Rahim Abdullah

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1976)}}

{{for|the Malaysian footballer|Rahim Abdullah (Malaysian footballer)}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rahim Abdullah

| image =

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| caption =

| number = 54, 55

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 233

| high_school = Duncan U. Fletcher
(Neptune Beach, Florida)

| college = Clemson

| draftyear = 1999

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 45

| pastteams =

• Cleveland Browns (1999–2000)
• Edmonton Eskimos (2002–2004)
• Calgary Stampeders (2005–2006)
• Edmonton Eskimos (2007)
• Grand Rapids Rampage (2008)

| highlights =

• 91st Grey Cup champion
• Second-team All-ACC (1998)

| cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20081013083711/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/230

| cflstatlabel1 = Tackles

| cflstatvalue1 = 138

| cflstatlabel2 = Knockdowns

| cflstatvalue2 = 22

| cflstatlabel3 = Sacks

| cflstatvalue3 = 32

| cflstatlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| cflstatvalue4 = 3

}}

Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 1999 NFL draft, the year of team's return to the NFL.{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who played linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals.[http://www.profootballhof.com/assets/history/Brothers_Mar_28_2006.pdf Brothers in Pro Football] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074304/http://www.profootballhof.com/assets/history/Brothers_Mar_28_2006.pdf |date=October 20, 2013 }}

In his CFL rookie season in 2002, Abdullah showed tremendous promise in his Eskimo debut (July 4 vs Ottawa) with a team-leading five defensive tackles and one blocked field goal. He recorded two 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 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.{{Cite web|title=Rahim Abdullah {{!}} ArenaFan.com|url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/Rahim_Abdullah-10722/|access-date=June 10, 2021|website=www.arenafan.com}} He was One of four AFL rookies who started for the Rampage{{Cite web|title=ArenaFan Originals - Rampage's Abdullah making transition to arena football {{!}} ArenaFan.com|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=127&article=2802|access-date=June 10, 2021|website=www.arenafan.com}}

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.