Was late hit by Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair a dirty play? Several former NFL players think so.
Oftentimes, former NFL players fondly reminisce about their days in the league when player safety wasn’t necessarily at the top of mind and big hits weren’t always penalized. That wasn’t the case for many of them after Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair appeared to knock out Trevor Lawrence with a late hit as the Jaguars quarterback was giving himself up on a slide.