Gibran Hamdan
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| Date of birth | February 8, 1981 (age 26) |
| Place of birth |  San Diego, CA |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Indiana |
| NFL Draft | 2003 / Round 7 / Pick 232 |
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| 2003-2004 2004-2006 2005-2006 2006 2006 2007-present |
Washington Redskins Amsterdam Admirals Seattle Seahawks San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins |
Gibran Hamdan (born February 8, 1981 in San Diego, California) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Indiana.
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[edit] High school career
Hamdan attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. As the football team's starting quarterback, he led the Northern Virginia area in passing yards, becoming Virginia Independent Schools Player of the Year and earning first-team all-league and district honors. Hamdan also was a starting center for the school’s basketball team.
[edit] College career
Hamdan attended Indiana University where he posted 2,115 yards and nine touchdowns during his senior year for the Indiana Hoosiers. His yardage total was seventh-best in Indiana history. He was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week for his 24-of-36, 310-yard and career-high four touchdown performance in 32-29 win over Wisconsin. Hamdan also played baseball at Indiana.
[edit] Professional career
Hamdan was originally a seventh-round (232nd overall) by the Washington Redskins in the 2003 NFL Draft. Though he was impressive in training camp, the team originally decided to keep just two quarterbacks entering the regular season. He was on the team's practice squad the first ten weeks of his rookie season before being signed to the active roster. Hamdan made his NFL debut on December 27 against the Philadelphia Eagles, going 1-for-2 for seven yards.
Hamdan played in NFL Europa in the spring of 2004, but was released by the Redskins in September following training camp. He was out of the league until 2005 when he was signed by the Seattle Seahawks and once again allocated to NFL Europa. Though originally winning the starting quarterback job for the Amsterdam Admirals over Kurt Kittner, a broken collarbone cut short Hamdan's season. In the 4 games he started he posted 39 completions out of 75 attempts for a total of 556 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He was once again released at the conclusion of training camp.
In January of 2006, Hamdan was re-signed by the Seahawks and allocated to NFL Europa for the third straight year. A broken ankle injury incurred on the first play of game 7 cut short his season once again, Hamdan was the league's leading passer and earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors. He started 7 games and posted 102 completions out 162 attempts for a total of 1629 yards, 12 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, posting a perfect passer rating in the 3rd game[1][2] of the season against Frankfurt Galaxy. This would not be enough to make the Seahawks however, as he was waived on August 28, 2006.
The San Francisco 49ers claimed Hamdan off waivers but released him a few days later. On September 3, he was signed to the 49ers' practice squad. Due to an injury to starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, the Seahawks elected to re-sign Hamdan to their active roster on October 24 to provide depth. He was inactive for six games with the Seahawks before being released on December 5 and added to the team's practice squad.
After Hamdan's contract with the Seahawks expired in January, he was signed to a future contract with the Miami Dolphins on February 6, 2007.
[edit] Personal
Growing up in North Potomac, Maryland, Hamdan attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. He is of Palestinian descent.
His mother was a 16-year-old from Pakistan when she married his father, a Palestine-born nuclear engineer who attended Illinois but met her on a business trip. Hamdan was born in San Diego, but his family moved to Kuwait when he was 3, and Hamdan learned to play baseball from Japanese immigrants.
The family -- which includes his younger brother, Bush -- was on vacation back in San Diego when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991, destroying the family home and possessions. The Hamdans stayed in the U.S., and his mother took a job cutting hair until the family eventually settled in Potomac, Md.
Hamdan's parents still live in the Washington, D.C., area, and his father works for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. His brother is a sophomore backup quarterback at Boise State, and Hamdan is still trying to find an NFL home after playing football and baseball at Indiana.
