Nick Caserio has a point regarding NFL’s effort to paint Azeez Al-Shaair as a villain [Video]

On Tuesday, Texans G.M. Nick Caserio took the rare step of calling out the NFL for the three-game suspension of linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. But Caserio has a point.

The league made a P.R. push on Tuesday morning, with a press release and excerpts of the letter to Al-Shaair from Jon Runyan that paint the player as a villain.

Consider this excerpt from the Runyan letter: “Your lack of sportsmanship and respect for the game of football and all those who play, coach, and enjoy watching it, is troubling and does not reflect the core values of the NFL. . . . Your continued disregard for NFL playing rules puts the health and safety of both you and your opponents in jeopardy and will not be tolerated.”

“For the league to make some of the commentary that they made about lack of sportsmanship, lack of coachability, lack of paying attention to the rules,” Caserio said …