John Simmons (American football)

John Simmons
No. 25, 32, 41
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1958-12-01) December 1, 1958
Place of birth:	Little Rock, Arkansas
Career information
College:	Southern Methodist University
NFL draft:	1981 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (1981-1986) Green Bay Packers (1986) Indianapolis Colts (1987)
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:	72 - 2
Sacks:	1.0
Interceptions:	2
Stats at NFL.com

John Christopher Simmons (born December 1, 1958) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s. Simmons played college football for Southern Methodist University, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, and Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.^[1]

References

1980 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Mark Herrmann RB George Rogers RB Herschel Walker RB Jarvis Redwine WR Ken Margerum TE Dave Young OL Mark May OL Keith Van Horne OL Nick Eyre OL Louis Oubre OL Randy Schleusener C John Scully

Defense	DL Hugh Green DL E. J. Junior DL Kenneth Sims DL Leonard Mitchell DL Ron Simmons LB Mike Singletary LB Lawrence Taylor LB David Little LB Bob Crable DB Kenny Easley DB Ronnie Lott DB John Simmons

Special teams	P Rohn Stark PK Rex Robinson

Cincinnati Bengals 1981 NFL Draft selections

David Verser Cris Collinsworth John Simmons Guy Frazier Benjie Pryor Rex Robinson Jeff Schuh Bobby Kemp Jim Hannula Samoa Samoa Hubert Simpson Robert Jackson Mark O'Connell

Draft Years 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014