The Most Controversial Hit of 2024

[@RonstoOSRS]

#17 on the jags is a REAL one. He was genuinely about to mess dude up

[@zackyplayz0520]

That’s my boy Evan Engram 😤 gotta protect your QB

[@CowboyredPedro]

Evan Engram, he would have messed him up too

[@1859TorchBearers]

​@@zackyplayz0520mad respect from me

[@AzazelTheFoxxo]

Yea that's our star tight end right there and he deserved to lay ever hit out for his boy trevor

[@mustseemlbhighlights4694]

man, that dude wouldn't do shit to Al-Shaair. Shaair would fuck his ass up in a one vs one fight.

[@skyefox]

When old school defensive players like Howie Long and Michael Strahan don't like it, you know it's dirty.

[@jeffholman8146]

Meh, they are shills for the establishment. I bet privately, they wouldn't be all that upset about it They are just acting out of self preservation.

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

dude thought he was on the 70s raiders

[@shinankoku2]

This

[@Castanos0721]

Weak. Flat out weak. He used his elbow

[@TimothyDaniel-p5j]

@skyefox who cares about what they like,azeez has been playing for a long time, and has never been accused of this,but you like to exaggerate,dream,and imainate

[@terriblegamer101]

That hit was genuinely awful. Azeez wasn't trying to hurt TLaw on purpose. But as a Texans fan I feel awful for TLaw. I wish him the best recovery since he's now on IR.

[@SlytherinSallywankle-rl1bj]

Gotta agree, love my Texans boys and Azeez but that forearm into his helmet was a dirty hit and hope Lawrence is alright.

[@worldwidestepper9880]

Ur team sucks, Diggs fucked y’all’s culture and Strouds mid. Have fun getting bounced in round one. Hopefully by the Bills.

[@fabianmendez8379]

You can’t fight somebody when you’re already unconscious.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

The Texans have been playing dirty all fuckin year. Something needs to be done about it.

[@jackheffron6860]

Always respect the Texans cause their fans can be humble and acknowledge when their team did wrong

[@guataman24]

Malicious hit with a brace on his forearm, kick him outta the league. It was deliberate, no wonder he got ko'd

[@jamesbell7696]

This. It wasn't just that it was late and that he didn't even try to let up. It was also the leading with the forearm right into the facemask of Lawrence.

[@table2187]

@@jamesbell7696 lol he didn’t even hit the face mask you idiot.

[@dominiccocchiola6922]

How many snaps of football have you played?

[@dominiccocchiola6922]

​@@jamesbell7696how many snaps of the live full speed football have you played

[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

How many restaurants have you cooked a steak in? 'cause I never have, but can still tell when it's burned af.

[@SPJBR]

He got a 3 game suspension. NFL: "During your game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 1, with 4:20 remaining in the second quarter, you were involved in a play that the League considers unacceptable and a serious violation of the playing rules. Video shows you striking the head/neck area of Jaguars' quarterback Trevor Lawrence after he clearly goes down in a feet-first slide...You led with your forearm and helmet and delivered a forceful blow to the head/neck area of your opponent when you had time and space to avoid such contact." "After the illegal hit, you proceeded to engage in a brawl, which you escalated when you pulled an opponent down to the ground by his facemask. After the referee announced that you were disqualified for the hit and your unsportsmanlike acts, you removed your helmet and reengaged with your opponent while walking down and across the field, which started another physical confrontation near the end zone. "Your lack of sportsmanship and respect for the game of football and all those who play, coach, and enjoy watching it, is troubling and does not reflect the core values of the NFL…Your continued disregard for NFL playing rules puts the health and safety of both you and your opponents in jeopardy and will not be tolerated."

[@Lostmypasswordagain]

3 games isn’t enough. A flagrant personal foul that results in injury which removes a player from being able to play should have a suspension penalty that is longer than what the injured player is forced out for. Ie if TLaw is out for 3 weeks on concussion protocol, Al-Shaair should be suspended at least 4. I also think that immediately defending your QB (or any player that just got taken out with a dirty hit) is incredibly sportsmanlike conduct and shouldn’t result in a flag.

[@AliceYobby]

@@LostmypasswordagainNo, 3 games is *too* much. Just comparing it to past punishments-The NFL has absolutely zero consistency, it's like they're just purely going off of public outrage. However, I'm not mad he got 3 games suspended, even though I think it's too much, because it's dirty as all hell.

[@MisterGoblin65]

​@@AliceYobbyNonsensical statement...do you even know what you are trying to state?...Ridiculous

[@tylerrusnak7736]

3 games is a joke. He should be banned! Never seen a player This dirty since Burfect, and he actually got banned.

[@Iceman-bu1eg]

3 games seems pretty tolerant…

[@Phuzzi]

Even Engram is a real one for the immediate follow-up. Respect. That hit was clear as day DIRTY.

[@kman9884]

You need glasses, brother. Clear as day clean hit on a late slide.

[@_Denfan_]

@@kman9884yeah super clean. Man got ejected for a clean play

[@dubstepXpower]

He was down

[@edwardmejia5970]

Your momma dirty, he slid late

[@TheShays]

Found the 1% ☝️ ≈ 😂

[@darthmagus6833]

Proud to own an Even Engram Jersey

[@christianmueller576]

Even Steven Engram?

[@rustyshackleford1687]

Same. I don't care what our record is, I'm proud to wear my Engram Jersey.

