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Mustafah Muhammad
No. 31
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1973-10-19) October 19, 1973 (age 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College: Fresno State
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award (1998)

Mustafah Jaleel Muhammad (born October 19, 1973, as Steve Wilson) is a former award-winning football player in the Canadian Football League, who later played in the National Football League, and was a high-profile criminal, being convicted of domestic battery.

Playing career

Muhammad played his college football at several schools, including California State University, Fresno, Shasta Junior College and Chaffey Junior College. He took the CFL by storm in 1998, playing 17 games for the B.C. Lions and intercepting a league leading 10 passes. He was an all star and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. He played the next two seasons (1999 and 2000) with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL, where he played 24 games over two seasons, most notably intercepting one pass and returning it 40 yards for a touchdown. He resurfaced in 2002 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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