{"id":427053,"date":"2024-12-02T17:54:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=427053"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Jags-Trevor-Lawrence-concussion-carted-off-ejections-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Jags-Trevor-Lawrence-concussion-carted-off-ejections-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Jags’ Trevor Lawrence (concussion) carted off; ejections follow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered a concussion and was carted from the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s 23-20 home loss to the Texans after a brutal hit by Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair.<\/p>\n

With 4:15 left in the first half, Lawrence was carrying the ball and went into a feet-first slide at Houston’s 45-yard line when Al-Shaair launched into him, delivering a forearm shot near the quarterback’s head and shoulder.<\/p>\n

“It’s a play that has no business in our league,” Jaguars coach Doug Pederson later told 1010 XL Radio after the game.<\/p>\n

Multiple skirmishes erupted as Lawrence lay prone on the field. Al-Shaair was ejected, along with Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones, while multiple penalties offset.<\/p>\n

Lawrence immediately displayed the hand motion known as fencing that is associated with suffering a concussion. However, he was able to stand after being attended to briefly and he sat up while being taken to the locker room on a cart.<\/p>\n

Lawrence — who was returning from a Week 9 injury to his non-throwing shoulder — was not taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunate with the hit with Azeez, it’s not what we’re coaching,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “Just want to be smart in everything we do and not hurt our team. I didn’t want to see the melee and all of the aftermath. It’s not what we’re about. I talked to Azeez and addressed it personally, and we’ll move forward.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, head referee Land Clark told a pool reporter postgame that Jones was ejected because “he came off the bench and threw a punch” at another player. Asked why no Texans players were thrown out for leaving the bench area, Clark said they did not do anything “that rose to the level of disqualifying.”<\/p>\n

Lawrence was 4-for-10 passing for 41 yards and an interception. Mac Jones, who started the last two games while Lawrence was out, took over at QB and finished 20-of-32 for 235 yards with a pair of touchdown passes, but Jacksonville ultimately dropped its fifth straight game.<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) warms up before an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine\/Florida Times-Union]<\/p>\n

-Corey Perrine\/Florida Times-Union \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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