[@Jsinista]

😂 glad you have to be proud of in Duval

[@NESJosh64]

I wanted a new throwback jersey and that cemented me getting #17

[@robertosalazarjr1205]

Can you imagine if this happened to Mahomes

[@Jimamania]

it would be massive

[@dmoney2163]

Oh man Aziz would go to Jail for doing that to their poster boy Mahomes

[@CaliBorn73]

@@dmoney2163 Nah, he'd have gone to the morgue after Pat's OL was done with him.

[@ForsakenWar]

DAM!! Mahomes seriously living rent free in some of your fanboys heads!😂 Serious question... Do you go around all day thinking about Mahomes?

[@spudlymac]

Aziz would actually be kicked out of the nfl

[@setharookazoo]

As a Bills fan, I get why he assumed he wasn’t going to slide…

[@pluckpluckpass]

They watched the Bills vs Steelers wildcard game

[@theblackflame4002]

In the Pat's Game TE Hunter Henry took not one, but two direct helmet to helmet hits on the same play and nothing was called. The "we care about safety" league has never cared less, but if people just keep gambling on it and watching nothing will change

[@strikextreme]

As a Texans fan I'm tired of this dude getting chances. He's done shit like this so many times, gets ejected, causes a fight etc. No idea why the Texans won't bench his ass and prepare for a release, shit like this causes playoff losses. Ask the Bengals how Burfict helped them...

[@monacobenedict8991]

Juju got him good 💀

[@buffalobilly6046]

NOT A TEXANS FAN. If you believe this guys is a Texans fan, then you are probably the type of person who has "password" for a password and wrote all your school papers based on data gathered from Tweets

[@strikextreme]

@buffalobilly6046 assuming you're a troll? Super strange way to do it, but props to you.

[@JusAObserver]

​@@strikextreme you misspelled loser

[@Gotexanz]

Because he’s really really good and they need him. That’s why.

[@CptColumbo]

The most irritating part is that he got up with a "What did I do" gesture to the ref who threw the flag.

[@345optimusprime]

@CptColumbo Cause Trevor is treated as a runner? Funny how we selectively forget how the game is played because of a injury in a game that is known for this stuff, but fans will still complain about overprotecting QBs like roughing the passer yet wanna come out with pitch folks over this.

[@realdirtydan]

​@345optimusprime he was going down for a slide, which means they can't hit them as there going down, which is why it's a dirty hit

[@iitstre_4550]

@@345optimusprimeYeah… even if that were an actual RB or WR, that’s still a dirty hit. If you give yourself up, the play is dead. That type of hit is dirty. period.

[@345optimusprime]

@iitstre_4550 Still treated as a runner until touched by said defender. Yes the player was going full speed but guess what? That’s football.

[@russellziske7385]

The typical response of his kind

[@claybluegaming9616]

Major respect to Evan Engram

[@fredericoterrell5160]

You mean Mister Drops!

[@Neutronrdr2]

​@fredericoterrell5160 you mean the guy who protected his best friend

[@blorbo5800]

@@fredericoterrell5160 Has hands like glue here but sure

[@BradDiBenedetto]

I almost wanted to agree with the people acting like this wasn’t a dirty hit. I think defenders get called too often for hitting quarterbacks who slide late when a collision is already unavoidable. I think if they make a reasonable effort to at least minimize the contact, there should be some leeway. But this is different, this guy had more time than most do, and made no effort to miss Lawrence. He even added in an elbow to the face for good measure. Penalty and ejection is warranted, and I wouldn’t be against a game or two suspension.

[@bobbyblair8478]

As a Texans fan that was ridiculous. Hope Lawrence is all good. Our player needs a hefty fine for that at least but probably a suspension.

[@BennettSchuyler]

Forget the fine, suspend him. Money doesn’t mean shit to him

[@redeemedpoetYTwatcher]

A fine? You really think that's going to stop him from headhunting? Has he shown any remorse for the hit at all????

[@strikextreme]

He's done this too many times this season. Sideline punches thrown for penalties etc, hope we release him. Dude is going to cost us a playoff game doing shit like that...

[@ACU_misfit]

Y'all should lose a draft pick

[@eleven8948]

DeMeco needs to take control of the complete team. They are falling apart. Undisciplined, missing tackles, constant penalties, allowing bad teams to stay within a winning score

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

Someone suggested he should be suspended 2 or 3 times the time Trevor Lawrence is out … without pay … on top of a fine. I agree.

[@youngmyth]

Oh shut it mate.Dude is going full speed and tried to use his arm to avoid a head hit but obviously still hit him. People out here playing judge because suburban boy who sucks at football got hit

[@theamericanpotatonamedphil4306]

​@@youngmythbro threw that elbow into his head wtf are you watching

[@straight-buffoonery]

​@@youngmyth Sounds like you're the 1/100 Brandon was talking about. Shame

[@Mochilolz]

nah man, this guy has no control of himself, punched the bears player who was chillen on the sideline and now hes muay thai elbowing tlaw in the face. take him out for the year.

[@henryschriemer1133]

I’m on the phone with the FBI as I type this out

[@saintrocketIX]

I wish the Strouds left their villainy in the Grossiverse.

[@CyanDragon14]

Fr. They are out for blood now

[@visionstealth7827]

@@CyanDragon14 they aint doing shit, they are going to be poverty regardless with the stupid HC and bum Qb

[@idawg7332]

As a dolphins fan I am not looking forward to them coming after Tua in a few weeks

[@woltersworld]

you know the strouds will be reprimanded by the Grossiposse

[@youngmyth]

@@visionstealth7827haha keep crying

[@theswiss02]

I'm a Texans fan. The hit was bad, real bad.

