American football player (born 1995)
American football player
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 .[ 1]
Professional career
New York Giants
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft , Abdullah signed with the New York Giants .[ 2] On September 3, 2017, he was released.[ 3]
Team Grit
Abdullah played for Team Grit of YCF .[ 4]
DC Defenders
In October 2019, Abdullah was drafted by the DC Defenders during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft .[ 5] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[ 6]
References
^ "JMU wins FCS title, beats Youngstown St" . The Rock Island Argus . East Moline, Illinois . Associated Press . January 8, 2017. p. 16. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Clay, Andrew (May 13, 2017). "Giants sign Abdullah" . WHSV . Retrieved April 24, 2018 .
^ "Update on former JMU football players in the NFL" . The Breeze . September 3, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018 .
^ "Team Grit Preview" . Your Call Football . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected" . NFL Draft Diamonds . Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue" . SeattleTimes.com . Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
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