Furious Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio has dubbed the NFL ‘hypocritical’ for banning Azeez Al-Shaair from having contact with the team during his suspension.

Al-Shaair has been hit with a three-game suspension after his brutal tackle on Trevor Lawrence during Houston’s 23-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, which sparked a bench-clearing brawl between the two teams.

As Lawrence lay motionless on the field with a concussion, the Texans linebacker had to be held back by his teammates during the melee, before he was swiftly ejected from the game.

After announcing his three-game ban, which prevents him from having any contact with his team, the NFL cited Al-Shaair’s past offenses while claiming his ‘lack of sportsmanship and respect for the game of football and all those who play, coach, and enjoy watching it, is troubling and does not reflect the core values of the NFL.’

‘Your continued disregard for NFL playing rules puts the health and safety of both you and your opponents in jeopardy and will not be tolerated,’ Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan concluded in a letter to the player.

However, Caserio has fired back at NFL chiefs in a fiery rant on Tuesday.

Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio has branded the NFL ‘hypocritical’ for banning Azeez Al-Shaair (pictured) from having any contact with the team during his three-game suspension

The Texans GM first argued that their assessment of Al-Shaair’s conduct ‘couldn’t be further from the truth’ and that ‘nobody has respect for that’ before accusing the league of hypocrisy. 

‘If the league says they care about the wellbeing of their players, and I would say at a time like this Azeez is probably going through a lot of things, we can’t even provide support on a multitude of levels,’ he fumed to reporters.

‘So it’s a little bit hypocritical to say, “We want to support the players, but do you know what, the organization can’t have contact with him for four weeks.”

‘Ok, so what do you want [him] to do, just go and float by himself?’