Oday Aboushi

Aboushi, one of the few Palestinian-Americans to play in the NFL, is defending himself against accusations by a website that he is a "Muslim extremist."

Posted: Jul. 12, 2013 5:25 PM ET

Aboushi says Friday that the story, published Tuesday by FrontPage Magazine as well other comments in response to the article, are "upsetting." He also says in a statement issued by the team that it's an attempt by people to "try and tarnish my reputation without even knowing me."