[@donschilling249]

Thank you for showing the targeted elbow to the head multiple times. Many of the media stories fail/refuse to show this at all. This guy should be jailed and sued for damages by Trevor.

[@obesebison2178]

He performed a dirty play against the Bears in week two and got lucky to escape with no punishment. He didn’t learn.

[@landondeez]

I believe he was fined $15k and also got some other punishment on top of that but can’t confirm off the top of my head

[@SLHJR0390]

@@landondeez we should have seen him lose his teeth on tv

[@IamBIGuUS]

He did this game after game on the niners too. Dude just does this stuff

[@BoldAMATUER]

And a Jaguars player hit Tank Dell early on a deep throw. That hit could’ve injured Tank Dell.

[@urk0522]

He had a clean hit on Caleb Williams while he was still in bounds then threw a punch as the entire Bears sideline was surrounded him for no reason.

[@yeetskeet3667]

Not a big t-law guy but hope hes okay thats the kinda hit that ends seasons.

[@deecee2174]

I'm a huge fan of The Prince Who Was Promised, and this hit is going to affect his career 😢

[@jacklumsden7444]

​@deecee2174 it literally cant make him worse

[@choosecarefully408]

Sanity, careers & lives too.

[@Jimamania]

@@jacklumsden7444 absolutely could...

[@blue-pi2kt]

Ends careers*

[@dcutbi001]

Texans fan here and I was disgusted by the hit. It made me stop caring about getting the win because it was so bad for Jax and it was all on Al-shaair. They lost two guys, Texans only lost one, and to top it off the penalties offset and Jax didn't even get better field position or a new set of downs. Effing terrible.

[@FHL-Devils]

Losing Lawrence, Engram, and the field position... for doing literally nothing wrong (ethically speaking) in that entire sequence ... That's just awful NFL.

[@345optimusprime]

@dcutbi001 So we gonna feel bad for a player especially a QB who knows he’s treated as a runner outside the pocket. Give me a break you over emotional fans.

[@nickthompson1812]

Penalties offset? What a load of …

[@nickthompson1812]

@@345optimusprime even runners can slide with the expectation of not being hit. It’s why the league places the ball where the slide starts, not where it finishes, to tell the defense they don’t need to physically stop a slide. Think.

[@kylebolton6753]

​@345optimusprime so you either don't know the rules or you think playing dirty is okay. Regardless you just told everyone how stupid you are, congrats.

[@realityking9006]

How about quaterbacks just stop sliding. Quarterbacks suffer more consciousness than any other position in the league, and this is probly a big reason. STOP SLIDING.

[@brianking5092]

This type of slide reminds me of the baseball "pop up" slide putting your ass on the dirt and your body and head partially upright before you come up to a standing position. When you do that you have no protection for your head. It is like sticking your head out of a foxhole and getting it shot off. Yes, Azeez may have been able to lessen the damage, but Lawrence set himself up.

[@jasonhurley2396]

And then Mahomes fakes a slide and keeps running……

[@owlwithahowl7798]

It’s a different set of issues while I agree if you slide the run should be over, that still doesn’t excuse the hit on Tlaw

[@MichaelCamacho-lf3or]

​@@owlwithahowl7798no that's the problem

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

The hit was so late the announcers were OHHHHh before the hit was even completed. People online are defending this hit too its insane.

[@kylelarson7840]

The both emoted before actual impact!

[@SWillis474]

Anyone seriously defending this hit HAS to be trolling. I'm a Texans fan and was "defending it" in my fantasy football chat to wind up my league mates, but to defend this hit in all seriousness is bonkers

[@johnchedsey1306]

it's either a troll or an AI bot.

[@yl9941]

People who defend this are violent people they love it

[@Spamual2]

The way Trevor’s hand went up indicates trauma, his brain couldn’t send the normal signals to the muscles.. nobody deserves to be hit like this

[@FirstLast-bn6nl]

I knew it from his rigid arm.

[@Zac15]

Fencing response is never good. His programming got reset all the way to base instincts 😟

[@SkunkApe407]

​@@Zac15 exactly. I spent over 20 years in combat sports, and a KO like that is what made me hang up my gloves. A shot like that stays with you. I was tested at an IQ of near genius level when I was in elementary school. Since leaving the fight game, I've experienced noticeable cognitive decline. There are times where I struggle to remember my own kids' names, or forget where I'm at. Shit is scary, and I can only blame myself.

[@cohengamertv6548]

@@SkunkApe407pretty sure thats signs of CTE

[@nobytes2]

@@SkunkApe407lmao genius IQ at elementary ok Sheldon 😂

[@michaeltherizzler]

If Azeez isn’t suspended I’m going to riot. Prayers for T-Law

[@cristianchavez1699]

yeah that'll show em 🤣

[@drudenae]

Riot? You mean throw a pillow around and shout obscenities at your cat?

[@michaeltherizzler]

@@drudenae probably

[@jzam3220]

You mean scream racial slurs into your pillow? That’s like a normal Tuesday for you innit?

[@HawgWyldFishing]

@@drudenaewhat did the cat do?

[@waterDrinker13]

"it's obvious that he is going to slide" NO IT'S NOT BECAUSE FAKE SLIDES EXIST AND THEY ARE NOT BANNED.

