Deon Lee Simon (born July 6, 1990) is a former American football nose tackle. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at Northwestern State.
 Simon as a member of the Green Bay Packers in 2019 | |||||||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | July 6, 1990 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 332 lb (151 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Glen Oaks (Merrydale, Louisiana) | ||||||
| College: | Northwestern State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 7 / pick: 223 | ||||||
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Early life
editSimon attended Glen Oaks High School, where he was named to the First-team All-District in his junior season.
College career
editSimon was an All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention in his junior season along with being named as an all-conference Honorable Mention. Prior to his senior season, he was named to the Southland Conference Preseason All-Conference first-team.
Professional career
editNew York Jets
editSimon was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round (223rd overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.[1] He signed a four-year, $2.3 million contract on May 7, 2015.[2]
Simon was released on September 30, 2015. The Jets re-signed Simon to the practice squad on October 1, 2015.
After a solid training camp and preseason,[3] Simon made the 53-man roster for the 2016 season. He appeared in all 16 games of 2016, finishing with 23 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
On September 2, 2017, Simon was waived by the Jets and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 27, 2017.[6]
On September 1, 2018, Simon was waived by the Jets.[7]
Tennessee Titans
editOn September 3, 2018, Simon was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[8] He was released on September 25, 2018.[9]
Green Bay Packers
editOn September 29, 2018, Simon was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018.[11] He was released on August 31, 2019.[12]
Dallas Renegades
editOn November 22, 2019, Simon was drafted by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft.[13] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[14]
References
edit- ^ Lange, Randy (May 2, 2015). "Rd. 7: Jets Pick DT Simon, Trade for RB Stacy". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ Slater, Darryl (May 7, 2015). "Jets sign seventh-round draft pick Deon Simon". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Connor (August 17, 2016). "Jets' Deon Simon wants to follow in Damon Harrison's footsteps". NJ.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 2, 2017). "Jets Reduce to 53 with 23 Player Moves". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 3, 2017). "Jets Sign Four to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018.
- ^ Lange, Randy (December 27, 2017). "RG Brian Winters Placed on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 3, 2018). "Titans Add Four More Players to Practice Squad, Including QB Logan Woodside". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 25, 2018). "Titans Add Veteran QB Austin Davis, Place OL Kevin Pamphile on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ "Packers sign cornerback to active roster, place Wilkerson on IR". Packers.com. September 29, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT RESULTS". XFL.com. November 22, 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.