{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Asmar Bilal | image = | caption = | current_team = | number = | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|12}} | birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 230 | high_school = Ben Davis High School | college = Notre Dame (2015–2019) | undraftedyear = 2020 | pastteams = * Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2020}}) * Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2021}})* | status = | highlights = | statleague = | statseason = | statweek = | statlabel1 = | statvalue1 = | statlabel2 = | statvalue2 = | statlabel3 = | statvalue3 = | pfr = }} '''Asmar Bilal''' (born April 12, 1997) is an American football linebacker.
== Early years == Bilal played high school football at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. During his senior year, he earned 6A All-State honors and helped lead his team to a state championship while recording 155 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and an interception.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Peterson|first=Michael|date=2020-06-26|title=2020 UDFA Profile: LB Asmar Bilal|url=https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2020/6/26/21299203/chargers-news-nfl-asmar-bilal-udfa-2020|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Bolts From The Blue|language=en}}</ref> Bilal was also a participant in the U.S. Army All-American Game and was rated by ESPN as the 23rd best outside linebacker in the country.<ref name=":0" />
== College career == Bilal played college football at Notre Dame. During his senior season, he had 79 total tackles with 10 for loss.<ref name="pandemic">{{Cite web|last=Star|first=Joel A. Erickson Indianapolis|title=Asmar Bilal one of the NFL Draft prospects the pandemic has hurt the worst|url=https://www.ndinsider.com/football/asmar-bilal-one-of-the-nfl-draft-prospects-the-pandemic-has-hurt-the-worst/article_817ff69d-35a7-585a-998f-da57ff9339a1.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Notre Dame Insider|language=en}}</ref> He finished his career with 45 game appearances and 174 total tackles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Suarez|first=Brandon|date=|title=Irish On Tap 2020 NFL Draft Preview: Asmar Bilal|url=https://ontapsportsnet.com/2020/04/13/irish-on-tap-2020-nfl-draft-preview-asmar-bilal/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422154332/https://ontapsportsnet.com/2020/04/13/irish-on-tap-2020-nfl-draft-preview-asmar-bilal/ |archive-date=2020-04-22 |access-date=22 September 2020|website=On Tap Sports Net}}</ref> In 2019, he was named a Pro Football Focus All-American honorable mention.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asmar Bilal Named A Pro Football Focus All-American|url=https://www.si.com/college/notredame/football/notre-dame-football-asmar-bilal-named-pff-all-american|access-date=2020-09-23|website=SI.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Professional career == ===Los Angeles Chargers=== Bilal went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft. He signed with the Los Angeles Chargers shortly after the draft.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-30|title=Notre Dame football: Los Angeles Chargers sign Asmar Bilal|url=https://slapthesign.com/2020/04/30/notre-dame-chargers-sign-asmar-bilal/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Slap the Sign|language=en-US}}</ref> He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/we-ve-reduced-our-roster-to-53|website=Chargers.com|date=September 5, 2020|accessdate=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Practice Squad Announced|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/practice-squad-2020|website=Chargers.com|date=September 6, 2020|accessdate=October 2, 2020}}</ref> He was promoted to the Chargers active roster on September 15 after an injury to starting linebacker Drue Tranquill,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Charean|date=2020-09-15|title=Chargers place Drue Tranquill on IR, promote Asmar Bilal|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/15/chargers-place-drue-tranquill-on-ir-promote-asmar-bilal/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en-US}}</ref> who started over Bilal at linebacker at Notre Dame during their time as teammates.<ref name=pandemic/> He was placed on injured reserve on September 26, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-announce-roster-moves-200926|website=Chargers.com|date=September 26, 2020}}</ref> He was activated on December 5, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chargers Announce Moves Prior to Sunday's Game |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-announce-moves-prior-to-dec-6-new-england |website=Chargers.com |date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> He was waived on December 12, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chargers Activate Justin Jackson from Injured Reserve |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-activate-justin-jackson-from-injured-reserve-dec-12 |website=Chargers.com |date=December 12, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>
===Las Vegas Raiders=== On January 27, 2021, Bilal signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders sign Asmar Bilal to Reserve/Future contract|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/las-vegas-raiders-sign-asmar-bilal-to-reserve-future-contract|website=Raiders.com|date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> He was waived on August 31, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for 2021 season|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/las-vegas-raiders-initial-53-man-roster-2021-nfl-season|website=Raiders.com|date=August 31, 2021}}</ref> He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 29, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders sign two linebackers, make COVID-19 transactions ahead of Week 17|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-two-linebackers-covid-19-transactions-nfl-week-17-colts-2021|website=Raiders.com|date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> He was released on January 11, 2022.
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==External links== * [https://und.com/roster/asmar-bilal/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
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