[@realsoarzv]

He was right in front of him? Why would Trevor fake slide and then run into him

[@RubyDoobyDoobyDoo22]

This argument makes no sense. The LB himself said he didn’t know Trevor was going to slide, not that he thought he was going to “fake slide”. Even if that was the case he was clearly aiming right at his knees which is still dirty af. Trevor has also never used a fake slide in his entire career. The only QBs that do that are Mahomes and Allen.

[@baymarin4456]

As a Niners fan this is the first time I don't regret we let Azeez go. I hope Trevor recovers soon

[@stevenpadilla4294]

Joe took worse hits than that. There was no moral conscience about it. It was their job. These QBs better keep their head on a swivel. They ask these guys to be a monster but then expect them to let up on the QBs. Well they mostly do a good job

[@michaelthomas229]

@@stevenpadilla4294 you are the 1 of the 99 dude was talking about something is F wrong with you 100%

[@Mr.Dimes118]

As a Titans fan I agree

[@DeepThinker-gc8nz]

@michealthomas it is football and hits like that are really only recently treated like a travesty. I don’t think it’s great when a player gives themself up and takes a shot in the head but I also just feel like it’s football and stuff like that is going to continue to happen sometimes.

[@Tang_San00]

​@@michaelthomas229this is football. Lets just play flag football then. In the heat of the moment, you don't tackle someone thinking, "Hey lets put this guy's safety first". If so, dude wouldn't be in the league. What if you miss a tackle like all the other clowns who misses tackles on mahomes like they've never tackled in their life.

[@stephen.101]

His suspension should be twice as many weeks as it takes T law to come back healthy.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

If the Jags are smart, T Law won’t touch the field again until next season.

[@burns4246]

all sports need to start thinking about that, to some degree atleast

[@Angliasword]

Nah the dumb dude shoulda initiated his slide earlier to safe as a QB would. He didn’t do that. He tried to manipulate his slide for a first down and got the consequences for that period quit being a lil bich.

[@Torta--is--PLUR]

Lmfao...no

[@Drewski210]

Just put him on Roger’s list

[@phonyponybologna1070]

Texans fan here, Al-Shaair deserves to be suspended for at least the rest of the season. This isn't the first time he's acted up, so a message needs to be sent.

[@jakob12369]

Should t be allowed to play in the NFL at all if you act like that tbh

[@Good_Enough4]

​@@jakob12369 agreed, I don't get a lot of Texans games so I didn't see what he does on a game to game basis. But this hit, in and of itself, is egregious enough to warrant a multi game suspension. And also the Bears game where his hit on Williams, debatable if it was late or not, doesn't matter too much, but he threw a punch at a player that wasn't even part of the scuffle. He clearly has a tendency for being unhinged and should be removed from the league before he goes full Charles Martin and ruins someone else's career.

[@table2187]

@@phonyponybologna1070 yes. Please let us know all the other dirty hits Azeez has done and the fines for them. Kiko Alonso wasn’t even suspended for his hit on Flacco and it was light years more egregious and the side rule was in place then too.

[@table2187]

@@Good_Enough4 where he pushed Caleb out when Caleb was in? The punch should have gotten a suspension. But damn yall have brain rot or bad memory on some of these plays.

[@Good_Enough4]

@@table2187 "debatable if it was late or not, doesn't really matter too much" I'd recommend ABCmouse to help your reading comprehension, it's working well for my 3 year old.

[@beastmodeloading2138]

To solve this from happening, get rid of the slide... either throw the ball away or the the fck out of bounce

[@jasonbutler856]

If you've ever played football, you'd know how this happens and how this was NOT intentional. He's going for a tackle.... TL slides late. You can see he's trying to pull up but he can't. In slow motion, everything looks black and white. This was bang bang.

[@jonathanshumpert9549]

The Texan's coach even said it was a bad hit.

[@nicknuggets369]

Dont care

[@TheReddShinobi13]

​@@nicknuggets369oh youre so cool, so edgy

[@DXForever45]

Still gonna keep Al-Shaair on the roster so his words dont mean Jack shit.

[@voldemort008]

@@DXForever45 Head coach doesn't cut players, that's the GM.

[@chasepoopsalot6570]

No he really didn't he bitched out and defended hin

[@SithNerd79]

You know it's bad when you see "Tua arms" on a hit.

[@te2934]

It is called a fencing response

[@tomadamo3226]

You know tuas been through it when people start calling a fencing response "tua arms"

[@bdubs532]

​@@tomadamo3226i laughed super hard at this- I'm aware I'm going to hell, the way you said it was... yeah😅

[@jimmierustler4887]

​@@te2934The Tua fencing response

[@MuwopDuwop]

Ignorant ass comment 😂

[@Oceanz08]

not to mention, he lead with his elbow so he did that on purpose

[@cwolf0915]

Nah, realistically team n the locker room is telling him he'll be fine, just pay the fine and don't aim so fucking late smh

[@JrueThrondsen]

Yup

[@jermobands919]

Lawrence has to initiate that slide earlier same as Flacco, we have all the replays in the world but in that moment it’s bang bang and the defender is trying to prevent the RUNNER(because at this point Trevor is a runner) from getting the first down. I know it’s unpopular but go watch some QBs with prior baseball history like a Kyler Murray or prime Russell Wilson that actually know how to slide, that slide is being initiated well before the defender can really do anything.

