Abdullah One of Few Bright Spots for Reeling Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders are an easy target for ridicule right now. The storied NFL franchise lost its eighth straight game on Friday, November 29th, becoming the first team in […]
17 Muslim athletes to watch in 2017
For all the victories that were achieved across a wide swath of athletic endeavors, the Muslim sports community suffered one tremendous loss in 2016. On June 3, three-time world heavyweight […]
Muslim players to watch this NFL season
No, Colin Kaepernick is not going to appear on this list of Muslim NFL players. Contrary to what some angry American patriots have to say on social media, the San […]
Muslim players to watch this NFL season
Although the NFL surpassing Major League Baseball as America’s favorite sport was a relatively recent occurrence, the NFL has been better than MLB at representing the social melting pot known […]
NFL Draft: Lions take Ameer Abdullah with 54th pick
A week before the 2015 NFL Draft, I asked former Nebraska running back and draft prospect Ameer Abdullah what he was looking for in a future employer. After giving the […]
Q&A with NFL Draft prospect Ameer Abdullah
In a past era of pro football, Ameer Abdullah would have been traveling to Chicago this week to attend the NFL Draft in person, taking his place in the invitation-only […]
Ameer Abdullah’s NFL draft diary
Once upon a time, running back was as much of a glamour position in football as quarterback. The men who moved the ball on the ground were just as likely […]
Video: Ameer Abdullah Senior Bowl highlights
Ameer Abdullah passed on a chance to enter the 2014 NFL Draft to return to the University of Nebraska for his senior year. The 5-foot-9 running back’s primary motivation was […]
Ameer Abdullah is still the Heisman Trophy front-runner
If this seems like an odd time to advocate for Ameer Abdullah as the best college football player in the country and the rightful front-runner for the Heisman Trophy, well […]
Q&A with Heisman Trophy candidate Ameer Abdullah
Its location alone evokes images of gargantuan nose tackles and corn-fed linebackers, but the University of Nebraska football program has a rich heritage of electric playmakers on the offensive side […]
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