Khalid Abdullah (running back)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{distinguish|Khalid Abdullah (linebacker)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Khalid Abdullah
| currentteam =
| number = 31, 23, 32
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lbs = 226
| high_school = Heritage High School
| college = James Madison
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- YCF Grit (2018–2019)
- DC Defenders ({{XFL Year|2020}})
| status =
| highlights =
- FCS national champion (2016)
- FCS Championship Game MVP (2016)
}}
Khalid Abdullah (born May 14, 1995) is an American former professional football running back. He attended college at James Madison University. He played for the DC Defenders of the XFL in 2020.
College career
Abdullah played college football for the James Madison Dukes, competing in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). When the Dukes won the FCS championship for the 2016 season, Abdullah was MVP of the Championship Game played in January 2017, as the Dukes defeated the Youngstown State Penguins.{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2017 |title=JMU wins FCS title, beats Youngstown St. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61895060/jmu-wins-fcs-title-beats-youngstown-st/ |access-date=October 26, 2020 |work=The Rock Island Argus |location=East Moline, Illinois |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Associated Press}}
Professional career
= New York Giants =
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, Abdullah signed with the New York Giants.{{Cite web |last=Clay |first=Andrew |date=May 13, 2017 |title=Giants sign Abdullah |url=http://www.whsv.com/content/sports/Giants-sign-Abduallah-422185013.html |access-date=April 24, 2018 |website=WHSV |language=en}} On September 3, 2017, he was released.{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2017 |title=Update on former JMU football players in the NFL |url=https://www.breezejmu.org/sports/update-on-former-jmu-football-players-in-the-nfl/article_d59c1284-90e1-11e7-96e8-43873dde339e.html |access-date=April 24, 2018 |website=The Breeze |language=en}}
= Team Grit =
= DC Defenders =
In October 2019, Abdullah was drafted by the DC Defenders during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.{{Cite web |last=Talbot |first=Damond |date=October 16, 2019 |title=XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected |url=https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/10/xfl-draft-8/ |access-date=October 23, 2019 |website=NFL Draft Diamonds}} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=April 10, 2020 |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |access-date=July 17, 2020 |website=SeattleTimes.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://jmusports.com/sports/football/roster/khalid-abdullah/11779 James Madison Dukes bio]
{{2016 James Madison Dukes football navbox}}
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Category:American football running backs
Category:James Madison Dukes football players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Players of American football from Newport News, Virginia
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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