Gibran Hamdan Gibran Latif Hamdan ( born February 8 , 1981 ) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League and NFL Europa . He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft . He played college football at Indiana . Hamdan has also been a member of the Amsterdam Admirals , Seattle Seahawks , San Francisco 49ers , Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills . He is the first person of Pakistani descent to play in the NFL . Early years . Hamdan ' s mother was a 16 - year - old from Pakistan when she married his father , a Palestinian nuclear engineer who attended the University of Illinois but met her on a business trip . Hamdan was born in San Diego , but his family moved to Kuwait when he was three . 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 , Maryland . Hamdan saw his first action at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac , MD as a backup quarterback . After his sophomore year , Hamdan transferred to 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 and played baseball for the 15 - and - under U . S . National Baseball team . 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 . Professional career . Washington Redskins . Hamdan was a seventh - round ( 232nd overall ) pick 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 . He suited up for all five of the remaining games , and Hamdan finally made his NFL debut on December 27 during the last two minutes of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles , achieving one first down while going 1 - for - 2 for seven yards . Hamdan played in NFL Europa in the spring of 2004 , where he was backup quarterback behind third - year NFL Europe veteran Clint Stoerner . He was released by the Redskins in September following training camp . First stint with Seahawks . Hamdan 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 four games he started he posted 39 completions out of 75 attempts for a total of 556 yards , five touchdowns and two interceptions . He was once again released at the conclusion of training camp . In January 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 down of the first drive of game seven cut short his season once again , Hamdan was the league ' s leading passer and earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors . He started seven games and posted 102 completions out 162 attempts for a total of 1629 yards , 12 touchdowns and three interceptions , posting a perfect passer rating in the third game of the season against Frankfurt Galaxy . He holds the record for average passer rating for the season in NFL Europe at 113 . 4 . This would not be enough to make the Seahawks however , as he was waived on August 28 , 2006 . San Francisco 49ers . 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 . Second stint with Seahawks . 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 . Miami Dolphins . 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 . He was released at the conclusion of the preseason on September 1 . Buffalo Bills . On September 26 , 2007 , the Buffalo Bills signed Hamdan to their practice squad after an injury to starting quarterback J . P . Losman . The Bills released Craig Nall and promoted Hamdan to the teams 3rd QB on October 19 . Due to injury of Trent Edwards , Hamdan was promoted to backup quarterback for the game between the Bills and the Bengals on November 4 , 2007 . Appeared in 3 preseason games during the 2008 campaign completing 30 / 47 passes for 258 yards avareging 5 . 5 yards , a 63 . 8 % completion rate with no touchdowns or interceptions for a passerrating of 78 . 1 . Started the final preseason game against the Detroit Lions but left the game early in the 4th quarter due to a concussion . Hamdan was promoted backup quarterback for the last two games of the 2008 season pushing J . P . Losman back to third string , who had lost his starting role earlier that year to Trent Edwards . A restricted free agent in the 2009 offseason , Hamdan was re - signed by the Bills on February 26 as the Buffalo Bills . The signing of Ryan Fitzpatrick put him back to third string at the start of the 2009 trainingcamp . Attended the NFL broadcasters bootcamp in 2009 and featured his own weekly show on the Buffalo Bills website named ' Hanging Ten with Hamdan ' . Appeared in 4 preseason games with 32 / 48 attempts completed for 427 yards averaging 8 . 9 yards , a 66 . 7 % completion rate , one touchdown and 2 interceptions for a passerrating of 84 . 3 . Hamdan was waived on November 19 , 2009 , in favor of Brian Brohm , who was signed off the Green Bay Packers ' practice squad . The Bills re - signed Hamdan on December 22 , 2009 , after injuries to Fitzpatrick and Edwards , with cornerback Terrence McGee going on injured reserve to make room for Hamdan on the roster . Toronto Argonauts . On March 10 , 2010 , it was announced that Hamdan had signed a one year plus an option contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . He retired from football on June 4 , 2010 . Alial Fital . On January 22 , 2011 , Hamdan launched the clothing line Alial Fital . Focusing on online sales via the website www . alialfital . com , Hamdan produces men ' s short and long sleeve polos . Personal life . Hamdan is married to Jenny Grant , granddaughter of former head coach in the NFL and CFL Bud Grant .