Shabazz played collegiately at Division IIWest 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]
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 Texansedit
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 Ravensedit
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]
Referencesedit
^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). . 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.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
^. 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.
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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 Al Hajj ShabazzPersonal informationBorn 1992 08 02 August 2 1992 age 31 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaHeight 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 200 lb 91 kg Career informationHigh school Philadelphia PA John Bartram 1 College West ChesterPosition CornerbackUndrafted 2015Career historyIndianapolis Colts 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 Houston Texans 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 Baltimore Ravens 2017 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statistics as of Week 17 2016Tackles 1Sacks 0 0Interceptions 0Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Indianapolis Colts 2 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 4 Houston Texans 2 5 Pittsburgh Steelers second stint 2 6 Baltimore Ravens 3 References 4 External linksCollege career editShabazz 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 editIndianapolis 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 amp 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 External links editWest Chester Golden Rams bio Pittsburgh Steelers bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Hajj Shabazz amp oldid 1168555926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
