Azeez Al-Shaair removed eye black bearing name of slain Palestinian girl during Week 2 game: Source

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was told by an NFL official to remove the name of Wafaa Akila, an 8-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, from his eye black during the Texans’ Week 2 game or he would not be allowed to continue playing, according to a league source. According to Reuters, Wafaa Akila was killed earlier this month by an Israeli airstrike. Read for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7632192/2026/09/26/azeez-al-shaair-eye-black-nfl-wafaa-akila/?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.i4Dw.vhCRtZCL7Ji0&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta   submitted by &#32

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