Hamdan was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals, Los Angeles Avengers, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Toronto Argonauts.

Hamdan's mother was a 16-year-old from Pakistan when she married his father, a nuclear engineer of Palestinian descent who attended the University of Illinois.

[1] The family—which includes his younger brother, Bush—was on vacation back in San Diego when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991, destroying the family home and possessions.

After his sophomore year, Hamdan transferred to Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia.

Though originally winning the starting quarterback job for the Amsterdam Admirals over Kurt Kittner, a broken collarbone cut short Hamdan's season.

A broken ankle injury incurred on the first down of the first drive of game seven cut short his season once again, Hamdan was the league's leading passer and earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors.

[5] Due to an injury to starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, the Seahawks elected to re-sign Hamdan to their active roster on October 24 to provide depth.

Due to injury of Trent Edwards, Hamdan was promoted to backup quarterback for the game between the Bills and the Bengals on November 4, 2007.

[11] Hamdan was promoted backup quarterback for the last two games of the 2008 season pushing Losman back to third string, who had lost his starting role earlier that year to Trent Edwards.

[5] He attended the NFL broadcasters bootcamp in 2009 and was featured on his own weekly show on the Bills website named 'Hanging Ten with Hamdan'.

[12] Hamdan was waived on November 19, 2009, in favor of Brian Brohm, who was signed off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.

[14] On March 10, 2010, it was announced that Hamdan had signed a one-year plus an option contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.