ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- They lived across the country from each other growing up, Ameer Abdullah in Birmingham and his cousin, Victoria, in Sacramento. They’d see each other at family reunions, try to build closeness from there.
Then Abdullah went to college at Nebraska. Victoria moved to Los Angeles. Abdullah went to visit and stayed with her. It was there where they realized they had a major passion in common: music. Abdullah's visits to California created a bond.
Abdullah finished at Nebraska and ended up as a second-round pick by the Detroit Lions.