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Those who know him best say Ahmed Hassanein isn’t close to reaching his full potential, even as he made history this weekend as the first Egyptian ever chosen in the NFL draft.

“Ahmed can play in any defense you want,” he said a day before the draft’s first round. “He can be a four-down D-end, he can be an outside linebacker in the 3-4. That’s uncommon.