Saleem Rasheed
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 15, 1981 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Irondale (AL) Shades Valley | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2002 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 | ||||||||
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Saleem Abdul[1] Rasheed (born June 15, 1981) is a former American and Canadian football linebacker.
Rasheed played high school football at Shades Valley High School in Birmingham, Alabama. As a senior, he was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year.[2]
Rasheed played college football for the University of Alabama between 1999–2001. He was selected to the 2001 All-SEC football team.[3]
Rasheed was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft.[4] As a rookie in 2002, he missed substantial playing time due to a nagging quadriceps injury.[5]
He also played for the Houston Texans though he was cut during the 2006 preseason.
The Calgary Stampeders signed him on May 7, 2008.[6] He helped the Stampeders win the 2008 Grey Cup.
On May 4, 2009, he was released.[7]
From 2009–11 he worked as a teacher and coach at Erwin High School.[8]
In February 2012, Rasheed was charged with food stamp fraud and falsifying documents in Birmingham, Alabama.[9] He pleaded guilty to receiving $5,551 in food stamps while falsely claiming to be unemployed and, in July 2012, he was sentenced to eight months in prison. Rasheed also pleaded guilty to immigration fraud arising from his allegedly marrying a Moroccan woman and subsequently marrying an American woman without divorcing his first wife. In April 2013, Rasheed was sentenced to three years in prison for having sex with two students while a teacher at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham. Although the students were at or above the age of consent in Alabama, it is illegal for a teacher to have sex with students in the state.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Faulk, Kent (August 12, 2013). "Former University of Alabama and NFL linebacker Saleem Rasheed begins serving time on plea to teacher sex charges". AL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Saleem Rasheed 1998 - 1999 ALABAMA FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Gatorade. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Five Vols Named to Associated Press All-SEC Teams". University of Tennessee Athletics. December 4, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Lynch, Kevin (December 20, 2002). "49ERS' NOTEBOOK / Injured Rasheed out for Saturday's game". SFGATE. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Stamps sign ex-NFLer Rasheed". CFL Digest. May 7, 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Stampeders release Sankey, three others". TSN.ca. May 4, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Ex-Alabama, NFL linebacker charged with welfare fraud". tuscaloosanews.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Former NFL linebacker charged in Ala. with fraud". waff.com. February 2, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- Saleem Rasheed at stampeders.com
- Saleem Rasheed at NFL.com
- Saleem Rasheed at scout.com
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