Az - Zahir Hakim Az - Zahir Ali Hakim ( born June 3 , 1977 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was originally drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the fourth round ( 96th overall ) of the 1998 NFL Draft . He played college football at San Diego State . He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions , New Orleans Saints , San Diego Chargers , Miami Dolphins , and Las Vegas Locomotives . He is a Muslim . High school career . Hakim was an All - City selection as a quarterback , wide receiver , and defensive back at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles , where he also played basketball and ran track . College career . Hakim was a four - year letterman in football at San Diego State where he started eight games as a senior and caught 37 passes for 595 yards ( 16 . 1 avg . ) and six touchdown s . He caught 36 passes as a junior for 635 yards and five touchdowns . He was an All - Western Athletic Conference second - team selection as a sophomore after he started 12 games and was fourth in conference with career - high 57 receptions for 1 , 022 yards ( 17 . 9 avg . ) and eight touchdowns . Professional career . 1998 . Hakim was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the fourth round ( 96th overall ) of the 1998 NFL Draft . He appeared in nine games including four starts during his rookie season , catching 20 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown . He collected three receptions in first career game at the Chicago Bears on November 8 , 1998 . He made his first start against the Carolina Panthers two weeks later , making two receptions for 25 yards . He scored two touchdowns ( nine - yard touchdown reception , 34 - yard run on reverse for a touchdown ) in victory over the New England Patriots on December 13 . 1999 . 1999 was quite possibly Hakim ' s best career season . He would also earn a Super Bowl ring after the Rams beat the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV . During the regular season , Hakim appeared in 15 games and caught 39 passes for 677 yards and eight touchdowns . His touchdown total was second on the team behind only Isaac Bruce ' s 12 , while Hakim ' s 18 . 8 average also remains a personal best . Hakim also added his first punt return touchdown on the season . Hakim had the best game of his career against the Cincinnati Bengals on October 3 , becoming only the fourth player in team history to score four touchdowns in a game . The feat tied the mark previous reached by Bob Shaw , ( 1949 ) Elroy Hirsch ( 1951 ) and Harold Jackson ( 1973 ) . His 84 - yard punt return for a touchdown tied for the fifth longest in team history and was the third longest in the league during the 1999 season . He also set the team record for punt return yards in a game with 147 . All three of his receptions went for touchdowns ( 9 , 51 , 18 ) , and he became the first Rams ’ player with three receiving touchdowns in a game since December 15 , 1996 when Eddie Kennison accomplished the feat against the Atlanta Falcons . In addition to his career game , Hakim also posted his first 100 - yard receiving game against the Carolina Panthers on December 5 . Hakim ' s four receptions , 122 yards and two scores helped St . Louis clinch the division that day . 2000 . Hakim continued his impressive production in 2000 , setting career highs in multiple statistical categories . His 53 catches , 734 yards , long reception of 80 yards and 32 receptions for first downs remain personal bests . His four touchdowns on the year also represent the second - best total of his career . On special teams , Hakim ' s 15 . 8 punt return average led the NFC and was second in the NFL . He also returned his second punt for a score during the season . The best game of the season for Hakim came in the regular season opener against the Denver Broncos on September 4 . During the game , Hakim racked up five catches , 116 yards and two touchdowns . He set a career best with an 80 - yard touchdown grab , and also took a punt 86 yards for a score . Hakim was one of three Rams players to surpass 100 yards on offense during the game ( wide receiver Torry Holt and running back Marshall Faulk being the others ) , marking just the second time in franchise history the feat had been accomplished . Other highlights on the season for Hakim include a November 5 contest against the Panthers when he had eight catches for 116 yards and a touchdown , as well as a 65 - yard punt return in the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints on December 30 . That game also featured a lowlight for Hakim , as he muffed a Saints ' punt in the closing minute , allowing the Saints to retain possession and run out the clock , killing what was nearly an impressive Rams comeback . 2001 . In what would be his last season as a member of the Rams , Hakim totaled 39 receptions for 374 yards and three touchdowns . He appeared in all 16 games for the second straight season and started two of them . His punt return average took a significant dive from the year before , dropping from 15 . 