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NFL Fines Texans’ Azeez Al‑Shaair $17,389 for Hit on Broncos’ J.K. Dobbins

The penalty underscores a sustained pattern of safety-rule violations that previously resulted in a three-game suspension.

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (0) reacts after a play during the first half against the Denver Broncos at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sean Thomas-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • League discipline cites unnecessary roughness for a hit on a defenseless J.K. Dobbins in Week 9, a play that drew no in-game flag.
  • It is Al‑Shaair’s second fine of 2025 after an identical $17,389 penalty for a Week 4 hit on Titans quarterback Cam Ward.
  • The latest ruling brings his career total to nine fines since 2020, assessed at $139,050 and reduced to $136,022 through appeals.
  • Last season he was suspended three games for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence that ended Lawrence’s season.
  • In separate decisions from the Broncos game, no fine was issued for the hit that concussed C.J. Stroud, while Texans receiver Xavier Hutchinson was fined $5,949 for taunting.