to happen to a Patrick Mahomes doing a late slide and a defender hitting him

[@jamiethomas5849]

@@djedman10 his point is it shouldn’t have come to this. The league and its fans have seen quarterbacks manipulate the slide rule for years and the breaking of that trust has forced defensive players to either air on the side of making the tackle or look foolish when the guy fakes a slide and runs right by you

[@rickpersaud7016]

Dom wouldn't have the same view if that was lamar, mahomes, or cj .

[@beasy3495]

Dom is definitely correct they know that

[@King_Quin]

The man’s own teammate had his hands on his head after the hit and he’s saying the other team overreacted . Dude stop it

[@dapukisgoingon]

How is it that all the comments that say Lawrence "slid late", NFL is soft, etc. all fail to mention that Azeez goes into the tackle with HIS ELBOW AND FOREARM THAT HAS A BRACE ON??? And judging by his reaction post tackle it seemed like he was proud of the hit, meaning the elbow was on purpose???

[@enviedeveryday2835]

Soft sunshine

[@AlexCruz-nf9zo]

The ones who say that are Texans fans, they have a tough time admitting when they’re wrong. It was a dirty play but they value a dirty style of ball so they see nothing wrong with the hit

[@kylelittle8816]

I agree with how he tackled and this situation was bad... but this has got to stop! If he wasn't allowed to just give himself up and the rules around it and sliding,you would of probably had a normal kind of tackle! What if he pulls a Mahomes and once the DBs are slowing down and stopping, he takes a quick step around you and hits another 20 yrs on your run? Mahomes has taken advantage of these rules at least twice this yr and it led them to wins in one score games! The fact that you can take advantage of a defenders fear to give up 15 yrds to a penalty or tacking wrong is insane! This is why the old fashon way of tough nose run the ball and play smash mouth defense has mostly left the NFL! It's an ugly game now and I hope the Lions or Eagles win the super bowl just by that! Lining up and smacking mfs in the mouth! This treating the QBs like they're playing a completely different game is Ludacris! Dominique is right! It shouldn't be on the defender to try to make sure they're protecting their opponents!

[@EazyG3]

Do Trevor not wear pads and a helmet, he was gon be alright stop whining

[@kylelittle8816]

​@AlexCruz-nf9zo wow😂😂😂 are you a Jaguar fan? Lol, cuz to say this team is dirty and the coach wants them to play dirty, off of one guys play. You're ridiculous and obviously don't know anything about DR! This wouldnt be an issue if they didn't treat the QB like he's playing a completely different game and is literally untouchable! Why is the QB the only free runner who can just give himself up and you better not touch him? I'm sry but these rules take away from the true talent and grit of QBs like Josh Allen, Steve Young, Ben Rothlisburger, Lamar ect.... We used to only hear and worry about concussions, now with all the new rules and safety players are getting hurt all the time and hurting all different parts of their body's! Do you guys have any idea how much injuries have gone up to the waste, legs, knee, ankle and foot areas since these new rules over the last 10 or so yrs? It's crazy!

[@iam_nell]

When coaches defend players y’all get upset, when coaches throw players under the bus y’all get upset.

[@Anderson_Se7en]

How many hits like this occur in a year on a qb? This type of play is indefensible. This man put a braced forearm to the head of a sliding qb. There’s trying to be there for your team, and then there’s wrong. I guess he should defend his players if they came out there stabbing people in the crowd too.

[@rodiperez7918]

You don't defend that type of player you admit what you did was wrong and correct the player,that is what the coach is their for

[@iam_nell]

@@rodiperez7918 he basically did, next

[@brandonhallam51]

Caserio is King!

[@RiloXRi]

@@iam_nell the dude tried attempted murder on the field.. it’s like yall don’t have a brain and understand context and every situation is different.

[@pacificbeatz5440]

That one with Josh Allen fake sliding is the perfect argument.

[@Schwizzzz]

But not the same as what happened to Trevor. I’m waiting for Mahommes to get clocked on one of his side steps. THAT shouldn’t be allowed.

[@ForsakenWar]

​@@SchwizzzzYou gotta quit letting Mahomes living rent free in your head kid.

[@Schwizzzz]

@@ForsakenWar uhh what I said is common sentiment amongst fans…

[@THABOMB98126]

Yeah, but Trevor didn’t fake slide

[@therealmvp232]

@@THABOMB98126but he could have.

