Sources say the league initially wanted to suspend Al-Shaair for four games before deciding on three. The hit took place with more than four minutes left in the second quarter, and Al-Shaair was ejected for the remainder of the game. That was effectively a three-and-a-half game suspension for the linebacker, with three games of it being unpaid.

Shaair, the subject of vitriol after his hit on Trevor Lawrence, received support from one of the Jaguars quarterback's teammates.

Suspended for three games for a dirty hit on a sliding Trevor Lawrence that sent the Jaguars young quarterback to injured reserve due to a concussion that will almost certainly keep him out for the remainder of the season, Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was unable to win his appeal and will be serving his punishment in full.