As expected, the National Football League has suspended Texan linebacker, Aziz Al Shire,

following the devastating hit to the head of Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence during Sunday's game between Houston and Jacksonville.

We expected a suspension.

Three games is the number.

Now, just a couple of basic things to keep in mind.

First of all, usually the suspension would have been announced on Monday.

The Texans don't play this weekend, so there's more time to work out the appeal.

And under the collective bargaining agreement, the NFL issues the suspension.

John Runyon is the executive responsible for that.

And then there's an appeal process where there are now four individuals.

There used to be two.

There are now four.

Derek Brooks, Ramone Foster, Kevin Mawai, and Jordie Nelson,

four former players who are jointly hired and paid by the League in the Union who decide whether

to what extent the punishment will be upheld. And I'd like to say there's a rhyme or reason to how this works.

If there's precedent, it's not in the classic legal sense.

I feel like every case is handled on its own,

and there aren't a lot of bright, clear, guiding principles to say,

okay, in this situation, the person got this many games.

So in that situation, this is the number of games that should be imposed.

And I say that because when I look at the announcement from the league, I'm not quite sure

whether he's being suspended three games for the hit or two games for the hit and one

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