1. Oday Aboushi was born on June 5,1991 and is a Palestinian-American former American football offensive guard.
26 Facts About Oday Aboushi
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Oday Aboushi played college football at Virginia and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
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Oday Aboushi was a member of the Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams.
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Oday Aboushi attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, where he was a member of the Xaverian high school football team.
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Oday Aboushi attended the University of Virginia, where he played for the Virginia Cavaliers football team from 2009 to 2012.
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Oday Aboushi was inactive in 2013 for all 16 regular season games with the Jets.
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Oday Aboushi was suspended without pay for the first game of the 2015 season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse, in August 2015.
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Oday Aboushi was released by the Jets on September 15,2015, one day after his suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy ended.
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On March 17,2017, Oday Aboushi signed with the Seattle Seahawks.
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Oday Aboushi started eight games at right guard before suffering a dislocated shoulder injury in Week 15.
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Oday Aboushi was placed on injured reserve on December 13,2017.
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On July 28,2018, Oday Aboushi signed with the Oakland Raiders reuniting him with his previous year offensive line coach Tom Cable.
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On October 23,2018, Oday Aboushi signed with the Arizona Cardinals.
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On March 14,2019, Oday Aboushi signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Detroit Lions.
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Oday Aboushi was released during final roster cuts on September 5,2020, but re-signed with the team the next day.
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Oday Aboushi was fined $5,221 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness in Week 2.
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On March 20,2021, Oday Aboushi signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Oday Aboushi was named the Chargers starting right guard for the 2021 season.
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On September 14,2022, Oday Aboushi signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.
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Oday Aboushi was promoted to the active roster six days later.
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Oday Aboushi is the ninth of ten children born to Palestinian parents who immigrated to New York from Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
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Oday Aboushi is the brother of civil rights lawyer and Democratic candidate for Manhattan District Attorney Tahanie Aboushi.
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Oday Aboushi is a practicing Muslim, one of few in the NFL.
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Oday Aboushi was one of about a dozen Muslim athletes honored by the US Department of State for contributions in 2011.
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Oday Aboushi is one of the first Palestinian players in the NFL.
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On July 12,2013, the Jewish NGO the Anti-Defamation League issued a press release defending Oday Aboushi after an article circulating online claimed he was a 'Muslim extremist'.