Although he's certainly not the most popular player among 31 other fanbases and the NFL league office as well, Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has earned a pristine reputation within the organization that he's called home for the last two seasons. Al-Shaair is viewed by teammates and coaches as a locker room leader, an extension of head coach DeMeco Ryans on the field. And evidently, based on today's announcement, Al-Shaair's off-the-field reputation is in a pretty solid place as well.
According to a Thursday morning press release by the Houston Texans, Azeez Al-Shaair has officially been named the franchise's Club Winner for the 2025 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.