Oday Aboushi

Oday Aboushi (born June 5, 1991) is a Palestinian-American American football offensive guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Virginia and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers.

Oday Aboushi
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Aboushi with the Detroit Lions in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1991-06-05) June 5, 1991
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Xaverian (Brooklyn, New York)
College:Virginia
Position:Offensive guard
NFL Draft:2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 141
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2012)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played:85
Games started:51
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Aboushi was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, where he was a member of the Xaverian high school football team.[1][2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Oday Aboushi
Offensive tackle		 Brooklyn, New York Xaverian High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 300 lb (140 kg) 5.2 Jan 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 (OT)   Rivals: – (National), 23 (OT), 1 (NY)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Virginia Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  • "2009 Virginia Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

College career

Aboushi attended the University of Virginia, where he played for the Virginia Cavaliers football team from 2009 to 2012. During his college career, he started 37 of 43 games in which he appeared. As a senior in 2012, he was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection.[3]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 5+3⁄8 in
(1.97 m)		 308 lb
(140 kg)		 33+7⁄8 in
(0.86 m)		 10+5⁄8 in
(0.27 m)		5.41 s1.89 s3.16 s4.77 s7.92 s23.5 in
(0.60 m)		8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)		21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4][5]

New York Jets

The New York Jets selected Aboushi in the fifth round, with the 141st overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.[6] The Jets signed him to a four-year rookie contract on May 10, 2013; financial terms were not disclosed.[7]

Aboushi was inactive in 2013 for all 16 regular season games with the Jets. In 2014, he started 10 games after the starter was injured.[8]

Aboushi was suspended without pay (about $34,400) for the first game of the 2015 season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse, in August 2015.[9][10][11] Aboushi was released by the Jets on September 15, 2015, one day after his suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy ended.[8]

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans claimed Aboushi off of waivers on September 16, 2015.[12]

Seattle Seahawks

On March 17, 2017, Aboushi signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[13] He started eight games at right guard before suffering a dislocated shoulder injury in Week 15. He was placed on injured reserve on December 13, 2017.[14]

Oakland Raiders

On July 28, 2018, Aboushi signed with the Oakland Raiders reuniting him with his previous year offensive line coach Tom Cable.[15] He was released on September 1, 2018.[16]

Arizona Cardinals

On October 23, 2018, Aboushi signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[17]

Detroit Lions

On March 14, 2019, Aboushi signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Detroit Lions.[18] On March 27, 2020, he re-signed with the Lions.[19] He was released during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[20] but re-signed with the team the next day.[21] He was fined $5,221 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness in Week 2.[22]

Los Angeles Chargers

On March 20, 2021, Aboushi signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.[23] He was named the Chargers starting right guard for the 2021 season. However, he suffered a torn ACL in Week 5 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 12, 2021.[24]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 14, 2022, Aboushi signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[25] He was promoted to the active roster six days later.[26] He was suspended for one game on December 26, following a post–game fight with Randy Gregory.[27] His suspension was overturned a day later.[28]

Personal life

Aboushi is the ninth of ten children born to Palestinian parents who immigrated to New York from Beit Hanina,[29] a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. He is the brother of civil rights lawyer and Democratic candidate for Manhattan District Attorney Tahanie Aboushi. He speaks English and Arabic.[29]

He is a practicing Muslim, one of few in the NFL. During Ramadan, which fell during training camp season at Virginia, he fasted from dawn to sunset most days.[29] He was one of about a dozen Muslim athletes honored by the U.S. Department of State for contributions in 2011.[29] He is one of the first Palestinian players in the NFL.[30][31]

On July 12, 2013, the Jewish NGO the Anti-Defamation League issued a press release defending Aboushi after an article circulating online claimed he was a 'Muslim extremist'. The ADL defended Aboushi's right to take 'pride in his Palestinian heritage' and emphatically stated that being pro-Palestinian is in no way equivalent to being anti-Semitic or a Muslim extremist.[32]