[@brianransom2626]

What is a coach supposed to do? He supposed to defend his players?

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

Say his guy should not use his forearm to hit someone.

[@Anderson_Se7en]

Defend him no matter what? So what if his team is taking steroids, beating up fans, illegal sports betting? There’s a time to defend, and a time to call out unacceptable behavior. If his guys were just walking around not playing football he definitely wouldn’t defend that. That’s why we have judgement.

[@beast-mode115]

When you are a runner, you are opening yourself up to get hit! If they take this out of the game, then the quarterbacks will start to slide late to get extra yards even more! And as a defender, what are you supposed to do, just allow it!?

[@LOLHoneybadger]

Did he really say they overreacted? Is he brain dead? You just watched a guy knock your QB out to the point that he was stiff for a second and you're not gonna react that way? Give me a break. And you can't tell me it was unintentional because he lead with a forearm, he didn't try to go over him, he didn't try to grab Trevor to help himself not hit dude in the head. Naw, DeMeco is full of it.

[@reemoe9374]

You’ve never played anything, be quiet

[@IsaiahWP]

He said the SIDELINE, the guys on the field were perfectly fine with reacting the way they did. But if youre not on the field you gotta stay off it.

[@LOLHoneybadger]

@reemoe9374 you're an idiot keyboard warrior assuming something based on zero facts. Why even say something that has jack to do with the topic at hand? Have you? Go back to the gym & quit being an internet dickbag. Goodbye 😂

[@JD-ge9eb]

@@IsaiahWPWtf are you talking about? The players on the sideline are still his teammates too. Just cuz they weren’t on the field at the exact moment it happened so what? 😂

[@AriaynaMitchell]

shut up mayonnaise

[@DekuMight45]

Rex Ryan literally said the exact same thing yesterday on Get Up. This is what Corey Holcomb is talking about.

[@Scarred_Kat]

SAS u. Tom

[@Is-there_a-ChristianGod]

In my Soulja Boy voice Corey Holcomb, Corie Holcomb

[@jamiethomas5849]

Coach Belichick said the exact same thing Coach Ryan’s said by the way. It’s the runners job to protect himself not steal yardage by sliding late

[@krnsnowboarder]

He slid 5 yards before the defender, that's not a late slide

[@iam_nell]

Rex Ryan & Herm Edwards said similar things.

[@enviedeveryday2835]

Only people mad is wh ite boys because a blk man destroyed sunshine

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

That has nothing to do with hitting Lawrence in the head with your forearm.

[@GMZohar14]

Where does it say to dive with your elbows or forearm with the cast leading the way? You can lead with your hands/palms..

[@SnakeMaster420]

Wtf is Demeco supposed to say? Hes not going to call his star linebacker a dirty player. He has his players back like a good coach should.

[@BenM388]

I’m a jags fan and I agree and it applies to all sports, they have to have their players back, it don’t make what they are saying right, it was a dirty hit from a clearly quite angry player with a bad track record, the most frustrating thing as a jags game was we lost that game

[@SnakeMaster420]

​@@BenM388agreed man!

[@KyleCole-i5y]

Only because he said the Jags sideline overreacted. Imagine what the Texans sideline would've reacted had somebody hit CJ like that???

[@brandonhallam51]

Tackling between the lines before the whistle is dirty??

[@Chibbery05]

He doesn't have to say the other team overreacted. He could have just ended his statement before saying the other team overreacted for their defender committing a dirty hit on their QB

[@MisterStroud]

Shannon loves hearing himself talk I swear

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

Shut up meg

[@habavdekar]

Guys will call The NFL Game today is Soft but then will say this is a dirty play. It'll always a no-win situation.

[@_YourFlyIsOpen]

Azeez has been dirty for a while now, glad they’re recognizing his past actions into this suspension.

[@brandonhallam51]

All tbose tackles between the sidelines before the whistle are dirty?

[@mrquietstorm3058]

Yall mfs acting like demarco was supposed to just add on to his player. Gtfoh. I'm sure he knows it's fked up but he's not gonna throw him under the bus

[@TheLite0003]

Umm, Ryans called out the opposing team for their reaction. Chill.

