Abdul Salaam (football player)

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Abdul Salaam
Date of birth: August 12, 1953 (1953-08-12) (age 54)
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio
Career information
Position(s): Defensive tackle
College: Kent State
NFL Draft: 1976 / Round: 7 / Pick: 188
Organizations
 As player:
1976-1983 New York Jets
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com


Abdul Salaam (born Larry Faulk) was a defensive tackle with the New York Jets of the National Football League in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with fellow interior lineman Marty Lyons, and defensive ends Mark Gastineau and Joe Klecko, Salaam was part of The New York Sack Exchange, the Jets' feared defensive front-four that terrorized the NFL in the early 1980's.

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