Hamza Abdullah

Infobox NFLactive
name=Hamza Abdullah


|currentteam=Cleveland Browns
currentnumber=--
currentpositionplain=Safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|8|20
birthplace=Los Angeles, California
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=216
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Denver Broncos
college=Washington State
draftyear=2005
draftround=7
draftpick=231
pastteams=
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005)*
* Denver Broncos (2005-2008)
* Cleveland Browns (2008-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=
nfl=ABD655601

Hamza Abdullah [HAHM-zuh] (born August 20, 1983 in city-state|Los Angeles|California) is a American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. 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. He is the older brother of Minnesota Vikings safety Husain Abdullah.

Early years

He attended Pomona High School.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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.

Denver Broncos

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.

A restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason, Abdullah signed his one-year tender offer from the Broncos on April 17. He was released by the Broncos on September 23 after the team signed safety Vernon Fox.

Cleveland Browns

Abdullah was signed by the Cleveland Browns on October 6, 2008 after the team waived wide receiver Steve Sanders.

External links

* [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=3595 Cleveland Browns bio]
* [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=5139 Denver Broncos bio]
* [http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/abdullah_hamza00.html Washington State Cougars bio]