Marcello Simmons
Born: | Edmonton Eskimos | August 8, 1971
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2000 | BC Lions |
2000–2001 | Toronto Argonauts |
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Marcello Muhammad Simmons (born August 8, 1971) is a former professional
College career
Simmons played college football with the SMU Mustangs from 1989 to 1993. Simmons earned SMU's Most Improved Athlete award in 1992. Simmons later graduated from SMU with a B.A. in Advertising.
Professional career
During the
After being cut by the Jaguars, Simmons signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. In September 1995, midway into the 1995 CFL season Simmons spent his first two weeks on the practice roster but started the last 5 games of the season. In 1996, with Simmons as a starting defensive player with the Argos, the team would go on to win its first of two consecutive Grey Cup championships. In 1999, just days before the start of training camp, Simmons was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos and would remain there for the rest of the season. In 2000, he signed with the BC Lions but was traded back to the Toronto Argonauts midway into the season. Simmons would eventually end his football career with the Argonauts, spending 6 of his 7 CFL seasons with them.
Coaching career
In 2003, Simmons was named the
On June 4, 2010, Simmons was announced as a new member of the coaching staff for the
.On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Simmons had returned to coaching professional football by being named the defensive backs coach for the
In 2013, he emerged as defensive coordinator of the Saint Mary's Huskies of AUS.[6] In 2014, he was named defensive and special teams assistant with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 2016, he became the BC Lions special teams coordinator.[7]
References
- ^ "Database: 'S'". CFLapedia.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- NFL.com.
- ^ "Acadia Athletics".
- ^ "Esks announce 2012 coaching staff". Canadian Football League. January 20, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Huskies Football add Three Coaches to Staff". Saint Mary's University.
- ^ "Marcello Simmons - BC Lions". www.bclions.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.