[@macdreezy794]

I know, right?? What did they expect him to say?

[@samuelgirard1407]

Jeff Saturday (who has been a Head Coach too) said basically the same thing. He HAS to take up for his guy. But you don't have to worry about him throwing AL-Shaair under the bus...because he won't be on the bus for the next 3 weeks.

[@XAlreadyKnowX]

I get what Demeco is saying. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes does it all the time. They take advantage then want to cry when they get hit.

[@mawilexx9789]

totally agree that the defense should not be responsible for protecting the opposing QB. start penalizing fake slides, last second slides and you eliminate that. problem.

[@bam0007]

Lamar, Allen, Mahomes, all the qbs do it. Let's not single out people when it's everyone. It's a terrible situation but the way the game rules say when a qb becomes a runner, then they should be able to be tackled as a running back.

[@marcusarmijo0824]

Just shut up! It's obvious you are stupid and clearly don't know what you are talking about!

[@marleycoldburr]

Azeez trying to be the new Vontaze Burfict

[@dmv99]

Bro, he started sliding as the linebacker was going to tackle him… at what point are we going to say “the qb sliding is part of the problem”? Yes, this guy is a repeated offender, and he is wrong because of that. BUT IN GENERAL, sliding is risky for a qb because this happens too often aside from this one player doing it over and over

[@Schwizzzz]

Players literally have practiced specifically this for over a decade. You would see this type of hit all the time if it wasn’t. Seems to be related to one player who can’t control his body/emotions.

[@vont8364]

dude literally led with both his elbows he was trying to take his head off😂

[@luiscruz3261]

It was literally a clean hit.

[@jonnyp7978]

Then why’d he get fined and suspended? Why’s he have a history of this? Yes they have to play aggressive, but some guys need to be reigned in when they do it often. If you see the QB going to slide, contact may be inevitable, but you don’t need to launch at the head. He’s trying to hurt the dude but not injure him. Reap what you sow.

[@BoldenFMA]

Lmao at Al-Shaair taking his helmet and running up, then dialing it back once he saw the Jacksonville O-Lineman do the same 😂😂😂😂

[@roberttaylor4213]

He didn’t want that smoke

[@BoldenFMA]

@roberttaylor4213 💯

[@babobenson5203]

​​@@roberttaylor4213 if Lawrence didn't want that smoke he should've slide instead of trying to get to the sticks. Now he doesn't know where he is

[@nostoneunturned7641]

Ummm Fox..... if a player can't play defense without mentally going into a cheap shot mentality, they're not equipped to play this game.

[@DbgGamingLounge]

Going into cheap shot mentality because he can’t defend? So your saying from the time the ball was snapped Azeez was like hmmmm I’m going to cheap shot Trevor Lawrence. As soon as he slides im going to target his a$$ and put his lights out! lol not likely kid and you’ve obviously never played football at a high speed or high level to understand what a bang bang play is and how fast stuff happens in real time

[@zachwhitlow4]

@@DbgGamingLounge Every defensive player that has spoken about this all said the same thing which is Lawrence clearly gave himself up with plenty enough time for Azeez to let up

[@Hey37373]

Cheap shot? Bruh why does he need to cheap shot Lawrence? Why? He’s a LB. he’s there to hit all game. I’f the qb wants to try to get extra yards, he needs to be ready for what can happen. Simple

[@AtkinsCee]

@@Hey37373 Ain’t Aziz a repeat offender ??? He literally punched a bears player earlier this season

[@andref9663]

It wasn't a cheap shot. It was a bang bang play at 200 mph

[@timothycarver9972]

Gives me Vontez Burfict vibes

[@brandonhallam51]

Burfict targeted... Azeez hit a guy who ran over 15+ yards full speed right into him.

[@natedavis8669]

Craziest reach I’ve seen this year

[@stevengrvp]

Don't use vibes

[@brucelau2023]

Don’t use vibes

[@jacobhall3599]

You give me dumba$$vibes 👍

[@SteelCourage]

It was a dirty hit by a repeated offender and he should have gotten suspended rest of the season it’s that simple all the other talk has no place in the conversation.

