After his playing career ended, he began coaching. Presently, he is the head defensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach at Laguna Creek High School, in Elk Grove, CA.
He helped their then starting running back, Don Jackson to lead the section and division in rushing yards in the 2010 season. Before the end of the season, he was leading the state in yards, and was number 4 in the nation, before Laguna failed to make the playoffs.
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Simmons played college football at the University of Southern California. He is famous at USC for intercepting a pass by catching the ball with his legs during a game against UCLA in 2001, returning the interception 34 yards for a touchdown.
Near the end of the 1999 college football season, Simmons suffered a back injury which required him to sit out at the end of the season. While undergoing an MRI on his back in the summer of 2000, a series of tests determined that there were tumors in his chest and near his kidneys. As a result, Simmons spent six weeks in the hospital and underwent three surgeries. Simmons survived a near ordeal with death and lost forty pounds. Yet, through determination, Simmons returned to USC in January 2001 and fully prepared for the 2001 football season. Prior to the 2001 season, Simmons was USC's spokesman at Pac-10 Media Day, and Simmons ended up starting all twelve games at free safety. His interception and touchdown against UCLA are considered a gratifying highlight for Simmons and the 2001 season.
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antuan, simmons, born, march, 1979, american, football, cornerback, date, birth, 1979, march, 1979, place, birthlos, angeles, californiacareer, informationposition, cornerbackheight5, weight185, collegesouthern, californiacareer, historyas, player2003barcelona. Antuan Simmons born March 31 1979 is an American football cornerback Antuan SimmonsDate of birth 1979 03 31 March 31 1979 age 45 Place of birthLos Angeles CaliforniaCareer informationPosition s CornerbackHeight5 ft 9 in 175 cm Weight185 lb 84 kg US collegeSouthern CaliforniaCareer historyAs player2003Barcelona Dragons2004 2005Los Angeles AvengersCareer statsPlaying stats at CBS com Contents 1 Professional career 2 After Football 3 College career 4 External linksProfessional career editUndrafted in 2002 Simmons signed with the San Diego Chargers but did not survive the final cuts In 2003 he played for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe and signed with the San Francisco 49ers but again did not make the roster He played in the Arena Football League for the Los Angeles Avengers 2004 2005 After Football editAfter his playing career ended he began coaching Presently he is the head defensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach at Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove CA He helped their then starting running back Don Jackson to lead the section and division in rushing yards in the 2010 season Before the end of the season he was leading the state in yards and was number 4 in the nation before Laguna failed to make the playoffs College career editSimmons played college football at the University of Southern California He is famous at USC for intercepting a pass by catching the ball with his legs during a game against UCLA in 2001 returning the interception 34 yards for a touchdown Near the end of the 1999 college football season Simmons suffered a back injury which required him to sit out at the end of the season While undergoing an MRI on his back in the summer of 2000 a series of tests determined that there were tumors in his chest and near his kidneys As a result Simmons spent six weeks in the hospital and underwent three surgeries Simmons survived a near ordeal with death and lost forty pounds Yet through determination Simmons returned to USC in January 2001 and fully prepared for the 2001 football season Prior to the 2001 season Simmons was USC s spokesman at Pac 10 Media Day and Simmons ended up starting all twelve games at free safety His interception and touchdown against UCLA are considered a gratifying highlight for Simmons and the 2001 season External links edit Avengers Simmons thankful to be playing AFL stats nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Arena Football League related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antuan Simmons amp oldid 1152103943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
