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Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | August 2, 1992||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Philadelphia (PA) John Bartram [1] | ||||||
College: | West Chester | ||||||
Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||
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Al-Hajj Shabazz (born August 2, 1992) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at West Chester University.
Shabazz played collegiately at Division II West Chester University under coach Bill Zwann. As a junior, he had four interceptions and returned one for a touchdown. [2] As a senior, he led West Chester University in interceptions with five, pass breakups with 11, in addition to making 39 tackles. West Chester University went 11-2 and Shabazz was named an All-American. He was invited to the NFL Player's Association Collegiate Bowl and recorded six tackles. He was one of 11 non-Division I players invited to the game. [3]
Shabazz signed with the Indianapolis Colts in May 2015. [4]
Shabazz signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on July 29, 2015. [5]
On February 4, 2016, Shabazz signed a futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [6] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] On October 8, 2016, he was promoted to the Steelers' active roster. [9] On October 9, 2016, he made his professional regular season debut against the New York Jets and recorded his first career tackle. [10] He was released on October 15, 2016 [11] and was re-signed to the practice squad. [12] [13] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 5, 2016. [14] He was released again on December 3, 2016. [15]
On December 5, 2016, Shabazz was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans. [16] He was waived on December 17, 2016. [17]
On December 20, 2016, Shabazz was re-signed to Pittsburgh's practice squad. [18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 24, 2016. [19] He was released by the Steelers on May 2, 2017. [20]
On June 5, 2017, Shabazz signed with the Baltimore Ravens. [21] He was waived/injured on August 7, 2017, and was placed on injured reserve. [22] He was released on August 11, 2017. [23]
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Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | August 2, 1992||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Philadelphia (PA) John Bartram [1] | ||||||
College: | West Chester | ||||||
Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||
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Al-Hajj Shabazz (born August 2, 1992) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at West Chester University.
Shabazz played collegiately at Division II West Chester University under coach Bill Zwann. As a junior, he had four interceptions and returned one for a touchdown. [2] As a senior, he led West Chester University in interceptions with five, pass breakups with 11, in addition to making 39 tackles. West Chester University went 11-2 and Shabazz was named an All-American. He was invited to the NFL Player's Association Collegiate Bowl and recorded six tackles. He was one of 11 non-Division I players invited to the game. [3]
Shabazz signed with the Indianapolis Colts in May 2015. [4]
Shabazz signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on July 29, 2015. [5]
On February 4, 2016, Shabazz signed a futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [6] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] On October 8, 2016, he was promoted to the Steelers' active roster. [9] On October 9, 2016, he made his professional regular season debut against the New York Jets and recorded his first career tackle. [10] He was released on October 15, 2016 [11] and was re-signed to the practice squad. [12] [13] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 5, 2016. [14] He was released again on December 3, 2016. [15]
On December 5, 2016, Shabazz was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans. [16] He was waived on December 17, 2016. [17]
On December 20, 2016, Shabazz was re-signed to Pittsburgh's practice squad. [18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 24, 2016. [19] He was released by the Steelers on May 2, 2017. [20]
On June 5, 2017, Shabazz signed with the Baltimore Ravens. [21] He was waived/injured on August 7, 2017, and was placed on injured reserve. [22] He was released on August 11, 2017. [23]