This weekend was fight club for football. It leeched into the National Football League, though it was not over any flag planting, which set off some serious brawls during college ‘Rivalry Week’ on Saturday. Michigan-Ohio State and Florida-Florida State were some of the chippiest. Regarding the professionals, it was this brutal hit on Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. Lawrence was carted off the field after suffering brain trauma, but a considerable brawl erupted, with Jaguars’ tight end Evan Engram being the first to enter the fray.
Watch Trevor Lawrence immediately after this horrific hit. His right arm suddenly flexes as his left arm simultaneously extends. This is known as the “fencing posture”—an involuntary reflex that occurs after impact in blunt head trauma. It signifies a traumatic brain injury with… pic.twitter.com/Saa8j8cffJ
— Sam Ghali, M.D. (@EM_RESUS) December 1, 2024
This is an ugly, brutal hit. It has to result in a suspension. Wow.
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) December 1, 2024
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Azeez Al-Shaair rips off his helmet and looks to fight Brandon Scherff. pic.twitter.com/fpXP68D2Nh
— Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX) December 1, 2024
"It's everything you're not supposed to do. Everything...There's an honor that you give to your opponent on the football field and you respect him."
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 1, 2024
Daryl Johnston on Azeez Al-Shaair.pic.twitter.com/KO9i2XbuIx
Trevor Lawrence carted off the field after taking a violent head shot and displaying the “fencing position” indicative of a traumatic brain injury.
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 1, 2024
The hit was so bad, even Texans players were in shock. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/xTaznwLsE8
Aziz Al-Shaair should be suspended rest of the season.
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) December 1, 2024
Beyond pathetic. It's disgusting. https://t.co/HE4j6xdMyC
Jags fans started throwing objects at Al-Shaair after he got ejected pic.twitter.com/mpI5jj15Mi https://t.co/XxGVLmk6iD
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) December 1, 2024
Al-Shaair, who is known for supporting pro-Hamas nonsense, was ejected from the game and will likely face massive fines once the NFL front office views the footage. The hit was met with near-universal condemnation. It’s a Kinko Alonso throwback, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.
This has to be a record for brawls in one football weekend pic.twitter.com/c5uxZcQG4v
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) December 1, 2024
Azeez Al-Shaair: a terrorist on the field
— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) December 1, 2024
Supporting terrorists off the field https://t.co/HHEvcD5q45 pic.twitter.com/K7PR4Filkd
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