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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | August 20, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Pomona (CA) | ||||||||
College: | Washington State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 231 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Tackles: | 88 |
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Interceptions: | 0 |
Forced fumbles: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Hamza Muhammad Abdullah (born August 20, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State.
Abdullah has also played for the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. He is the older brother of former NFL safety Husain Abdullah.
Abdullah was raised in southern California and is one of twelve children in his family. He was raised as a devout Muslim. He attended Pomona High School and played under John Capraro.
Abdullah was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round (231st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He was waived at the end of training camp and spent the first two months of the 2005 season on the team's practice squad.
On November 1, 2005, Abdullah was signed off the Buccaneers' practice squad to the active roster of the Denver Broncos.
Abdullah spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Broncos, playing primarily on special teams and in a reserve role. He started his first career game on November 11, 2007 against the Kansas City Chiefs, logging his first tackle against return specialist Dante Hall.