[@ItsChronoHawk]

No you’re wrong, it’s clearly a dirty hit. You’re 1-1,000,000 who think differently, that’s because you have no personality and want to be different.

[@jermobands919]

@ I’ll agree to disagree 👍🏾😃 it was an unfortunate bang bang play that happens in football all the time, it looks bad but I’m sure the defender had no intention on hurting Lawrence, simply trying to stop him from getting the first down.

[@S1337storm]

@@jermobands919 Based on this thread we are about 1-10. You cant make a defender defend both the first down AND the person trying to get it. Worse still, the slide seems designed to move the head t-ball style into standard shoulder tackle position. A tackle has to stop the runners momentum, and the defenders practically have to look away to avoid helmet hits. Its all hindsight nonsense.

[@arche3737]

The jaguar in that neck funnel on your cursed logo shirt is prophetic man. Jesus what a hit.

[@chrissharr1804]

Looks like Al-Shaair was watching some Burfict tape before the game.

[@lui07nola]

But still not as hard as the B

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

Or james harrison..

[@gtmaniacmda]

Brown was never the same after that hit... hopefully TLaw will fair better mentally. concussions suck.

[@lui07nola]

@ good god no he wasn’t. That was one of the worst hits in recent memory. Law will miss the next few games fs

[@tacotacotington3638]

@@BillyBob-wq9fl Go ahead and post the James Harrison career ending hits and dirty things then. I can post about 100 from Burfict.

[@MaulRisen131]

Texans fan here. Didn’t even care about the win after that hit. No place in our game and hope TLaw recovers. Azeez is a good and impactful player but there’s too many moments like these where he seems to do way too much. Shoutout to Evan Engram for doing the right thing and riding for his guy. The fact that we almost lost that game as well to Mac Jones shows how much this team has unraveled. Sad to see

[@KameSennin4209]

A violent collision has no place in a game full of them? I get it was a nasty hit, but outrage such as this is how you get the NFL playing flag football.

[@JonZiegler6]

Hits like this are exactly why fighting is allowed in the nhl: you think twice about being dirty when someone might punch your lights out...

[@qp2044]

more leagues need to allow that. it isnt a huge part of the nhl anymore, but damn if that clown had to throw hands with a 300 pound lineman after plays like that he would either play better or be retired. either way it would be a win for the nfl

[@JoshuaFelgere]

Facts whoop that ass

[@JonZiegler6]

@@qp2044 i don't have the time nor time zone to follow the nhl anymore, I also think hockey is probably cleaner than in the past as well. You are for sure correct, even a TE would wreck a safety.

[@kevinstewart8876]

How about the NFL condemns all NFL quarterbacks from running out of the pocket

[@CoryyJ]

Man that was a gnarly hit. Hope Lawrence has a quick recovery.

[@chrishoj5277]

Respect to Engram. He knew he would be getting fined and thrown out but he did not let that cheap and dangerous hit stand.

[@cjfuller43]

Evan Engram is a shooter for his reaction… he really stood on top of business

[@PLANTBAT]

Also a Texans fan, I don’t agree with that hit from us. No one deserves that. I hope Trevor Lawrence recovers well and soon.

[@S1337storm]

Screw that. Sliding doesnt change the laws of physics. The existence of a surrender move that puts your head into the original legal target zone continues to be stupid. The surrender move should be to spike the football forward and shield their head with their arms. Or better yet, ban qbs from advancing the ball by running the same way we do fumbles.

[@MichaelPetrone-ng5yx]

SIMPLE SOLUTION - PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY ON THE QUARTERBACK TO SLIDE WELL BEFORE THIS KIND OF THING CAN HAPPEN - QB'S HAVE BEEN TAKEING ADVANTAGE OF THIS RULE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SIDELINES - IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT THE ENTIRE GAME DOES NOT RESEMBLE FOOTBALL -

[@adamgreenspan4988]

Just curious, did you type that on a physical keyboard using caps lock or on a mobile device? I usually watch KZbin on my mobile device and getting an entire sentence out in all caps is kind of a pain without a convenient caps lock key.

[@MichaelPetrone-ng5yx]

NO JUST LARGE ENOUGH SO THATFOOTBALL FANS CAN MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MY COMMENT ITHEIR DELUSION

[@webcrawler2007]

Dirty doesn't even begin to describe it. Kick him out of the league, no suspension is enough

[@notdarrell]

Big fine and full 365 day suspension is a minimum. IDK how one could say otherwise.

[@Mike__B]

@@notdarrell otherwise

[@RobertReital]

@@webcrawler2007 Vontez Burfict was never kicked out of the league for plays much worse than this and being a repeat offender. He simply got blackballed by all 32 owners who refused to sign him. They won't kick him out. A lengthy suspension and a hefty fine sure but he won't be banned

[@chadwickerman]

On a positive note from that game, that was the best Mac Jones has looked in a long time.

[@ETHseries]

Trevor Lawrence is truly a QB that cannot catch a break. Ankle injury sends the 2023 season into a spiral, messes his shoulder up and watches the lions MURDER Mac Jones. Then finally comes back to try and bring some joy for their last few games and he gets done dirty. Hope he is okay.

[@pokermaster4188]

Facts

[@craiggolden7072]

I mean, it is football. He's not the only one who gets hurt over and over.

[@ETHseries]

​@@craiggolden7072Oh I know, just the timing to see him come back (earlier than I thought) with his shoulder, then get full blown brain damage on his return. Lots of players get bad luck but this is one I watched unfold over the weeks as a jags fan.

