Bill Romanowski Says Al-Shaair’s Trevor Lawrence Hit Was ‘Dirty’ But ‘I Loved It’

Bill Romanowski says the hit Azeez Al-Shair laid Trevor Lawrence last weekend was “abso-fricken-lutely” dirty… but in true Romo fashion, he says TMZ Sports he “loved” it!!!

The play unfolded in the Texans’ second quarter against the Jaguars on Sunday … when Jacksonville’s star quarterback was driving for a first down.

Lawrence sprinted about 10 meters, and when he saw Al-Shair getting closer, he started to slide. But the Texans linebacker didn’t put on the brakes – and plowed straight through the former Clemson signal caller’s head.

The game resulted in a serious injury for Lawrence, a huge brawl and Tuesday a three-match suspension for Al Shaair.

Romanowski told us just after the NFL hit the Houston tackler with the ban that he really felt for Al-Shaair, noting that the situation was a blowout and difficult to avoid.

But he did admit it was “gross.”

Of course, as an inside linebacker who has built a reputation over the years for breaking the rules on the field, he added, “I loved it!!!”

“But,” he said, “it was dirty.”

Al-Shaair will have the opportunity to appeal his suspension – and given the way the Texans general manager Nick Caserio hit the NFL because of his statement that seems likely.

Regardless, Romanowski said his advice to Al-Shaair from here would be not to let off the gas in the future… but just “control it a little better.”

“The last thing you want to do is take that aggression away from your defense,” he said. ‘Because he’s a tone setter. That’s him. You don’t want to take that away.’