Date of birth | April 18, 1978 |
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Place of birth | San Francisco, California |
Career information | |
Position(s) | DE/DT |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Weight | 300 lb (140 kg) |
College | Washington |
NFL draft | 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 176 |
Drafted by | Arizona Cardinals |
Career history | |
As player | |
2000–2001 | Arizona Cardinals |
2002 | Houston Texans |
2003 | Barcelona Dragons |
2003 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
2004–2005 | Kansas City Chiefs |
2004–2007 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2007 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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Jabari Issa (born April 18, 1978) was a defensive lineman at the University of Washington, drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals where he played from 2000-2001. Issa's career also included NFL stints with the Houston Texans (taken in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft), Pittsburgh, and Kansas City, the NFL Europe Barcelona Dragons, and the CFL including a Grey Cup Championship with the Edmonton Eskimos.
Issa attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California where he was an All-Peninsula Athletic League and All-Bay Area pick as a senior.
Issa played for the Washington Huskies from 1996 to 1999 for coaches Jim Lambright and Rick Neuheisel. In 1998, he registered an All-Pac-10 campaign. In 1999, he served as a team captain. Following his Washington career, Issa played in the East–West Shrine Game.