Wayne Simmons (football player)
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| Wayne Simmons | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 15, 1969 |
| Place of birth |  Hilton Head, SC |
| Date of death | August 23, 2002 |
| Place of death | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Clemson |
| NFL Draft | 1993 / Round 1 / Pick 15 |
| Honors | 1 Super Bowl ring |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1993-1996 1997-1998 1998 |
Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo Bills |
Wayne General Simmons (December 15, 1969 - August 23, 2002) was a former American football linebacker in the NFL, who was drafted in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, with whom he earned a Super Bowl ring in [[1996].He was well known for shutting down opponents tightends, but in doing this task extremely well he was not able to obtain the glory stats like quarterback sacks. He was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs the following year when Seth Joyner returned from knee surgery. Simmons was waived in 1998 after a 30-7 Monday Night loss to arch-rival Denver Broncos, in which Simmons and fellow linebacker Derrick Thomas were called for a total of five personal fouls on the Broncos' final touchdown drive. The Buffalo Bills claimed Simmons off waivers on November 19, 1998. He was released by the team in February of 1999.
[edit] Death
In the early hours of August 23, 2002, Simmons was killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 70. Witnesses report he was driving his Mercedes at high rate of speed and weaving through traffic before losing control of the vehicle. The car rolled several times before landing in a ditch and catching fire. He was 32.