[@EazyG3]

You have never played football if that’s dirty

[@SteelCourage]

@ it’s dirty everyone agrees so stop the nonsense

[@alejandrorevilla2948]

@@EazyG3 I don’t know what player launches himself with his foreman’s out trying to make a tackle.. he knew Trevor was sliding and was trying to make a play.. azeez himself says he toes the line playing and this time he made a dangerous decision and hurt a guy.. I don’t think he had dirty intentions but he definitely made a dangerous play

[@TheBestCarlosThereIs]

Azeez was already committed to the tackle. And it was a late slide.

[@bartholomew6429]

Repeated offender? This is the first time the dude has ever been ejected or suspended in his nfl career. Stop trying to paint this dude as someone who’s just trying to end people’s professional careers on the daily this is football. He made the wrong split second decision and someone got hurt because of it. A suspension is definitely warranted but christ people are acting like it’s his 5th suspension

[@readinsteadbyjake]

I certainly have no problem with the way Jacksonville reacted. But there's no question that quarterbacks have it way too easy. As a defender, with the speed of the game, its near impossible to treat a specific player on the other team so differently. The way Mahomes runs around the field with nobody wanting to breathe on him is embarrassing. Whatever happened to offenses being intimidated by the defense anymore?? Can we please bring back mean defensive football teams??? 08 Steelers, 00 Ravens 13 Seahawks ????

[@lobo0122002]

You mean they don’t come with air lock brakes? 😂. People don’t realize how fast paced every down is.

[@JayRoberts244]

Anyone saying it wasn’t intentional needs to slow the video down and look how low he broke down before he launched into him. Look how low Azeez was at the point of contact. This clearly indicates he knew he was sliding down. Also hard to excuse leading with that elbow

[@helper2708]

⁠Trevor literally hit a stutter step plant on his foot. If you tell me Jukes don’t start with a step closer than your stride, I’ll link tons of highlights. He said even then they had 5 yards. Average skill player runs 10 yards in 1.2-1.3 seconds, going together, that’s about .6-.65-.7 seconds of a reaction time before the hit. Which you can slow mo the time and the start of the slide and the hit occurs in the same second. Jumping would’ve likely got azeez injured because he’d have to think, plant both legs and jump within a second when seeing the stutter step Lawerence did which other qbs don’t do , or depending on how he jumped, his cleats could’ve landed on Trevor’s body, head or neck.

[@DatGuud]

You think azeez slowed the play down like you slowed the video?

[@helper2708]

@ no but if I see someone take a stutter step and their hips turn and even middle school coaches teach Shakira “ hips don’t lie” what are you supposed to do when you’re coached to look at feet and hips, you realize it takes no IQ to know if you look at others and it’s a juke. Coaches are teaching hips. And we’re talking coaches who played previously in the nfl. So if you want to go against what pro players said

[@helper2708]

@@DatGuud but if you think he didn’t see the stutter step, you’re proving my point basically

[@JayRoberts244]

@ I known the league does when deciding the penalty in addition to reviewing his previous infractions this year. Sorry, The speed of the game isn’t an excuse for an illegal hit that resulted in a head injury.

[@allonisaacs8765]

We saw Bo Nix do a slide in front of a Browns' defender last night, and he didn't clock him!

[@jakeeefromstatefarm2916]

Yea bc Bo had a beautiful slide , LT is a horrible slider

[@bigbird9888]

@@jakeeefromstatefarm2916L rage bait

[@yahyacole7806]

lol how do you expect these dudes to stop full momentum with 3 yards between him and Trev when he starts sliding lol

[@SlimEagle5515]

Every time I watch first take I'm like how is Molly still on this show and then she comes on the show looking like she did today. Then I'm like " yeah i see why". 🔥

[@allonisaacs8765]

How was that an overreaction, I'm baffled at that comment!

[@maniacslap1623]

The problem was Azeez used his forearm to drive Lawrence’s head into the ground. Usually it’s not as blatant but in that case, that’s an easy suspension folks.

[@jetcrews97]

It was a Dirty hit

[@RishiLankala]

Lawrence slides into him lol. Legal hit if Lawrence was upright

[@MrYawwwn]

Take off your brace and stop hitting people with it is one start

[@williammehling3135]

Flacco slid very late also

[@EazyG3]

Very late! These qbs would have better chances of just taking a tackle instead of sliding.

