Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was carted off the sphere throughout the second quarter of Sunday’s recreation towards the Texans after a crushing hit from Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, which sparked two separate shoving matches between the groups and led to a pair of ejections.
The hit occurred with simply over 4 minutes left within the first half when Lawrence scrambled and began his slide, with Al-Shaair’s forearm and physique connecting with Lawrence’s helmet.
He remained on the bottom whereas almost two dozen gamers began shoving close to the Jaguars’ sideline, and finally, Lawrence — who was dominated out with a head harm — was helped onto the passenger seat of a cart and was pushed off the sphere.
Another scuffle broke out after Al-Shaair and Jaguars offensive lineman Brandon Scherff began shouting at one another, in keeping with the Fox broadcast, and Jacksonville followers threw objects at Al-Shaair as he walked towards the tunnel.
Al-Shaair and Jacksonville cornerback Jarrian Jones have been ejected, whereas tight finish Evan Engram additionally drew a penalty for pointless roughness.
Former Patriots first-round choose Mac Jones entered at quarterback for the Jaguars, who trailed the Texans, 6-0, and had simply gotten Lawrence again below heart this week after lacking two video games with a shoulder harm.