Mark Simoneau

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Mark Simoneau
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Simoneau in 2010
No. 53, 50, 99
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1977-01-16) January 16, 1977 (age 47)
Phillipsburg, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Smith Center (Smith Center, Kansas)
College: Kansas State
NFL draft: 2000  / round: 3 / pick: 67
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:416
Sacks:7.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:3
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Mark Lee Simoneau (born January 16, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft, and played for the Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.

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Early years

Simoneau was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He played high school football at Smith Center High School in Smith Center, Kansas. He was a top 11 all-state (all classifications) selection at running back and linebacker for the Smith Center Redmen. He was also the 1995 Class 3A state shot put champion, and a former record holder, throwing over 60 feet as a senior.

College career

Simoneau attended Kansas State University, where he played for the Kansas State Wildcats football team from 1996 to 1999. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year after the 1999 season. He registered 400 tackles during his college career at Kansas State.

Simoneau was honored for his college career with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in December 2012. [1] He became only the second Kansas State player so recognized, the first being another former Wildcat linebacker, Gary Spani.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Simoneau was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft. [2]

Philadelphia Eagles

Simoneau was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in March 2003, and signed a five-year contract with the team. [3] Simoneau was acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles prior to the 2003 season, and led the team in tackles that year. During the 2005 season, Simoneau kicked a PAT for his first NFL points. The last defensive player to kick an extra point had been Ted Thompson of the Houston Oilers on November 23, 1980.

New Orleans Saints

On August 28, 2006, Simoneau was traded to the New Orleans Saints along with a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2007 NFL draft for Donté Stallworth.

He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 16, 2009, with a torn triceps muscle. He was released on March 4, 2010.

Kansas City Chiefs

Simoneau was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on October 27, 2010. He was placed on injured reserve on November 17, and announced his retirement from the NFL on November 18. [4]

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesCombined TacklesTacklesAssisted TacklesSacksForced FumblesFumble Recoveries
2000 ATL 144635110.500
2001 ATL 16383170.021
2002 ATL 15161330.011
2003 PHI 1610078222.030
2004 PHI 144833151.511
2005 PHI 16362790.010
2006 NO 166133281.000
2007 NO 167050202.000
2010 KC 11100.000
Career1244163011157.083

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References

  1. ↑ "NFF Announces 2012 Football Bowl Subdivision College Football Hall of Fame Class". College Football Hall of Fame. National Football Foundation. May 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Raiders give Rice, Brown deals". The Free Lance-Star . March 5, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ Looney, Josh (November 18, 2010). "LB Mark Simoneau Retires From Football". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Mark Simoneau Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
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