[@jbmlk]

exactly he running full speed wtf is the defender supposed to do

[@Cheeze410]

Flacco can’t even slide right. I remember one time he attempted to slide and broke his knee brace

[@matthewsteele5942]

You are right bro. I thought we play 11 on 11.

[@keeganandersson4281]

I actually respect Demeco Ryans for having his guys’ backs no matter what the media narrative is. That’s the kinda stuff that strengthens a locker room

[@markbay9275]

A line was crossed. I respect Ryans less.

[@Tang_San00]

​@@markbay9275so you respect him more if he throws him into the dungeon along with a suspension huh. Lets see how his defensive players react. Those are brothers out there playing for their team. Try throwing your guy under the bus to the media and see if u still have a job and if ur team wants to play for u 😂

[@hotsplayer2207]

Nah, he made it worse.

[@sharkzillah401]

I don't lol

[@Chris-de2qc]

No integrity. Texans fans may like it but no one else will.

[@malbright45]

Eliminate the slide. Take the hit, make him miss, get out of bounds or don’t run. You’re a football player first. Sliding is more dangerous obviously

[@TheChristine5014]

Dive at the defenders feet! Don't give them the ability to make a hit like that

[@Lost-rh4sj]

@@TheChristine5014tua did this and got concussed beginning of season.

[@jamalsag7812]

Dumbest thing I've heard Ryans say!

[@yannickmukendi4364]

I like DeMeco but if it was Cj I bet it wouldn’t be an overreaction 🤦‍♂️

[@andremurria3483]

Both things are true. 1. QB’s play the victim and play the slide rules without consequences. 2. This particular hit was definitely dirty and the defender could’ve easily avoided this. He saw Lawrence giving himself up and he purposely went lower to make sure he could get a shot in. So the suspension is warranted.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

I know that I can’t play football with Dominic Foxworth. that dude is weird

[@EazyG3]

You just soft stop whining I bet you never played football

[@jakoyyalafitte3654]

Hatin on Houston is unnecessary 💯🤘🏽.

[@smodiddley]

The slide rule allowing the QB to force themselves down… it’s such a BS play. So a defender is naturally going to attack someone low so if a quarterback is going to slide and make themselves low, put two and two together and you’re surprised that this type of thing would happen? I’m sorry, but once the quarterback leaves the box and makes themselves a runner. They should have no special protection no other position can slide down like that especially if someone like Patrick Mahomes can use it to fake out a defender.

[@drieey]

You have to get down WAY before Al-Shair gets there. That's the way the old school QBs did it or be prepared to take that hit!

[@popjibbletz]

While this hit was clearly unnecessary Demeco is not wrong. QBs are taking advantage of the hit rules. If you cross the line of scrimmage you should be considered any other player. Pat Mahomes takes advantage of it all the time

[@itoldyouso2137]

If that was Daniel Jones or Geno Smith he would've got a fine only lol

[@nugglife3035]

The fact that Demeco has this clown as a captain tells you everything you need to know about the Texans.

[@SnarkyAdjTv]

Bill made Aaron Hernandez a captain. So please stfu 😂

[@evileyevalaus]

Hey smart one the players vote on who the team captain is🤦🏾

[@djourknows_3496]

as long as your making plays defensively they dont care i feel another reason is because Demeeco played Lb too

[@TerryLoman-n8k]

Racist

[@RishiLankala]

The fact that he is a Veteran, Smart and Good at football with a lot of passion?

[@Jccgrg]

A running QB needs to slide well prior to impact potential.

[@erikd131weaver7]

No more sliding.

[@drieey]

That was a last minute slide! You cannot do that as a QB!

[@traprapunreleased]

Demeco standing on business I love it 🤟🏾🤟🏾

[@jermainejohnson3548]

As soon as he crossed the line of scrimmage with the ball, TLaw became a runner. Ppl hit backs and receivers like that all the time, but theres a double standard for QBs.

[@deedeesmart1374]

Amen!!!!!!!

[@AbelLopez-w2c]

Ryans played the position the same way. The way everyone 35 and over was taught.

[@deecoley4613]

Agreed with coach. Just like the guy from Pitt with the fake slide a few years back. Now the defense is pulling off.

[@Bama20512]

Trevor was a runner. It was in the field of play. IT WAS NOT DIRTY. End of discussion

[@rfink222]

It was a cheap shot, and the league agreed, end of discussion.

