The Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was given a three-game suspension following a hit in Week 13 on Trevor Lawrence.

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans defended Azeez Al-Shaair after the linebacker was ejected from Sunday’s game for throwing a late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Edge-rusher Josh Paschal and linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez joined an already-long-list of Lions defenders on the shelf, and while it didn't prevent a win on Turkey Day and the Lions are making moves to bring in reinforcements, it's fair to wonder if a depleted defense could become a major problem come the playoffs.

It wasn't the easiest of Thanksgivings for the Detroit Lions, but then again, they hadn't won on the holiday in quite some