Trevor Lawrence's teammate fined for attacking Azeez Al-Shaair after illegal hit
FOX Sports' Tom Brady joins Colin Cowherd to dive into Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair's illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
The NFL fined Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram for retaliation against the player who delivered a season-ending hit to quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Engram was fined $11,255 after attacking Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair in retaliation for his hit on Lawrence in the second quarter of Sunday's game, according to NFL.com.
Engram was the first Jaguars player to go after Al-Shaair after the hit, as players from both teams swarmed to the area of the hit.
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"It was a dirty hit," Engram told reporters after the game. "In that moment, instinct was just, it didn't feel like a clean hit, so I had to go stand up for my quarterback.
"I just knew it was wrong. It was a dirty play. You stood up for your guys. It's just how it goes."
Evan Engram of the New York Giants runs with the ball after making a catch against Azeez Al-Shaair (51) of the San Francisco 49ers at MetLife Stadium Sept. 27, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
While Engram was fined, Al-Shaair was suspended three games without pay. The NFL has said the linebacker's involvement in the brawl played into the discipline.
Lawrence sustained his second concussion in a year from the hit and was placed on injured reserve. The quarterback will undergo shoulder surgery for an injury he initially sustained in Week 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Lawrence posted on X Sunday night that he was "home and feeling better."
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