Jaguars fans respond to trash hit on Trevor Lawrence in predictably terrible fashion

The Jacksonville Jaguars season might already be over, given the team's 2-9 record entering their Week 13 matchup against the Houston Texans, but Jaguars fans at least got to watch Trevor Lawrence under center again. Lawrence had missed each of Jacksonville's last two games with a shoulder injury, and the offense looked even worse with Mac Jones in his place.

Unfortunately, Lawrence's return didn't last long at all. Late in the first half, Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair recorded one of the dirtiest hits that the NFL has seen in a long time, tackling Lawrence as hard as he could while the quarterback was already sliding down and hitting him directly in the head. Lawrence immediately left the game with an injury and Al-Shaair was ejected.

Predictably, Jaguars fans who came out to this game didn't take to Al-Shaair's hit kindly in any way. They made sure to let the 27-year-old know exactly how they felt.

Jaguars fans take frustration out on Azeez Al-Shaair after dirty hit on Trevor Lawrence

Jaguars fans threw things at Al-Shaair, letting him know that what he did was unacceptable. Considering the fact that Lawrence was the player hit and this happened in Jacksonville, it's hard to say that this is surprising in the slightest.

Obviously, fans throwing objects at players is almost never called for. While they're still crossing a line throwing things at Al-Shaair, it can't be denied that Al-Shaair crossed a line as well - and a much more dangerous one at that. That hit he laid on Lawrence has no place in the NFL.

Still, the hit delivered by Al-Shaair should be responded to by the NFL as a league, and not by the fans. Booing him (loudly) is one very appropriate response. Throwing things at him is not.

Hopefully, the league reviews this hit and will suspend the Texans linebacker for long enough to have him never come close to delivering a hit like this again. Ejecting him was a good start, but more of a punishment is needed. That punishment just shouldn't come from Jaguars fans in this fashion.