[@Neutronrdr2]

​@@craiggolden7072it's not usually the qbs getting injured over and over

[@BigislandEJ]

Shredded lettuce is amazing 😊

[@Danny-ju2ip]

I like how the fool gets mad after he then gets hit the same way from behind

[@VideoGameNtn]

Perna don’t try to lump us Texans fans like that. Most of us have been tired of Azeez’s stupid plays and this was one of the worst.

[@Dreded100]

He wasn't saying all Texans fans would be like that, he was just assuming the 1% of people who would be ok with that would also be Texans fans, since if you don't care about either of these teams you are more likely to realize how wrong this play was.

[@joey_kool]

Hope Lawerence is alright.

[@trautsj]

What a dirty piece of crap. Man... Lawrence just can't catch a goddamn break. Man is cursed with a horrific team he's trying to put on his back and then getting injured by BS like this. Gotta feel for the guy.

[@jimbo0386]

He'll probably get on a different team eventually and he'll play really good for a little while but his stint in Jacksonville will probably ruin his health and career. That's the reality of getting drafted to a team that in football limbo

[@Torta--is--PLUR]

250 million dollar contract that he didn't earn.

[@RealAmericanStar]

Plus Jacksonville is a sht city 💔

[@JacobChaney127]

I'm not disagreeing just to disagree. He's a RUNNER. He dropped down to slide after the defenders feet left the ground. It wasn't a high hit until Trevor slid under it. I'm a Washington fan. If Jayden Daniels did this it would 100% be his fault.

[@MorbySA]

Really reminds me of some of the hits Cam would take. I’m glad the league seems to be better about punishing things like this. But the player safety aspect should definitely be more firmly and strictly enforced on defenders. The league has a responsibility to make it clear that this should not be tolerated. Best wishes to Lawrence.

[@13BadassMetal]

He straight threw an elbow to his chin. He should get a long ass suspension for that. Along with a big ol fine.

[@Flyingmonkeysftw27]

Fine him for whatever he got paid this entire season so far for that. Maybe he'll learn. Hope he's been saving properly.

[@RCDC22]

The only thing dirty is the sliding rule itself. It creates the illusion of a safe move that can’t be ensured during full speed play.

[@jasonramirez8200]

Trevor thought if he slides down last second as close to the 1st down marker as he can, the defender is just going to watch him. Lmao

[@blakemeeker384]

Reminds me of the time Trent Green was sliding against the Bengals way back in the day. The Bengals defender hit him so hard that his helmet slammed super fast and violently against the turf. He was never the same after that hit.

[@Skilful_basics8]

It’s funny. QB sliding is supposed to protect them but at the same time it leaves their head wide open vs lowering their shoulder.

[@jayramsey690]

I kind of agree, had Tlaw just ran like a TE, the tackle would have been much less violent.

[@Skilful_basics8]

@@jayramsey690 exactly

[@AlchemicalCarnival]

Yup. Not at all saying that hit wasn't dirty af, but when you're running full speed trying to get a 1st down and you got a guy running 20+ mph straight at you who's only thought is to stop you from getting to that line, brace yourself. That slide rule gonna get you killed.

[@greenanddan]

It’s a late hit, but it’s a late slide too. Pointless because the slide wasn’t getting him a 1st, an earlier slide would’ve been much safer. It’s like boxing: first rule is to protect YOURSELF at all times. Why wait and make it a bang bang play?? If you want the first then dive head first

[@HVB_Elements05]

​@AlchemicalCarnival as long as you have guys like Mahomes who fake slides, this will continue to be an issue. Bang bang play. Was it dirty? I guess in this day and age but I've seen worst.

[@kylek29]

Damn, he almost put the elbow into the facemask gap as well.

[@caydenwheeler8103]

1:39 I get your point-if the tables were turned, we’d probably have done the same thing. But I can’t just not defend my team, man. That hit was dirty as hell, though. Honestly, we might accidentally force Tua into an early retirement when we play the dolphins. This isn’t the first time this team has lost control on the field for no reason (looking at you, Bears game).

[@Fuzzy_MeatPatty]

Bountygate in Houston????

[@346rt]

He was on the sideline punching guys after cheap hitting Caleb Williams. That kid is sick. League did nothing. So now. This is part Leagues fault. Texans are dirty.

[@urk0522]

Caleb Williams was in bounds that was a clean hit. He only threw a punch after the Bears were surrounding him.

[@nknasi]

Al-Shaair was fined $11,000 after the fact for punching Roschon Johnson on that play.

[@urk0522]

@@nknasi correct

[@346rt]

@ He was getting out of bounds. Lawrence was sliding. Technically a legal hit so i get it. The punch to Jenkins deserved a suspension if NFL wants to clean up the gang warfare s-t. If not then fine him 11,000. Eberflus just lost his job in large part because of no accountability from guys like his DB Tyrique Stevenson. Texans stole a game knocking Lawrence out of the game and maybe costing Jags 2 more weeks or more? Some of these guys refuse to believe rules are for them. 11,000 did nothing to change that kid and his Coach isn’t about to help. I could see in the Bears game that the Coaching staff was pushing rules limits on the defensive holding even after it was called several times. I said then that it would mess them up. I like the Texans and their QB but their coaches are idiots if they don’t clean it up.

