Simon Fletcher (American football)

Simon Fletcher

Fletcher on the field at his Ring of Fame ceremony in 2016.
No. 73
Position:	Linebacker Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1962-02-18) February 18, 1962 (age 63) Bay City, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bay City (Bay City, Texas)
College:	Houston
NFL draft:	1985: 2nd round, 54th pick
Career history
Denver Broncos (1985–1995)
Career highlights and awards Denver Broncos Ring of Fame Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team Career NFL statistics Tackles: 828 Sacks: 97.5 Forced fumbles: 20 Stats at Pro Football Reference Simon Raynard Fletcher (born February 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars. Fletcher was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft. [1] Professional career Fletcher played for the Denver Broncos for his entire NFL career from 1985 to 1995. In his 11-year career he recorded a Denver Broncos record 97.5 sacks, two interceptions, and 10 fumble recoveries. He shared the NFL record (DeMarcus Ware) for most consecutive games with a sack with 10 until it was broken by Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018. His four sacks against Minnesota on Nov 4, 1990 tied a franchise record. In May 2016, Simon Fletcher was inducted into the Broncos' Ring of Fame, along with Denver greats Jason Elam and John Lynch. The three inductees were the 29th, 30th, and 31st members of Denver's Ring of Fame. [2] He owned a barbecue restaurant named Simon Fletcher's Grid-Iron Grill and BBQ in Fort Morgan, Colorado. [ citation needed ] NFL career statistics Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD FF FR 1985 DEN 16 1 17 – – 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1986 DEN 16 2 43 – – 5.5 0 0 0 0 2 1987 DEN 12 12 70 – – 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 1988 DEN 16 16 115 – – 9.0 1 4 0 0 1 1989 DEN 16 16 105 – – 12.0 0 0 0 3 1 1990 DEN 16 16 97 – – 11.0 0 0 0 4 1 1991 DEN 16 16 89 – – 13.5 0 0 0 2 1 1992 DEN 16 16 99 – – 16.0 0 0 0 5 0 1993 DEN 16 16 99 – – 13.5 0 0 0 3 1 1994 DEN 16 16 50 38 12 7.0 1 4 0 1 2 1995 DEN 16 16 44 36 8 5.0 0 0 0 2 0 Career 172 143 828 74 20 97.5 2 8 0 20 10 References "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023. "Broncos Ring of Fame Class of 2016: Jason Elam, Simon Fletcher and John Lynch". www.denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.