Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is a former American football player. His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who played linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals.^[1]

In his CFL rookie season in 2002, Abdullah showed tremendous promise in his Eskimo debut (July 4 vs Ottawa) with a team leading 5 defensive tackles and one blocked field goal...he recorded 2 defensive tackles and one sack in Week 3 (July 13 vs Toronto) before being placed on the disabled list for the remainder of the season following the discovery of a blood clot in his heart.

He is most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL. He has also played for the Calgary Stampeders. He won the 91st Grey Cup in 2003 with Edmonton.

On September 7, 2007, Rahim Fahim Abdullah was suspended by the Edmonton Eskimos^[2] with pay for kneeing Calgary Stampeders fullback, Gerald Commissiong in the neck. He was released outright on September 12.

Abdullah is currently defensive line coach at Nease High School

[edit] References