3 in 2000 to just 9 . 2 in 2001 . In late September , Hakim joined Henry Ellard , LeRoy Irvin an Eddie Kennison as the only Rams players to amass more than 1 , 000 career punt return yards . He passed Kennison to move into third place all - time the following month . Also during the season , Hakim completed his first career pass with a 51 - yard touchdown to Isaac Bruce . Hakim also had 90 receiving yards and five rushing yards in a Super Bowl XXXVI loss to the New England Patriots . 2002 . Hakim joined the Detroit Lions as a free agent in 2002 and proceeded to have a rebound season in terms of receiving yards and in the punt return game . He started all 10 games in which he appeared during the season , catching 37 passes for 541 yards and three touchdowns . He also posted a 14 . 8 punt return average and had his third career return touchdown . It did not take long for Hakim to make a splash with his new team , as he holds the honor of scoring the first touchdown at Ford Field following the team ' s move from the Pontiac Silverdome . Other season highlights include a career - high nine receptions against the Miami Dolphins and seven catches for 143 yards against and a score on the first offensive play of the game against the Green Bay Packers . Hakim suffered a hip injury on a shuffle pass against the New York Jets on November 17 . He would miss the rest of the season due to the injury , and was the team ' s leading receiver when he was placed on Injured Reserve on November 10 . 2003 . Despite missing the first two games of the 2003 season recovering knee surgery , Hakim went on to start 12 of the 14 games he appeared in and become Detroit ' s leading receiver during the season . He finished the year with 49 catches for 449 yards and four touchdowns . Highlights from the season include a 21 - yard pass to fellow wideout Charles Rogers ( the second pass and completion of his career ) , a two - point conversion on a pass from Joey Harrington against the Chicago Bears , and a crucial 18 - yard catch on a game winning drive in another contest against the Bears . He had 19 catches over a three - game span during the year , which was the most ever for him in that amount . However , his best game of the season came against his former team , as he totaled 101 yards on offense and scored a touchdown against the Rams . 2004 . In 2004 , Hakim finished second on the team in both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns despite missing four games due to ankle , back and groin injuries during the season . He finished with 31 receptions for 533 yards and three touchdowns . Early in the season against the Houston Texans , Hakim eclipsed the 3 , 000 - yard receiving mark for his career . In a game against the Minnesota Vikings , he and Roy Williams became the first Lions duo to each reach 100 receiving yards in the same game in nearly five years . 2005 . Hakim was released by the Lions in April 2005 . He received interest from multiple teams before and on June 15 it was believed he had signed with the Kansas City Chiefs . The move would have reunited him with former Rams head coach Dick Vermeil . However , some provisions in the contracts caused the league to void the deal , and Hakim and Vermeil decided it would be best if he did not join the team . Hakim signed a one - year deal with the New Orleans Saints on June 19 . During the season , Hakim was the team ' s third best receiver and finished with 34 catches for 489 yards and two touchdowns . He set a career high with nine kickoff returns , while his punt return average was the lowest of his career at just 7 . 6 yards . 2006 . Despite receiving some interest in the 2006 offseason , Hakim remained unsigned until the regular season began . He signed a one - year deal to return to the Lions in 2006 , despite new head coach Rod Marinelli in charge . Not all was unfamiliar to Hakim , however , as this time around with the Lions he would be working with former Rams offensive coordinator and head coach Mike Martz , who was now the offensive coordinator in Detroit . Hakim ' s second tenure with the Lions was not nearly as productive or long as the first . In six games with the team , he caught just 17 passes for 147 yards . He was eventually released on October 30 , and remained unsigned until joining the San Diego Chargers on December 14 after wide receiver Malcolm Floyd was placed on Injured Reserve . Hakim was inactive for all three games as a Charger , resulting in the first season of his professional career in which he did not score a touchdown . 2007 . After his contract expired following the 2006 season , Hakim once again became a free agent . He received little interest on the open market , but on March 22 he signed a one - year contract with the Miami Dolphins . The move reunited him with new Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron , who was offensive coordinator in San Diego the previous season . 2009 . Hakim signed a contract in the UFL and the Las Vegas Locomotives . He also decided to start his own burger establishment called " Quickies " located in the Tempe area .