The three-game suspension for Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for his illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was upheld on Wednesday. In handing

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was handed a three-game suspension without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for a late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence during Sunday’s game.

The three-game suspension imposed by the NFL on Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was upheld on appeal Wednesday. Al-Shaair was suspended after being ejected from Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars for an illegal hit on quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who sustained a concussion on the play.