Kendall Simmons

Kendall Simmons

Infobox NFLactive
name=Kendall Simmons


currentteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
currentnumber=73
currentpositionplain=Guard
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|3|11
birthplace=Ripley, Mississippi
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=315
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
college=Auburn
draftyear=2002
draftround=1
draftpick=30
pastteams=
*Pittsburgh Steelers (2002-present)
status=Injured Reserve
highlights=
* 2x First-team All-SEC (2000-2001)
* Third-team AP All-American (2000)
* Super Bowl champion (XL)
nfl=SIM181925

Henry Alexander Kendall Simmons (born March 11, 1979 in city-state|Ripley|Mississippi) is an American football guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers 30th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Simmons started the first two years of his career. After being hurt all of 2004 he came back in 2005, and started all 20 games and won Super Bowl XL with the Steelers.

Simmons experienced an off-the-field injury during the 2006 NFL season. While rehabbing a heel injury, Simmons suffered frostbite on his left foot after he fell asleep with a cooling device attached to the foot.

On September 3, 2007, Simmons signed a four-year extension with the Steelers, keeping him with the club through the 2010 NFL season.

Simmons suffered a season-ending injury to his Achilles tendon during a Monday Night Football contest against the Baltimore Ravens on September 29, 2008. He was subsequently placed on season-ending injured reserve.

Personal

He is one of the few players in the league who have diabetes. In his spare time, Simmons is a talented artist and is noted for his volunteer work on behalf of underprivileged children.

External links

* [http://news.steelers.com/team/player/49247/ Pittsburgh Steelers bio]


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