Professional career Gibran Hamdan

1 professional career

1.1 washington redskins
1.2 first stint seahawks
1.3 san francisco 49ers
1.4 second stint seahawks
1.5 miami dolphins
1.6 buffalo bills
1.7 toronto argonauts

professional career
washington redskins

hamdan seventh-round (232nd overall) pick washington redskins in 2003 nfl draft. though impressive in training camp, team decided keep 2 quarterbacks entering regular season. on team s practice squad first ten weeks of rookie season before being signed active roster. suited 5 of remaining games, , hamdan made nfl debut on december 27 during last 2 minutes of game against philadelphia eagles, achieving 1 first down while going 1-for-2 7 yards.

hamdan played in nfl europa in spring of 2004, backup quarterback behind third-year nfl europe veteran clint stoerner. released redskins in september following training camp.

first stint seahawks

hamdan out of league until 2005 when signed seattle seahawks , once again allocated nfl europa. though winning starting quarterback job amsterdam admirals on kurt kittner, broken collarbone cut short hamdan s season. in 4 games started posted 39 completions out of 75 attempts total of 556 yards, 5 touchdowns , 2 interceptions. once again released @ conclusion of training camp.

in january 2006, hamdan re-signed seahawks , allocated nfl europa third straight year. broken ankle injury incurred on first down of first drive of game 7 cut short season once again, hamdan league s leading passer , earned offensive valuable player honors. started 7 games , posted 102 completions out 162 attempts total of 1629 yards, 12 touchdowns , 3 interceptions, posting perfect passer rating in third game of season against frankfurt galaxy. holds record average passer rating season in nfl europe @ 113.4. not enough make seahawks however, waived on august 28, 2006.

san francisco 49ers

the san francisco 49ers claimed hamdan off waivers released him few days later. on september 3, signed 49ers practice squad.

second stint seahawks

due injury starting quarterback matt hasselbeck, seahawks elected re-sign hamdan active roster on october 24 provide depth. inactive 6 games seahawks before being released on december 5 , added team s practice squad.

miami dolphins

after hamdan s contract seahawks expired in january, signed future contract miami dolphins on february 6, 2007. released @ conclusion of preseason on september 1.

buffalo bills

on september 26, 2007, buffalo bills signed hamdan practice squad after injury starting quarterback j. p. losman. bills released craig nall , promoted hamdan teams 3rd qb on october 19. due injury of trent edwards, hamdan promoted backup quarterback game between bills , bengals on november 4, 2007.

appeared in 3 preseason games during 2008 campaign completing 30/47 passes 258 yards avareging 5.5 yards, 63.8% completion rate no touchdowns or interceptions passerrating of 78.1. started final preseason game against detroit lions left game in 4th quarter due concussion.

hamdan promoted backup quarterback last 2 games of 2008 season pushing j. p. losman third string, had lost starting role earlier year trent edwards.

a restricted free agent in 2009 offseason, hamdan re-signed bills on february 26 buffalo bills. signing of ryan fitzpatrick put him third string @ start of 2009 trainingcamp.

attended nfl broadcasters bootcamp in 2009 , featured own weekly show on buffalo bills website named hanging ten hamdan .

appeared in 4 preseason games 32/48 attempts completed 427 yards averaging 8.9 yards, 66.7% completion rate, 1 touchdown , 2 interceptions passerrating of 84.3.

hamdan waived on november 19, 2009, in favor of brian brohm, signed off green bay packers practice squad. bills re-signed hamdan on december 22, 2009, after injuries fitzpatrick , edwards, cornerback terrence mcgee going on injured reserve make room hamdan on roster.

toronto argonauts

on march 10, 2010, announced hamdan had signed one-year plus option contract toronto argonauts of canadian football league. retired football on june 4, 2010.