Ephraim Salaam

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Ephraim Salaam
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1976-06-19) June 19, 1976 (age 47)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Sacramento (CA) Florin
College: San Diego State
NFL draft: 1998  / Round: 7 / Pick: 199
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:163
Games started:129
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Ephraim Mateen Salaam (born June 19, 1976) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round (199th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.

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Salaam has played for the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans.

Early years

Salaam played high school football at Florin High School in Sacramento, California. He also was starred on the basketball team averaging 24 points and 12 rebounds a game his senior year. Earning all league honors as well as being named a Nike All American.

College career

Salaam became a three-year starter as both a right and left tackle at San Diego State University, where he played in 31 career games. He also played on the basketball team.

Professional career

Salaam was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round (199th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. [1] The Falcons went 14-2 during Salaam's rookie season, and won the NFC Championship to earn their first ever trip to the Super Bowl. Salaam started at right tackle in the Falcons' defeat to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII. Salaam was the 4th rookie in NFL history to start all 19 games including the Super Bowl. He also was the youngest player to start a Super Bowl at the age of 22.

Salaam played a total of 13 NFL seasons for five NFL teams, including the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.

Basketball

On October 31, 2013, Salaam was invited to the Texas Legends 2013 training camp. [2] However, he was later waived on November 17.

Personal life

Salaam appeared in an ad with Texans teammate Chester Pitts during Super Bowl XLII. In the commercial, he narrates a story regarding him and Pitts while he attended San Diego State University. When at a local grocery store, Salaam said he saw Pitts bagging groceries, was impressed by his size, and convinced him to try out as a walk-on for the San Diego State Aztecs football team. The commercial goes on to show that Pitts was a second-round pick while Salaam was a seventh-round pick. [3]

On February 10, 2013, Salaam was interviewed by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the United States Department of State. [4] The event was put on to honor a multitude of Muslim athletes.

On January 24, 2013, Salaam revealed on a Grantland podcast that he is the nephew of Bob McAdoo. [5]

Salaam became an analyst on Fox Sports 1 in 2013. [6]

Movie career

Deon Taylor cast him in 2009 for his new film project Dark Christmas, which is part of the Nite Tales series. [7]

Salaam has served as a producer on two separate TV shows, Dead Tone (2007) and Supremacy (2012). [8]

Television career

In 2013, Salaam participated in the 23rd season of The Amazing Race with former teammate Chester Pitts. After encountering several travel delays on their way from Santiago to Lisbon, they finished in 9th Place out of 11 teams and were the third team eliminated from the race upon arrival when host Phil Keoghan arrived at Lisbon Airport, as all of the other teams in the race had already finished all of the tasks and then checked in at the Pit Stop before they even made it to Portugal. Moreover, they become the first team ever in Amazing Race history to be eliminated at the airport. Ephraim transitioned from the field to in front of the cameras as a host for multiple TV and radio stations.

In October 2023 Salaam participated in the CBS game show Raid the Cage . [9]

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  1. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  2. ↑ "FOX SPORTS' EPHRAIM SALAAM INVITED TO LEGENDS TRAINING CAMP". NBA.com. October 31, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chester Pitts' and Ephraim Salaam's Super Bowl ad | Chester's Living NFL Dream | a Chron.com blog". Blog.chron.com. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Ephraim Salaam Represents Muslim Atheletes[sic] at U.S. State Department". Muslim Journal . Chicago. 2012-02-11. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  5. ↑ "The Trenches, 1/24/13 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  6. ↑ Cohen, Rachel (2013-08-16). "Fox Sports 1 debuts with trucks race, UFC". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive Set Visit: Deon Taylor's Dark Christmas / Updates on Chain Letter and Dead Tone". Dread Central. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  8. ↑ "Ephraim Salaam". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  9. ↑ "TWO TEAMS OF TWO FACE OFF EACH WEEK TO GRAB-AND-GO PRIZES BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT, IN THE ACTION-PACKED NEW GAME SHOW HOSTED AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY DAMON WAYANS JR., "RAID THE CAGE," FRIDAYS AT 9 PM". Paramount Press Express (Press release). October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
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