Al-Hajj Shabazz
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| Born: | August 2, 1992 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| 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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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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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.
College career
[edit]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]
Professional career
[edit]Indianapolis Colts
[edit]Shabazz signed with the Indianapolis Colts in May 2015.[4]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]Shabazz signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on July 29, 2015.[5]
Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit]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]
Houston Texans
[edit]On December 5, 2016, Shabazz was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[16] He was waived on December 17, 2016.[17]
Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)
[edit]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]
Baltimore Ravens
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Al-Hajj Shabazz, West Chester Golden Rams. Accessed February 22, 2021. "Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. High School: John Bartram"
- ^ Leon, Matt (April 9, 2015). "West Chester U's Shabazz Chasing NFL Dream". CBS. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Geoghegan, Neil (January 21, 2015). "West Chester University's Al-Hajj Shabazz shines at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl last weekend". Daily Local News. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "West Chester's Al-Hajj Shabazz Signs With The Colts". www.wcupagoldenrams.com. May 4, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Scott (July 29, 2015). "Bucs Add Three DBs to Camp Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Steelers Sign Four To Futures Deals - Steelers Depot". Steelers Depot. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ Labriola, Bob (September 3, 2016). "Steelers cut to 53, trade for CB". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
- ^ "Steelers add 10 to practice squad". Steelers.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017.
- ^ "Feiler, Shabazz promoted; Golson, Harris to IR". Steelers.com. October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Al-Hajj Shabazz:Player Profile". ESPN.
- ^ Fowler, Jeremy (October 15, 2016). "Team Notes". ESPN.
- ^ "Steelers Promote WR Cobi Hamilton To Active Roster, Cut CB Al-Hajj Shabazz". October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Steelers sign Mihalik to Active Roster". Steelers.com. October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Steelers place Wallace on Reserve/Injured List". Steelers.com. November 5, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Steelers Sign Bullock, Release Shabazz". Steelers.com. December 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Texans sign Al-Hajj Shabazz, waive Charles James". NFL.com. December 5, 2016. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Texans Activate LB Brennan Scarlett From I.R. & Waive CB Al-Hajj Shabazz". December 17, 2016.
- ^ Barbatto, Matt (December 21, 2016). "Steelers sign CB Al-Hajj Shabazz to practice squad, release Brandon Dixon".
- ^ "Maxey and Shabazz promoted to active roster". Steelers.com. December 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Steelers release four players". Steelers.com. May 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Downing, Garrett (June 5, 2017). "Ravens Sign Two Cornerbacks, Cut Kyle Arrington". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (August 7, 2017). "Ravens Swap Cornerbacks, Add More Experience To Secondary". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (August 11, 2017). "Ravens Cut CB Al-Hajj Shabazz From Injured Reserve".