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FRISCO, Texas — The NFL’s three-game suspension of Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for his hit on sliding Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence caught the entire league’s attention.
That means their mission was accomplished, according to Dallas Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons.
“I don’t know how they came up with the three games but I don’t know how warnings go or anything like that,” Parsons said Thursday of Al-Shaair’s three-game suspension. “If there was like a warning or if he had prior references to late hits or anything like that. I don’t know his history.”
Al-Shaair punched Chicago Bears running back Roschon Johnson in Week 2 and hit former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard, now with the Tennessee Titans, late in Week 12 this season. He was fined $11,817 for fighting Johnson in Week 2 this year as well $10,927 for a violent facemask penalty on Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Chase Edmonds in Week 10 last year. When told Al-Shaair had been fined multiple times by the NFL, Parsons understood the methodology behind the NFL’s disciplinary decision.
“So that probably determines it. I guess history plays a part in it,” Parsons said. “You know they want to make a lesson, or the league, sometimes they want to make statements on players. So it kind of is what it is.”
However, the suspension won’t alter the way Parsons attacks opposing quarterbacks since he claimed his on-field aggression lasts purely between the whistles to start and end a play.
“I just play the game the right way. You know what I mean? I’m not late-hitting nobody, I’m not trying to hurt nobody. I’m just here to make plays, you know?” Parsons said. “So you just play the game the right way, full speed, and kind of just making sure you ain’t landing on QBs. You’re pretty much good anywhere else.”
That doesn’t mean he is happy with the way the NFL officiates…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-12-06 14:25:00
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