- Anthony Simmons
Infobox NFLretired
|caption=
position=Linebacker
number=51
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|6|20Spartanburg, South Carolina
debutyear=1998
finalyear=2004
draftyear=1998
draftround=1
draftpick=15
college=Clemson
teams=
*Seattle Seahawks (1998-2004)
*New Orleans Saints * (2005):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
stat1label=Tackles
stat1value=595
stat2label=Sacks
stat2value=10
stat3label=Interceptions
stat3value=9
nfl=SIM109459Anthony Lamont Simmons (born in
June 20 ,1976 inSpartanburg, South Carolina ) is a formerAmerican football linebacker who played his entire NFL career with theSeattle Seahawks .High School
He played at
Spartanburg High School (Spartanburg, SC) during his high school years. There he led the Vikings to there first of 3 straight state championships. Also played along side two other future Clemson Tiger football playersBrian Wofford and Harold Means.College
He played at
Clemson University during his college years.NFL career
The
Seattle Seahawks selected him in the1998 NFL Draft with the 15th pick in the first round. He led the Seahawks in tackles in 2000, 2001, and 2003. He was released to the free agency by the Seahawks after the 2004 season and sat out the 2005 season due to injury. Simmons then signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints before the 2006 season but ended up retiring before the season started. Simmons finished his career with 591 tackles (455 solo), 10 sacks, 34.5 tackles for loss, 7 forcedfumble s, 1 fumble recovery, 27 pass deflections, 9interceptions for 131 yards, and 2touchdowns in just 87 games.External links
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/134235 Anthony Simmons Profile Page at NFL.com]
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