[@Bama20512]

@@rfink222no it wasn’t. He lead with his elbow to keep from hitting him with his helmet

[@BigE-747]

Al-Shaair led with his elbow brace toward the head/neck, ridiculous that he isn't suspended for the rest of the season.

[@rixceymanning7148]

Your eyes don’t work go look again

[@helper2708]

⁠Trevor literally hit a stutter step plant on his foot. If you tell me Jukes don’t start with a step closer than your stride, I’ll link tons of highlights. He said even then they had 5 yards. Average skill player runs 10 yards in 1.2-1.3 seconds, going together, that’s about .6-.65-.7 seconds of a reaction time before the hit. Which you can slow mo the time and the start of the slide and the hit occurs in the same second. Jumping would’ve likely got azeez injured because he’d have to think, plant both legs and jump within a second when seeing the stutter step Lawerence did which other qbs don’t do , or depending on how he jumped, his cleats could’ve landed on Trevor’s body, head or neck.

[@BigE-747]

@@helper2708 .6 seconds is an eternity for professional athletes. Batters have to decide whether or not to swing their bat in .015 seconds against a fastball pitch. All the other players follow the same rules. Al-Shaair is a repeat offender, if this was his first time, there would be a fine and no suspension.

[@9ersLif3r]

Mahomes is at fault for always acting like he going out of bounds and he keeps running because he knows defense is on eggshells around qbs. It's not dirty

[@Closet420]

One defensive guy on panel and he is the only logical person

[@jmares78]

Wouldn't happen to CJ because he is coached better...

[@kylelittle8816]

I get the suspension for previous incidents... but we've got to quit with these QBs! What are they supposed to do like DR said! Slow down and stop and wait to see if he goes down? Patrick Mahomes has been able to take advantage of these situations twice this yr that led to wins! The defenders are being hand cuffed! These stupid rules are leading to a worse game and more injuries! All that said, I hope Trevor is ok!

[@lorichet]

What are they supposed to do? How about not leading with their braced forearm to the head for starters? He could've broken his neck that way. That's why he was ejected.

[@influentialgmm7609]

It wasn’t a dirty hit

[@sirhoopalot1125]

They used a Pat Mahomes clip from a year ago to make a point, elite hating.

[@vont8364]

and the clip doesnt even prove his point at all

[@bentleyfonsworth9604]

Get rid of the slide. QBs are getting hurt because they are not braced for impact and in almost cases their head bounces off the turf.

[@JayNSG0]

Trevor slid late. Azeez is dirty. Two things can be true and both actions need to be fixed league wide.

[@adrianengland1282]

I agree. Man was already in launch by the time he started to slide. Ppl say he took 2 steps, but they're looking at it from replay. That's bang bang.

[@jetcrews97]

He shouldn’t been suspended in first place

[@SetsunaFSeiei-qy6kg]

SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT QB'S SLIDING AT THE LAST MINUTE OR TRYING TO GET OUTTA BOUNDS AT THE LAST MINUTE? KEEP IN MIND REAL TIME SPEED NOT TV SPEED

[@kwfown]

There are good and bad people on both sides

[@top.dog56]

WTH was Foxworth even talking about?!

[@Adrian-tv3ku]

So if CJ gets hit like that you mean to tell me that the Texans players wouldn’t start a fight? Ryans is full of it

[@EazyG3]

CJ wouldn’t put himself in that situation he would take the tackle

[@nathan5140]

Stop letting qb’s run then. It’s not my job to protect you. It’s your job to protect yourself.

[@FM-sw7oh]

So what the difference between when some tackled mixon illegally and he missed 4 games for injury so what’s the difference they didn’t suspended that guy for that many games !!

[@enviedeveryday2835]

He not a wh ite boy quarterback with long blonde hair 😉

[@Schwizzzz]

Was Mixon posturing on the field after taking a dirty hit to the head?

[@aroperdope]

Mixon ain't a quarterback. Even a backup quarterback, or a journeyman is going to get the benefit

[@ammox4683]

There's a reason QBs look skinny and unatheltic compared to their peers and it's because they kinda are, NFL doesn't like other players laying hands on them even if they make most unsafe plays or moves, if they keep going like this they might as well put ribbons on their hips have them play tag football while the rest of the team plays the real sport.

