[1] His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who played linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals.

[2] In his CFL rookie season in 2002, Abdullah showed tremendous promise in his Eskimo debut (July 4 vs Ottawa) with a team-leading five defensive tackles and one blocked field goal.

He recorded two defensive tackles and one sack in Week 3 (July 13 vs Toronto) and continued with a fierce tenure with the team.

In 2008, Rahim was a member of the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League.

[3] He was One of four AFL rookies who started for the Rampage[4] Abdullah served for a period as the defensive line coach for Dunwoody High School in Atlanta, GA where he currently resides.