Tom Brady's comments about hit that injured Trevor Lawrence miss the mark

[ad_1] Surprisingly, former New England Patriots star Tom Brady is not being extra protecting of his fellow quarterbacks.

On Tuesday, the NFL suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for his late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence in Week 13. Lawrence suffered a concussion throughout the play.

When requested in regards to the collision on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," Brady did not arise for QBs and stated the league ought to amend its guidelines to assist defensive gamers.

"It is gone to a degree the place everybody will label a sure participant as a unclean participant, I do not like that one bit," the seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion stated Tuesday.

"Possibly they wonderful or penalize a QB for sliding late. And say look if we do not need these hits to happen, we have got to penalize the offense and the protection reasonably than simply penalize a defensive participant for each single play that occurs when there is a hit on a QB."

Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans echoed Brady's sentiments in his Monday information convention.

"After all, the unlucky hit on the QB. Nevertheless it's two-fold," Ryans stated. "Numerous the QBs at the moment attempt to reap the benefits of the rule the place they slide late, they usually attempt to get an additional yard."

Nonetheless, Brady and Ryans are lacking the purpose. Whereas the NFL has modified its guidelines to favor QBs in recent times, that is not an excuse for reasonable pictures.

"That is a dumb hit on [Al-Shaair's] half," Jaguars defensive finish Josh Hines-Allen stated in a postgame information convention, through WJAX-TV in Jacksonville. "We speak about this stuff. We all know how one can play soccer. A few years in the past, that might've been an important hit, however now that wasn't play on him."

These hits can even trigger brawls. After Al-Shaair knocked out Lawrence, a melee between the Jaguars and Texans ensued.

Ryans and Brady ought to rethink their feedback. Letting soiled performs slide would set a harmful precedent, and suspending Al-Shaair was the best transfer.