Why Jaguars star has no regrets over punching Texans player after Azeez Al-Shaair’s brutal Trevor Lawrence hit

Jaguars rookie Jarrian Jones would not hesitate to punch another rival after he was ejected in the chaos that followed Azeez Al-Shaair’s brutal hit on Trevor Lawrence.

Jacksonville quarterback Lawrence looks set to miss the rest of the NFL season after suffering a concussion in a controversial collision with Texans star Al-Shaair.

The linebacker flew elbow-first into Lawrence as the quarterback slid to the turf during the Texans’ 23-20 win on Sunday.

Al-Shaair was ejected from the game, which left Jaguars players and coaches seething and sparked a bench-clearing brawl. He had to be held back by his Texans teammates, while Lawrence laid motionless on the turf.  

Amid the chaos, Jones was also ejected for punching a Texans player. ‘I threw a little something in there,’ the cornerback later admitted.

After the game, the rookie was condemned by his head coach Doug Pederson, who said: ‘He can’t do what he did either, that’s unacceptable.’

Azeez Al-Shaair was ejected from the game against Jacksonville for this hit on Trevor Lawrence 

Jones is expecting to be fined for the punch and he admitted he ‘regrets’ getting ejected from the game. 

But he insisted: ‘That’s my brother. I’d do the same thing for all 70 guys or however many make up the Jags organization… I just can’t get ejected in that moment.’

Jones added: ‘My brothers had my back, they told me they respected everything – how it went and what I did – but in the grand scheme of things, you can’t get ejected from games. That is just something you can’t do and I’m probably going to have a hefty fine coming for it.’

The cornerback was then asked about Texans coach DeMeco Ryans, who accused the Jaguars players of overreacting to Al-Shaair’s hit. 

‘I don’t even want to talk about that guy, ‘ he said, before refusing to discuss the three-game suspension handed down to Al-Shaair, whose appeal over the punishment failed.