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Matt Simms Tennessee Volunteers — No. 12 Quarterback 
SeniorMajor: Date of birth: September 27, 1988 Place of birth: Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) Career history High school: Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Ramsey, New JerseyCollege(s):
- University of Louisville (2008)
- El Camino College (2009–10)
- Tennessee (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards - PrepStar Magazine's All-Region team
- Associated Press First team All-State
- U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Stats at ESPN.com Matt Simms (born September 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Tennessee Volunteers football team.
Early life and high school
Simms was born in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey to Diana and Phil Simms. He attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey where he played quarterback for three years.[1] During this time he passed for more than 6,000 yards and 60 touchdowns. He is the son of former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms.[2] Though the team lost the state championship game his junior year, he was selected as a first team All-State player by the Associated Press. The next year they went undefeated and won the state title. After his senior year he played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[3]
College
After graduating from high school Simms received a scholarship to the University of Louisville.[4] During his freshman year he saw limited action, playing in two games and throwing four passes. Simms then left Louisville to attend El Camino College in Alondra Park, California. While at El Camino he led the team to its fourth consecutive league title and threw for over 2,000 yards in ten games.[3]
Simms later left El Camino for the University of Tennessee. As a child, he always had a dislike for Tennessee's rival, the University of Florida.[5] During the 2010 season he played in ten games and threw for over 1,400 yards.[6]
During the 2010 season Simms was hampered by injuries to key receivers.[7] He lost the starting job late in the season.[8][9]
Matt Simms performance was the subject of a widely reported "heated dispute" between Desmond Howard and Phil Simms during the week before Super Bowl XLV.[9]
References
- ^ Staff. "Matt Simms leading candidate to be starting QB for Tennessee", The Star-Ledger, May 11, 2010. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Simms, a Franklin Lakes resident and graduate of Don Bosco Prep, started his college career at Louisville, but transferred after his freshman year to El Camino, a junior college."
- ^ Feldman, Bruce (16 December 2009). "Source: Juco QB Simms signs with Vols". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=4748144. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Matt Simms Player Bio". Tennessee Football. Utsports.com. http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/simms_matt00.html. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Holmes, Baxter (2 September 2009). "Matt Simms and Nate Montana take a step back". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/02/sports/sp-montana-simms2. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Segrest, Doug (29 September 2010). "UT's Matt Simms has Super Bowl pedigree -- and a distaste for Gators". The Birmingham News. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/09/uts_matt_simms_has_super_bowl.html. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Matt Simms Profile". ESPN College Football. ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=238915. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Hunt, John (6 September 2010). "Oregon football: Tennessee's Matt Simms needs his receivers to get experienced - and fast". The Oregonian. http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/09/oregon_football_tennessees_mat.html. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Smith, Erick (9 April 2010). "Matt Simms looks to be the quarterback at Tennessee as competition quits team". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/04/matt-simms-looks-to-be-the-quarterback-at-tennessee-as-competition-quits-team/1. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ a b Gardner, Tim (5 February 2011). "CBS analyst Phil Simms, Desmond Howard get into 'heated' dispute". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/02/cbs-analyst-phil-simms-desmond-howard-get-into-heated-dispute-in-dallas/1. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
Categories:- 1988 births
- American football quarterbacks
- Don Bosco Preparatory High School alumni
- Living people
- Louisville Cardinals football players
- People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- Tennessee Volunteers football players
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