[@GrownUpKid94]

@@346rtgang warfare shit lmao what

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

He should be suspended for the rest of the year unbelievable

[@tesselationlivemusic5899]

bro is quick

[@onthemoney8356]

Shredded lettuce catching strays.

[@nknasi]

Al-Shaair also punched Roschon Johnson when the Texans played the Bears in week 2. He wasn't flagged at the time (f the refs) but was later fined $11,000 by the league for the punch.

[@JuiceJive]

At best, it could have been an accident after committing to the hit and not pulling up. But he came up afterwards with his palms raised like "what, you're going to flag me for that?" He knew what he did, then played the can't-play-defense-anymore card.

[@jasonramirez8200]

What's he supposed to do? Let him get the 1st down, help him back up and shine his shoes? Defenders should play defense! Trevor Lawrence thought because he's a QB he won't get tackled/hit?

[@Xong217]

watching jags fans throw shit at azeez was cathartic. W jags offense for brawling for their qb

[@slothgraveyard3511]

"executed" 0:15 interesting choice of words

[@Decaliyon]

Yep..we know who he voted for

[@rickym936]

Hahaha, now that was funny hahaha ​@Decaliyon

[@sbpoolleague]

Gonna cost him $2M. That money should go directly into the fund to help aging NFL vets with brain and other physical problems.

[@BSland]

Great idea 👍

[@alpinecalm5502]

Both Flacco and Lawrence slid too late trying to get the first. Watch the tape in real time, no time at all for LB to pull up. All you armchair couch potatoes haven’t played in years or never played forget that physics is a thing. Lbs don’t have anti lock brakes. If you don’t slide before they commit to the tackle you are done.

[@McMullet94]

The fact you've put this vid out while the game was still going on is insane! Truly a youtube producer on a new level. I'm also a game-going Texans fan! Terrible hit and wondering did the hateful energy from yesterday's college games invade the NFL? Possibly

[@joshuacarlisle9901]

Alright fine I’ll be the one to say: if we hate this kind of hit so much we need to litigate away fake-slides from QBs. In slo-motion everything looks awful but in real time I’d like to see any of these people saying “he should’ve bailed out of the hit” able to stop on a dime from a dead sprint. Should the defender just slide into him as well? People are so quick to be mad someone got hurt, and they should be concerned for TLaws health, but these rules on protecting QBs are INSANE. If I was a QB and I was about to get hit, I’d just drop one of my legs to look like I was “initiating a slide” and guarantee a flag.

[@carl5917]

Shouldn't run if you aren't prepared to also get hit

[@GrownUpKid94]

@@carl5917 “protect yourself at all times”. The league can’t unconcuss you, whether this is a penalty or not.

[@owlwithahowl7798]

Yes slides should come with the run ended and a harsh penalty for fake slides still doesn’t excuse the hit

[@Cdg-e8i]

I didn't know Kareem Jackson was currently playing for the Texans

[@vitocattivo]

Proof that the quarterback slide is a dangerous move and should be banned.

[@roboninja3194]

The "Lawrence clearly started to slide doesn't mean anything" cause when he started to slide the defender had already started to dive at him. It's a difference of half a second but when slowed down on replay fans go "Look look he was already sliding!" I paused the play as Lawrence starts his slide and the Texans player is already diving at him. Explain to me how he's supposed to stop his momentum in mid air. When Lawrence decides to slide is pretty generous on the screen in the video. Knees slightly bent is sliding now? I'm guessing 99% of the people commenting on this video have never played organized football in their life and that includes Perna.

[@S1337storm]

@@roboninja3194 By the time its clear that the knees bending are a slide and not evasion, physics has taken over. No amount of hindsight slow motion is going to change that.

[@owlwithahowl7798]

0:29 Tlaw starts the slide azeez still has both feet planted, contact is at 0:31 . The average Clemson players reaction time was .2 seconds assuming NFL players are better there should be time to at least not lead with the elbow, that aggravates the situation imo.

[@donaldwesterhazy9333]

That's Bad Sports

[@Stax2High]

As someone with no dog in this fight, this & the flacco hit looked like everything happened extremely quickly. This feels like people with the benefit of slow motion thinking its easier to change direction that fast than it realistically is. I could be wrong. But i would say this is a bit of monday morning quarter backing, but its more like sunday night linebacking. Heres hoping the prince gets better. Would like to see the jaguars improve as a franchise.

[@matthewarmstrong6575]

Unpopular comment maybe qbs should think twice about running if all they do is a slide and get easy yards nfl is to soft now

[@michaelleyva467]

I saw that hit and got a phantom pain from my concussion, hope he gets better soon!

[@stevenreeves9903]

Texans fan here. That was not right. Prayers for Trevor.

[@Azzertyo]

Always bad to see head injuries such as this one and hope TLaw will be alright and have a speedy recovery. However, this whole using still frames to say "he definitely had time to stop himself" is just BS. Trevor is a professional athlete, and quite a good runner. He's also 6'6 and 220 pounds, running full speed right at Azeez. The "initiating the slide" frame is him slowing down, he doesn't actually go down for another couple of yards and could have just as well used his athleticism to change directions, or juke from there, which I would argue you can see him considering before sliding. All of this also happens exactly at the first down marker, so what is the LB supposed to do there ? Bend the concepts of time and space to "Matrix" himself out of the hit ? Or just let Trevor go and hope that he's sliding and not trying to make a move for the first down ? Ultimately he defends the first down marker and hits Trevor in his chest with his forearm before the helmet is contacted and bounces of the ground to cause the injury. If you want to avoid these types of "dirty hits", either the QB has to slide earlier, or you have to get rid of the whole "slide" rule to force QBs to actually protect themselves. Stop expecting defenders to make these split second decisions between potentially hurting the QB or giving up an easy first down.