See also

References
  1. "10 Insights: Oday Aboushi Bolsters Chargers Offensive Line". www.chargers.com. Aboushi was born and raised in Brooklyn and attended Xaverian High School playing football for the Xaverian Clippers.
  2. "Oday Aboushi". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. April 28, 2020. Good size lineman who played on both sides of the ball for coach Joe DeSiena at Xaverian HS … starter since his freshman year
  3. Virginia LB Steve Greer, LT Oday Aboushi named first-team all-ACC
  4. "Oday Aboushi Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. "2013 Draft Scout Oday Aboushi, Virginia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. Conor Orr, "Jets sign fifth-round pick Oday Aboushi, sixth-round pick Will Campbell," The Star-Ledger (May 10, 2013). Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  8. "Jets waive guard Oday Aboushi a day after suspension ends". USA TODAY.
  9. NJ.com, Darryl Slater | NJ Advance Media for (August 21, 2015). "Jets' Aboushi suspended 1 game (substance abuse policy)". nj.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. "Oday Aboushi suspension another embarrassment for Jets". ESPN. August 20, 2015.
  11. "Jets guard Oday Aboushi suspended one game". NFL.com.
  12. "Texans Claim Oday Aboushi off Waivers". www.houstontexans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  13. Florio, Mike (March 18, 2017). "Seahawks add another offensive lineman". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. Boyle, John (December 13, 2017). "Seahawks Promote LB Paul Dawson Off Practice Squad, Place Oday Aboushi On Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com.
  15. "Raiders sign offensive lineman Oday Aboushi". Raiders.com. July 28, 2018.
  16. "Oakland Raiders announce roster transactions – 9.1.18". Raiders.com. September 1, 2018.
  17. "Cardinals Sign Guard Oday Aboushi". AZCardinals.com. October 23, 2018.
  18. "Lions sign free agents OL Oday Aboushi and S Andrew Adams". Detroit Lions. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  19. "Lions agree to terms with OL Oday Aboushi". DetroitLions.com. March 24, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  20. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  21. "Lions sign free agent OL Oday Aboushi". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  22. Shaheen, Mansur (September 26, 2020). "NFL hands fines to Jamie Collins, Oday Aboushi". Pride Of Detroit.
  23. "Chargers Agree to Terms with Guard Oday Aboushi". Chargers.com. March 20, 2021.
  24. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Guard Senio Kelemete; Place Oday Aboushi on Injured Reserve". Chargers.com. October 12, 2021.
  25. @RamsNFL (September 14, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed Practice Squad Veteran G Oday Aboushi • Free Agent Signing G Jeremiah Kolone" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. @RamsNFL (September 20, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Reserve/Injured T Tremayne Anchrum Jr., DB Troy Hill • Signed G Oday Aboushi to Active Roster • Signed to Practice Squad DE Zach VanValkenburg • Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad LS Matt Overton • Waived/Injury Settlement DB Daniel Isom" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. @RapSheet (December 26, 2022). "#Broncos pass-rusher Randy Gregory and #Rams G Oday Aboushi are suspended one game for punching each other yesterday. The post-game skirmish was one of several ugly scenes in a tough loss" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. "Randy Gregory, Oday Aboushi have suspensions overturned". ESPN.com. December 27, 2022.
  29. "Jets' Aboushi a rare Palestinian-American in NFL". AP NEWS. May 11, 2013.
  30. "The Palestinian NFL Player: Oday Aboushi". Arab America. June 9, 2021. Oday Aboushi was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round with the 141st pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. This event made him one of the first Palestinian-American NFL players in history.
  31. "Jets' Oday Aboushi A Rare Palestinian-American In NFL". May 11, 2013. People weren't just talking about me being a New York Jet, but being one of the first Arab-Americans, a Palestinian-American, to be drafted. It's settling in now. It's a different feeling, one that I'm embracing and really loving.
  32. "ADL Deplores Attacks on NY Jets Lineman Oday Aboushi Falsely Accusing Him of Being a Muslim Extremist". Anti-Defamation League. July 12, 2013.
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