Days after reading the NFL’s letter announcing his suspension for his hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence last month, Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair remembers thinking he was done. The negative attention his hit received in the news ...

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair says he was in a “really dark place” and wondered if he’d ever play football again in the days after he was suspended for three games for his hit on Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence that left the quarterback with a concussion.

Azeez Al-Shaair had doubts that he'd ever play in the NFL again and found himself in a "really dark place" after being suspended three games for a hit that concussed Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair says he was in a "really dark place" after he was suspended for three games for his hit on Jacksonville's Trevor Lawrence that left the quarterback with a concussion.

Following his return to practice from suspension on Monday, Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair took to social media to express his takeaways from his month away from the team. Al-Shaair posted a statement on X,

The Houston Texans are getting a bit of a boost before their final regular season game against the Tennessee Titans.Veteran linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been reinstated by the NFL after serving his three-game suspension for his hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Dec.