Azeez Al-Shaair balances playing for Texans with concern for friends & family

HOUSTON – While the Houston Texans are preparing for their Sunday matchup against the New England Patriots, linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair balances preparation and concern for his friends and family who are in the path of Hurricane Milton, not long after dealing with Hurricane Helene in Tampa.

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“Just trying to communicate with (friends and family), hoping that they actually got out of there,” said Al-Shaair. “To see the government to say ‘if you stay in the evacuation zone, you’ll die,’ I’ve never seen anything like that ever. I think it spooked a lot of people, myself included, just advising my family in friends in that area to get out of there for sure.”

Al-Shaair grew up in Tampa, and played college football at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Florida.