Jabari Issa | |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1978 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Number: | 72 |
Position1: | Defensive End |
Position2: | Defensive Tackle |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lb: | 300 |
College: | Washington |
Nfldraftedyear: | 2000 |
Nfldraftedround: | 6 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 176 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Arizona Cardinals |
Playing Years1: | 2000–2001 |
Playing Team1: | Arizona Cardinals |
Playing Years2: | 2002* |
Playing Team2: | Houston Texans |
Playing Years3: | 2003 |
Playing Team3: | Barcelona Dragons |
Playing Years4: | 2003* |
Playing Team4: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Playing Years5: | 2005* |
Playing Team5: | Kansas City Chiefs |
Playing Years6: | 2004–2007 |
Playing Team6: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Years7: | 2007 |
Playing Team7: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career Highlights: |
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Cfl: | 1177 |
Nfl: | 2504134 |
Career Footnotes: |
Jabari Issa (born April 18, 1978) is a former defensive lineman at the University of Washington, drafted in the 2000 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals where he played from 2000-2001.[1] Issa's career also included NFL stints with the Houston Texans (taken in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft), Pittsburgh, and Kansas City, the NFL Europe Barcelona Dragons, and the CFL including a Grey Cup Championship with the Edmonton Eskimos.
Issa attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California where he was an All-Peninsula Athletic League and All-Bay Area pick as a senior.[2]
Issa played for the Washington Huskies from 1996 to 1999 for coaches Jim Lambright and Rick Neuheisel. In 1998, he registered an All-Pac-10 campaign. In 1999, he served as a team captain.Following his Washington career, Issa played in the East–West Shrine Game.[3]