[@Schwizzzz]

@@ammox4683 QBs are THE product of the NFL. You have to protect them. I don’t like the way it’s going, but it’s significantly better than watching back up QBs.

[@Benj722]

Y’all wanted Azeez to do what? The QB is not in the pocket. Sadly you will hear Shannon saying oh NFL is soft blah blah trash 🚮

[@Walter-j9v]

Which is true

[@enviedeveryday2835]

Soft sunshine

[@reaperw1532]

Cause and effect, as a human hope you know every action will have a much bigger human putting you in your place. Also he has a repeat offender

[@reaperw1532]

@ yeah American football is soft, compared to Hockey, Rugby.

[@sean24833]

Get rid of the slide

[@TheShowTimePape3]

2 wrongs don’t make a right I agree with coach

[@ashmanresells5816]

Ban sliding

[@kevincooper1908]

Sliding is for baseball football you cover up and protect ball especially if contact coming

[@joe2thesequel]

Don't be mad when a team cracks you in a few weeks. Wear your target proud.

[@ChiTheGreat]

Stroud got concussed against the jets last year these animals said nothing

[@TheLite0003]

Animals?

[@carltontaylor6500]

Does anybody else find it funny the Jon Runyon is in charge of rules violations 😂

[@andredotson4677]

Stop running if you don't want to get hit.

[@luisquinones7511]

Terrible take. Just keep these types of stupid comments to yourself

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

Man please, using your forearm to hit someone violates the rules of the game. Period.

[@anssiheiskala8694]

F off. I really hope that you get some

[@totallykoolyeah]

Collection of comments from video gamers

[@CoryPlaysDrums]

L take

[@joshuaolson6800]

I can't watch any video with Domonique Foxworth. Dude defies all logical sense.

[@BigNickEnergy5]

I’m a texan fan born and raised in Houston but what Demeco said pissed me off

[@jacobhall3599]

Grow a pair smh

[@fatbones4life252]

Sounds like late sliding is something the coach may have been addressing already and telling his team to look out for.

[@Yung_Tarantino]

Dominique must've come in dizzy this morning to think we'd all go along with that spin cycle of a take🤣🤣

[@Bigstylesal55]

The first 20 seconds molly takes my breath away 😍😍😍

[@Byctvyb]

That wouldnt happen to cj cause cj knows how to protect himself in the open field

[@isiahnelsoniv]

definitely appreciate Domique's take on this.

[@Bakerboi812]

Child please. This football.

[@CoryPlaysDrums]

L take

[@austinpowers9340]

That time it happened to Andy Dalton and the cowboys did nothing. Was embarrassing.

[@eddydede4275]

Well look at the cowboys it explains everything

[@noelahg79]

Hard fact but likely true, DaMeco coached Al-Shaair to do exactly what he did.

[@4493bigticket]

I doubt you’re in that linebacker room. Lol

[@deecoley4613]

Based on?

[@sethstuller8986]

@@4493bigticket I don't think he's saying he told him to try to hurt him. If you're repeat offender and your coach doesn't get on you about cleaning it up then they encourage that behavior to continue. It's on the coaches to make sure they learn from those mistakes and Al-Shaair clearly hasn't

[@justinburch21]

Dominique with the best quote at the end. “ give him 6, it ain’t my money “. 😂😂😂

[@jordanfuller1800]

if these QBs want to run run around in the middle of the field then they should expect to get hit for it.

[@drexlspivey3047]

Your comment is meaningless since there is a rule in place already. Bottom line is he wanted to do what he did. He's turning into burfict.

[@ammox4683]

QBs are playing tag football at this point with these ridiculous rules, sliding should be banned, if they want to run the ball they are target just any other ball carrier on the offense.

[@RENETENTEN]

The fact that Steven A just belittles people is hilarious.

[@kevrolld]

Coach Belichick & Coach Ryans said almost identical responses lol As a pats fan great hit!

[@reemoe9374]

Facts

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

All you fake tough guys are hilarious.

[@VegetaThoughts]

"Push em up under the tuff.... ABSOLUTELY!" Shannon is entertainment man lol

[@Anthonyspeaks91]

If Trevor was black you wouldn’t hear all this

[@SnakeMaster420]

Racist pig shut it

[@bossplayermfs5972]

EXACTLY! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