Al-Shaair had previously been fined earlier this season for punching Chicago Bears’ running back Roschon Johnson, though officials didn’t catch it at the time. He was also fined last season for roughing the passer and facemask infractions.

Runyan provided a rather scathing rebuke of both Al-Shaair’s hit on Lawrence and his past history of illegal plays in the NFL’s announcement of the three-game suspension.

He wrote, in part: “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.”

Al-Shaair clearly took issue with that categorization.

“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,” he wrote Monday. “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.”

Given some of the incidents from this season, however, it’s likely that Al-Shaair has earned himself some added scrutiny going forward.