Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is a former
American football player from
Clemson University. He was a second round draft pick of the
Cleveland Browns in 1999, the year of their return to the NFL. His brother is
Khalid Abdullah, who played linebacker for the
Cincinnati Bengals
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.
In his CFL rookie season in 2002, Abdullah showed tremendous promise in his Eskimo debut (July 4 vs Ottawa) with a team-leading 5 defensive tackles and one blocked field goal. He recorded 2 defensive tackles and one sack in Week 3 (July 13 vs Toronto) and continued with a fierce tenure with the team.
He has most recently played for the
Edmonton Eskimos
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of the
CFL. He has also played for the
Calgary Stampeders. He won the
91st Grey Cup in 2003 with Edmonton.
In 2008, Rahim was a member of the
Grand Rapids Rampage of the
Arena Football League. He was One of Four AFL rookies who started for the Rampage
Abdullah served for a period as the defensive line coach for Dunwoody High School in Atlanta, GA where he currently resides. He founded FS2 Performance in 2010, an athletic training program that supports overall development of aspiring professional athletes.
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1976 births
Living people
American football linebackers
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian football linebackers
Clemson Tigers football players
Cleveland Browns players
Edmonton Elks players
Duncan U. Fletcher High School alumni
Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Grand Rapids Rampage players
Players of Canadian football from Florida