Khalid U. Abdullah (born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional

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player. His brother is

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, who played

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for the

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. He was selected in the fifth round of the

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with the 136th overall pick. He played in 12 regular season games for the

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of the

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(CFL) in the

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but was a pre-season cut in 2007. He eventually signed with the

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on October 5, 2007, and played in four regular season games.

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