[@owlwithahowl7798]

While I agree sliding should come with giving up the run plus a penalty for fake sliding, 0:29 Trevor starts the slide while azeez still has both feet planted. The hit occurred at 0:31, the average reaction time is 0.25 seconds let’s assume the nfl players are better 0.20 was what Clemson players recorded in a study. That leaves time to at least not lead with the elbow, that is what makes the difference imo.

[@Azzertyo]

@@owlwithahowl7798 The time stamps you are referencing are on a slow-mo replay ... Trevor is running at full speed at 0:00 and both players are laying on the ground before the video reaches 0:02 in the real time replay at the start of the video. That means that the whole slide-hit interactions happens in likely less than a second in real time, where reaction time is one thing, but changing the momentum of an initiated tacke is a completely different game, especially since I see Azeez's foot off the ground and about to plant for the hit in the shot you mention at 0:29. As for the elbow part, I think you can argue both sides, because if you take away Azeez's arm initiating the contact, there is a high likelyhood his shoulder or helmet hit TLaw directly in the head instead, which the leage is making a point of penalizing more than anything else (including KC WRs comitting literal crimes *cough cough*). Ulitmately, I think this comes back to the trend of adding more and more rules to protect and benefit the QB and the offense at wide, only resulting in reckless behavior from said players, who obviously try to take advantage (that's the nature of any competitive sport) and get hurt as a result ...

[@owlwithahowl7798]

@@Azzertyo while I agree it's an issue with the rule of the slide, I hope there is a rule change to a slide ends the run and fake slides are heavily penalised. I think there could have been a thing he could have done. His reaction of "tf did I do" I mean you know it's a bad hit intentional or not aside you`re in the hit and should have recognised that was a rough hit. Call me soft but there has been multiple incidents regarding azeez this season and there should be a fine no matter what. But in the end I'm not godell so let's see what happens.

[@isaiahhernandez7095]

Idk maybe I'm ignorant but that doesn't look that bad to me. The guy already looked horizontal when trevor started to slide. If the qb doesnt want to get hit they shouldnt run.

[@drinkinrawacky154]

Definitely a penalty but I’ve seen worse. He waited to long to slide.

[@stevens6398]

@@drinkinrawacky154 Mr. Texans fan he was 5 yards away and lead to the head with his hard elbow brace. Totally unneccessary.

[@dylanmiller2997]

Once you take off you are a runner . The game looks a lot slower on the couch but once you lock in on a tackle it’s not as easy to “let up” as any broadcaster makes it sound. Bro def tunnel visioned but far from “the dirtiest hit” (not a Houston fan) y’all gotta remember these plays are seconds long . Bro did not do that shit intentionally and QBs take the risk when they run.

[@drinkinrawacky154]

This hit was 100% Lawrences fault. Go out of bounds or make it clear your going down.

[@douglasmccurdy6724]

He threw up that forearm, he knew well what he was trying to do.

[@Gupeck]

Nick Wright likes shredded lettuce.

[@waterDrinker13]

fake slides not being outlawed made this happen. it's on the league's hands. in real time it's not as black and white as it is on the replay. get real

[@calemichael1000]

Yep. Finally someone on here with a brain!!!! It’s so close and happens so damn fast these things are gonna happen. They need to refine the parameters of legit QB slides. Sliding at the last possible second when the defender has next to no time to react seems a bit unfair. If you wanna run then be prepared to get hit. He could have chose to protect himself and slide sooner. He waited and got creamed. If you do that this kind of thing will happen.

[@Legir24]

Never heard of "Azeez Al-Shaair" before. What a classless act.

[@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv]

Poor slide and tackle timing . Why slide so late with your head up

[@slipnot555fingerdeathpunch7]

Kick him out for the rest of the season. You are FIRED

[@jojo-gy9pp]

When will a show mention the lack of quarterbacks or most all players wearing guardian caps? I bet no one will mention it again.

[@IntraVortex]

How in the world do you throw out the players who came to his defense? Ridiculous!

[@shadowjinkus1070]

Glad that you seem like you're getting better man

[@catz23pr]

I don't care about either team, go broncos, it wasn't that bad of a hit, it looked horrible and Trevor left so everyone thinks it's awful. 5 yards at full speed is less than half a second, you can't react that fast.

[@markeberle3984]

Go Bo-roncos!!!!

[@GrownUpKid94]

Sliding gotta be the wildest thing in football. You just gotta hope the other guy pulls up and doesn’t do something like this.

[@christopherbrown9279]

That was not a dirty hit smh 🤦 just a bang,bang, play.

[@shanehicks6461]

Not even close to a dirty hit. You can’t defy physics. The slide takes 5-7 yards to complete. The hit happens 3 times as fast. Why are we telling them to slide anyways? The slide allows the head to hit the ground after the hit. There’s nowhere the for the head to go but in the ground. The ground ain’t moving. If anything they’d be better off not sliding. Three games for this is egregious. Absurd.

[@K707OR30]

Found the shredded iceberg lettuce aficionado.

[@badgercdlyons]

@@K707OR30 Judging by this comments section the guess of 1 in 100 is way too low of an estimate. Goons coming out of the woodwork here.