Khalid Kareem

OLB

#54

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 28

Weight: 268 lbs

College: Notre Dame

2025 SEASON

Solo
3
SCK
0
FF
0
INT
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Year

Season

Defense

Field Position

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	2	1	0	1	0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	3	3	2	1	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	4	3	1	2	1

Game Halves

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Half	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2nd Half	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Home vs Road

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Home Games	3	5	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Margin of Victory

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Margin 0-7	3	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Margin 8-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Point Differential

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
Ahead	3	5	2	3	0
Ahead by 1-8 Points	3	5	2	3	0
Behind	1	2	1	1	0
Behind by 1-8 Points	1	2	1	1	0
Tied	4	0	0	0	1

Quarters

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
1st Quarter	3	2	2	0	1
4th Quarter	1	1	0	1	0
4th Quarter within 7	1	1	0	1	0
2nd Quarter	1	1	0	1	0
3rd Quarter	3	3	1	2	0

Stadium Surfaces

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Turf	4	7	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

Entered the NFL in 2020, with stints with the Cincinnati Bengals (2020-21), Indianapolis Colts (2022), Chicago Bears (2023) and the Atlanta Falcons (2024-25)…Played in 34 career games with one start…Career totals include 41 total tackles, 8 quarterback hits, 3 tackles for loss, 2 passes defensed, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery…Also played in four postseason games, all with the Bengals in 2020…In the playoffs, produced 3 total tackles.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Entered the NFL in 2020, with stints with the Cincinnati Bengals (2020-21), Indianapolis Colts (2022), Chicago Bears (2023) and the Atlanta Falcons (2024-25)…Played in 34 career games with one start…Career totals include 41 total tackles, 8 quarterback hits, 3 tackles for loss, 2 passes defensed, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery…Also played in four postseason games, all with the Bengals in 2020…In the playoffs, produced 3 total tackles.
Spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons on Atlanta's practice squad…Played in four games in 2025 and finished with 7 total tackles, 1 quarterback hit, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass defensed…Made two appearances for Atlanta in 2024…Totaled 4 tackles.
Played in one game with the Bears in 2023 and registered 1 tackle and 1 pass defensed…Spent time on injured reserve with a hip injury.
Signed to the Colts' active roster in November of the 2022 season and played in four games…Recorded 3 quarterback hits and 1 tackle.
Began his career with the Bengals, where he spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons…Played in all 16 games in 2020 and tallied 19 total tackles, 2 quarterback hits, 1.0 sack and 1 tackle for loss…In 2021, appeared in seven games and made one start…Finished with 9 total tackles, 2 quarterback hits, 1 tackle for loss, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery…Made his first career start at Cleveland (1/9/22) in Week 18.

COLLEGE

Spent four seasons at Notre Dame (2016-19)…Played in 43 games and combined for 109 total tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks, 8 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries.
In 2019, started all 13 games and produced career highs with 46 tackles and 5.5 sacks…Added 10 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery…Named a team captain.
Started all 13 games in 2018…Totaled 42 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 5 passes defensed, 4.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble.
Appeared in all 13 games in 2017…Registered 21 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, 2 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery.
Made four appearances his freshman year in 2016 but did not record any statistics.

PERSONAL

Son of Ken and Phillicia Kareem…Studied management consulting with a minor in studio art at Notre Dame.
A consensus top-10 high school player in the state of Michigan in the class of 2016.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

Originally a 5th-round (147th pick overall) draft choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2020.
Waived by the Bengals on 10/11/22 and signed to the Bengals' practice squad on 10/13/22.
Signed off the Bengals' practice squad to the Indianapolis Colts' active roster on 11/22/22.
Waived by the Indianapolis Colts on 8/29/23 and claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears on 8/30/23.
Waived by the Bears on 8/23/24 and signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on 8/29/24.
Signed a one-year contract as a free agent by the New York Giants on 5/14/26.

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