"A Player Openly Supporting Hamas Is a Bad Look": Analyst Accuses Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair of Pushing "Anti-Israel" Agenda on MNF

Texans Player Wears Pro-Palestinian Eye Black During ESPN Segment

Azeez Al-Shaair was one of several Houston Texans defenders who helped lead the team to a dominant, defensive-led 30–6 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.After the game, Al-Shaair appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt wearing eye black that read "Stop the Genocide."Al-Shaair, who is Muslim, was referencing a slogan commonly used by pro-Palestinian groups criticizing Israel over the events in Gaza. In the past, he …

Texans Player Azeez Al-Shaair Sports Pro-Palestine 'Stop The Genocide' Message During 'Monday Night Football' Telecast

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair shared a bold, powerful message during Monday’s AFC Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Texans defeated the Steelers 30-6, but fans noticed the words “STOP THE GENOCIDE” displayed across Al-Shaair’s eye black on his face, referencing the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair wrote "stop the genocide" on his eye black. pic.twitter.com/lCo9TuxBwA— The Sporting News (@sport…

"A player openly supporting Hamas is a bad look": Analyst accuses Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair of pushing "anti-Israel" agenda on MNF

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair grabbed headlines for a strong performance in his team's 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round of the playoffs on Monday.

Texans break Steelers late

The Texans broke open a one-point game with 23 points in the final quarter to end the Steelers' season, 30-6

Azeez Al-Shaair wears 'Stop the Genocide' eye black during 'SportsCenter' hit

The Houston Texans’ defense was the story of their Wild Card round win in Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football. And postgame, one of the team’s defensive tone-setters generated plenty of attention of his own. During an interview on SportsCenter after the win, linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair made a political statement rarely seen among high-profile sports figures, wearing eye black etched with the phrase “Stop the Genocide.” Al-Shaair’s message would a…

Distraught Ben Roethlisberger Asked Peyton Manning to “Be Quiet” on ManningCast After Texans Extended Lead vs. Steelers

Losses sting, no doubt, but on most occasions, they carry some positives to build upon. However, some losses sting so badly that even franchise legends cannot help but lose their cool at what is unfolding. As it turned out, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ brutal 30-6 Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans was the second kind. And Ben Roethlisberger could not stomach what he was watching. For much of the night, the Steelers’ defense kept the game alive. I…