Hamza Muhammad Abdullah is an 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 NFL safety Husain Abdullah. Abdullah was raised in southern California and is one of twelve children in his family. He is African American and was raised a practicing Muslim. He attended Pomona High School and played under John Capraro. Abdullah was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round... 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.
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