Cop tackling kid at Los Angeles protest Cop tackling kid at Los Angeles protest (Photos via Twitter)
Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids began on June 6 in Los Angeles and have not shown any signs of slowing down.

More protests across the US are scheduled on Saturday.

On June 6, ICE carried out immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles, where uniformed ICE agents arrived at various sites in LA in groups of unmarked vehicles, arresting 44 people in a military-style operation.

Those actions triggered hundreds, if not thousands, of people to rally outside a facility where some of the detainees were believed to be held.

Cops showed up and made everyone disperse, but soon, word got out, and more people would show up.

On Tuesday, things took an interesting turn when Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced an 8 p.m. curfew for parts of the city. Unfortunately, telling people what time they had to be in their homes only ramped up the violence, looting, and vandalism.

On Wednesday night, one young man was seen holding an orange and white cone and running with it during the protest.

He would soon drop it to the ground and avoid the two cops who were trying to detain him.

He successfully got past them two, but his vision did not see a third cop charging. That officer laid him out with an NFL-style tackle and sent him flying to the ground.

How Sports Fans Reacted To The NFL Tackle at The Los Angeles Protest


“Dang……one thing to hit the wall…..another thing to hit that curb and then the wall. You could see the pain settling in, too. Just like a toddler who makes an initial whimper before the long silence followed by the bloodcurdling cry,” one fan said.

“Excellent! Congrats to the Cops!” a second fan wrote.

“My favorite videos are the tackles. Could be cause we are like 79 days away from football but what ever helps get through,” a third person commented.

“He thought he was a running back,” one final fan said of the kid being tackled at the protest.

Houston Texans star Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his illegal hit to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the ensuing brawl between the teams in a lengthy statement on social media.  

Al-Shaair’s statement comes as his three-game suspension as a result of the incident has ended and he is slated to return to the field for the Texans on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

On December 1, an Al-Shaair hit to the head of a sliding and defenseless Lawrence caused chaos in Jacksonville. The defensive back needed to be restrained by several coaches and Lawrence has not played since taking the barbaric contact.

‘While so many jumped at the first opportunity to hop on the false narrative – that l’m a dirty player or bad person – the messages from all who stood by me were the only things keeping me mentally afloat during a time of isolation,’ Al-Shaair said on social media.

‘I’ve learned so much from this entire experience. Seeing myself on video – letting my emotions get the best of me to the point where I completely lost it – was an embarrassing and eye-opening moment for me.’

‘I’ve had to earn everything in my life. I never want to allow anyone to get me to a point where I jeopardize everything that I’ve worked all my life to obtain. That was not the way I want to represent myself or my family and I will continue to learn and grow from that moment.’

Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his hit to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence
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Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his hit to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence

The Texans defensive back was suspended for three games as a result of the hit to Lawrence
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The Texans defensive back was suspended for three games as a result of the hit to Lawrence

Al-Shaair said during his three-game ban, he met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league executives for the first time, taking issue with how he was characterized in the official announcement of his suspension.

The defender said he thought his character and integrity were ‘unjustifiably smeared’ in the release but the meeting with Goodell and others was ‘productive’ and gave him hope it would not happen again.

‘In that conversation – man-to-man – I owned and acknowledged that my actions following my ejection were careless and, in that moment, I didn’t think about the responsibility I have been blessed with to represent the shield,’ Al-Shaair continued.

‘I also stated that the letter, and specifically the language used in the letter, was equally as careless and conveyed that the context of the words used were not a reflection of my character, nor my career, as I have not been warned multiple times for my play on the field.’

Al-Shaair’s hit on Lawrence was not the only controversial incident he was involved in this season.

During the Texans’ game against the Bears in September, he punched Roschon Johnson, who wasn’t even in the game at the time of another sideline confrontation.

Al-Shaair ended his statement by saying his view is that everyone in the league office and on the field are on the same team to represent the NFL in the best nature possible, something he failed to do earlier this month.

‘Lastly, I’ll say that this world is full of negative people who can’t wait to tear you down, but if you move with love and compassion, the seeds of good you planted in others’ lives can grow into the very tree that shades you with comfort and compassion when you need it most,’ Al-Shaair concluded.

‘I am a man of God, I am a leader, a warrior and a lover. I am also a hell of a football player and I’m grateful to be back doing what I love.’