Background
Aboushi was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 5, 1991.
Aboushi was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 5, 1991.
He attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, where he was a member of the Xaverian Clippers high school football team Aboushi attended the University of Virginia, where he played for the Virginia Cavaliers football team from 2009 to 2012.
Aboushi played college football for the University of Virginia. Aboushi was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round, 141 overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. During his college career he started 37 of 43 games in which he appeared.
As a senior in 2012, he was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (Administrative Committee on Company-ordination) selection.
New York Jets
The New York Jets selected Aboushi in the fifth round, with the 141st overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft. The Jets signed him to a four-year rookie contract on May 10, 2013.
Financial terms were not disclosed. Aboushi played in all 4 preseason games in 2013 but no regular season games.
In 2014, Aboushi started 10 games from Week 7 through Week 17, drawing his first start at left guard on Thursday Night Football against the New England Patriots.
Aboushi was released by the Jets on September 15, 2015. Houston Texans
The Houston Texans claimed Aboushi off of waivers on September 16, 2015. The Texans" offensive line coach, Mike Devlin, was Aboushi"s former position coach with the Jets.