Texans star wears apparent pro-Palestine message on eye black during playoff game

While being interviewed by ESPN's "Monday Night Football" crew, it was revealed that Azeez Al-Shaair had a connection helium wanted to share.

The Houston Texans linebacker was spotted wearing oculus achromatic that work "Stop the genocide."

The connection was apt regarding the ongoing struggle betwixt Israel and Palestine.

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Azeez al-Shaair of the Houston Texans shakes hands with Aaron Rodgers of the Pittsburgh Steelers aft an NFL chaotic paper playoff crippled astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Jan. 12, 2026 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Al-Shaair has supported Palestinians successful the past, including wearing "Free Palestine" cleats for the NFL's "My Cause My Cleats" run during the 2024 season. 

Al-Shaair had "Free" written connected 1 broadside of his shoes successful the colors of the Palestinian flag. On 1 shoe, "Surely to Allah we beryllium and to Him we volition each return," was written. On the broadside of his different shoe, it had the fig of Palestinians reportedly killed and wounded successful their warfare with Israel.

The shoes were for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, which helium besides supported successful 2023.

"I consciousness similar it’s thing that’s trying to beryllium astir silenced," Al-Shaair told the Houston Chronicle astatine the time. "On either side, radical losing their beingness is not right. In nary way, shape, oregon signifier americium I validating thing that happened, but to consistently accidental that due to the fact that of [Oct. 7] guiltless radical [in Gaza] should present die, it’s crazy. 

"[Other people] effort to marque a disconnect and dehumanize radical implicit there. And it's like, they're quality beings. Being a Muslim, we spot everybody the same; Black, White, Spanish, immoderate you are; you tin beryllium orange, like, we're each quality beings."

Azeez Al-Shaair of the Houston Texans speaks to his teammates earlier kickoff against the Pittsburgh Steelers during an AFC Wild Card Playoff crippled astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Jan. 12, 2026 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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Al-Shaair was besides portion of the Athletes for Ceasefire organization, on with respective different athletes.

During the crippled erstwhile helium wore the Palestine cleats, Al-Shaair made a tackle connected Trevor Lawrence that near him with a concussion, prompting backlash and an ejection. In a connection apologizing for the hit, helium snapped astatine "racist and Islamophobic fans and people" for attacking him online.

Dec 1, 2024; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars backmost Trevor Lawrence (16) slides down successful beforehand of Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (0) successful the 2nd 4th successful the 2nd 4th astatine EverBank Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

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Al-Shaair’s Texans scored 23 points successful the 4th fourth connected Monday to bushed the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 and beforehand to the AFC divisional round. They volition look the Patriots successful New England connected Sunday astatine 3 p.m. ET.

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