Azeez Al-Shaair

About Azeez Al-Shaair

Azeez Al-Shaair ( al-SHIRE; Arabic: عزيز الشاعر; born August 4, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls, where he received First-team All C-USA in 2017. Raised by parents who converted to Islam, his childhood was split between Saudi Arabia and Florida. Undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Al-Shaair signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. In 2024, the NFL suspended him for three games for a violent illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

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