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 […]
NFL hopeful Adham Talaat trying out for KC Chiefs
When his name wasn’t called during the NFL draft, Adham Talaat‘s pro football journey did not come to an end. His work was just getting started. The son of Egyptian […]
Undrafted NFL hopeful Adham Talaat lands a tryout with Seattle
The third and final day of the 2014 NFL Draft was dominated by two storylines: Accomplished quarterbacks Aaron Murray (Georgia) and A.J. McCarron (Alabama) getting picked back-to-back in the fifth […]
Talaat is ready for anything in the NFL draft
In the grand scheme of the NFL draft, the first round isn’t really worth sweating. The players you’ve read so much about leading up to Thursday’s extravaganza — Jadeveon Clowney, […]
Adham Talaat shines in Pro Day workout
Gallaudet University hosted its first-ever Pro Day event on Wednesday, with the main attraction being star defensive end Adham Talaat’s workout in front of coaches and scouts from seven NFL […]
NFL Draft prospect Adham Talaat: 1st-round talent, 7th-round mentality
When the NFL Draft begins on May 8, after the BCS bowl standouts and future franchise quarterbacks have gone off the board, the next-biggest storyline will focus on the polarizing […]
Jags owner Khan has learned his lesson going into 2014 NFL draft
In the two full seasons in which Shahid Khan has owned the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, his team has been the worst in the league — winning just six games and […]
Leadership often the product of patience
As a recent convert to Islam, I’m still learning. A lot. At this point in my religious education, I feel like I’m somewhere between half-day kindergarten and all-day kindergarten. At […]
