Idrees Bashir

Idrees Bashir ( ; born December 7, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft.

Bashir was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions.

Professional career Bashir, a defensive back out of University of Memphis, was selected in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts with the 37th overall pick. Bashir played in 51 games over 4 seasons (2001–2004) with the Colts, amassing 234 tackles and 5 INT's. After signing with the Panthers prior to the 2005 season, Bashir appeared in 11 games, and had only 2 tackles. He finished the season on the injured reserve with a hamstring injury.

On January 2, 2007, Bashir was signed by the Detroit Lions.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2001 IND 15 15 83 59 24 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2002 IND 14 14 50 36 14 0.0 1 2 4 0 4 5 1 1 0 0 2003 IND 9 9 43 29 14 0.0 0 2 9 0 9 4 1 1 0 0 2004 IND 13 13 58 41 17 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2005 CAR 11 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 DET 9 1 20 15 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 71 52 256 181 75 0.0 3 6 13 0 9 16 3 5 0 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2002 IND 1 1 9 5 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 IND 2 2 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 IND 2 2 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 19 12 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0