Clyde Simmons

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Clyde Simmons
Tennessee State Tigers
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1964-08-04) August 4, 1964 (age 57)
Lane, South Carolina
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:292 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:New Hanover
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
College:Western Carolina
NFL Draft:1986 / Round: 9 / Pick: 233
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:121.5
Interceptions:3
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Clyde Simmons Jr. (born August 4, 1964) is a former American football defensive end and current college defensive line coach.

Playing career[]

College[]

Simmons played college football at Western Carolina University helping lead the Catamounts to the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship game.[2] In 1992 he was inducted into the Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

NFL[]

Simmons was taken in the 9th round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles where he spent 8 seasons (1986-1993). After leaving Philadelphia he went on to play for the Arizona Cardinals (1994–1995), Jacksonville Jaguars (1996–1997), Cincinnati Bengals (1998), and the Chicago Bears (1999–2000). He led the NFL with 19 sacks in 1992 and finished his career 11th all time on the NFL sack list, with 121.5. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1991 and 1992.[4] Simmons also returned an interception for a touchdown against Jim Kelly and the Buffalo Bills in the 1996 NFL Playoffs.[5]

Post-playing career[]

Simmons worked for a mortgage company and spent some time as a probation officer.[6]

Simmons began his coaching career in 2008 at Greater Atlanta Christian School as the defensive line coach.[7]

In 2010, he accepted an offer from Rex Ryan as a fellowship coach with the New York Jets.[8]

Simmons was an assistant defensive line coach for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams.[9] The Rams had 217 total sacks during Simmons' tenure. With the Rams, Simmons coached three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle and the 2014 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Aaron Donald, and defensive end Robert Quinn, who set a single-season franchise record with 19 sacks in 2013. In January 2017, he was hired by the Cleveland Browns to coach their defensive line.[10]

In 2019 he was hired as a defensive line coach at Missouri Baptist university.[11]

In May 2021 he was hired by new Tennessee State head football coach Eddie George as the Tigers' defensive line coach.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Clyde Simmons – Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ "From Western Carolina to the NFL, a look at Cats' best".
  3. ^ "Clyde Simmons (2002) - Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame".
  4. ^ "Clyde Simmons: Out of the Shadows, into the Spotlight".
  5. ^ "Twenty-five seasons, twenty-five games: Jaguars 30, Bills 27".
  6. ^ "Clyde Simmons". May 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Clyde Simmons (2002) - Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame".
  8. ^ Caldwell, Dave (September 29, 2010). "A Chance to Get Back in the Game". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "St. Louis Rams Complete Their Coaching Staff, Sans Gregg Williams". April 10, 2012.
  10. ^ "Report: Clyde Simmons joining Browns coaching staff". January 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Former NFL Star, Coach Clyde Simmons Hired as Mbu D-Line Coach".
  12. ^ "Clyde Simmons - Defensive Line Coach - Staff Directory".

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