Career
He was a prospect in the 2008 NFL Draft, but went undrafted. He played high-school football at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey. Amir attended Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, and was an honor student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track.
In football, he was a three-time All-City, All-Area, and All-Conference selection, a two-time All-County selection, and as a senior, he was also named as an All-State selection.
He graduated in 2003, earning an athletic scholarship to the University of Minnesota.