JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sunday's Texans-Jaguars game Sunday was stopped for several minutes to sort out penalties and ejections after Houston's Azeez Al Shaair put a late hit on Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence as he was sliding in the second quarter.
Jacksonville was driving at the time with Houston up 6-0. Lawrence was giving himself up with the slide at the end of a run when Al Shaair launched himself at the Jacksonville quarterback, hitting him as he was nearly down. Lawrence's head visibly hit the turf hard.
After the hit, a skirmish immediately broke out among players with benches clearing as Lawrence remained down on his back on the field. Lawrence was eventually carted off to the locker room.
After several minutes, the referees sorted everything out, issuing unsportsmanlike conduct penalties to Al Shaair, as well as Jaguars' cornerback Jarrian Jones and tight end Evan Engram. Those penalties all offset.
Al Shaair and Jones were both ejected from the game.
At this point, it's not clear how badly Lawrence was injured, but he was ruled out for the rest of the game. The game against Houston was his first game back after missing two games with a sprain to his non-throwing shoulder.
As Al Shaair was escorted off the field, fans were throwing items at him.
