- Jason Simmons
Infobox NFLactive
name=Jason Simmons
currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentpositionplain=Safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|3|30
birthplace=Inglewood, California
heightft=5
heightin=9
weight=204
debutyear=1998
debutteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
college=Arizona State
draftyear=1998
draftround=5
draftpick=137
pastteams=
*Pittsburgh Steelers (1998-2001)
*Houston Texans (2002-2007)
status=
highlights=
* Second-team All-Pac-10 (1997)
nfl=SIM194449Jason Lawrence Simmons (born
March 30 ,1976 in Inglewood,California ) is anAmerican football strong safety who is currently afree agent . He was originally drafted by thePittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the1998 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Arizona State.College career
He was a four-year
letterman forArizona State University , earning second-team All-Pacific 10 honors as a senior.Charity work
In 2007, the Texans signed
Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green to a four-year contract.Garber, Greg. " [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3121923 Players parlay a jersey trade into a single mom's dream] ",ESPN.com , publishedNovember 21 ,2007 , accessedNovember 25 ,2007 .] Green had worn the uniform number 30 throughout his career, but on the Texans, that number had been assigned to Simmons since 2002. Green offered to purchase the right to use the number from Simmons, but Simmons instead devised a plan where he would give Green the number in exchange for his help in purchasing a home for a needy family. Green contributed $25,000 to the cause, Simmons added $5,000 of his own, and Texans ownerBob McNair chipped in a further $25,000. After soliciting applications, the players selected Regina Foster, a 37-year-old single mother whose seven-year-old son Reggie was afflicted withautism . With their help, Foster purchased a $100,000 home near Reggie's school, and area businesses made additional contributions, such as groceries, furniture, electricity, and phone and internet service.References
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