Simon attended Glen Oaks High School, where he was named to the First-team All-District in his junior season.
College careeredit
Simon 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 careeredit
New York Jetsedit
Simon 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 Titansedit
On September 3, 2018, Simon was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[8] He was released on September 25, 2018.[9]
Green Bay Packersedit
On 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]
^Lange, Randy (May 2, 2015). . New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
^Slater, Darryl (May 7, 2015). . 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). . NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
^Greenberg, Ethan (September 3, 2017). . 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.
External linksedit
Northwestern State bio
April 16, 2024
deon, simon, deon, simon, born, july, 1990, former, american, football, nose, tackle, drafted, york, jets, seventh, round, 2015, draft, played, college, football, northwestern, state, simon, member, green, packers, 2019no, 97position, nose, tacklepersonal, inf. 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 Deon SimonSimon as a member of the Green Bay Packers in 2019No 65 93 79 97Position Nose tacklePersonal informationBorn 1990 07 06 July 6 1990 age 33 Baton Rouge Louisiana U S Height 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 332 lb 151 kg Career informationHigh school Glen Oaks Merrydale Louisiana College Northwestern StateNFL draft 2015 Round 7 Pick 223Career historyNew York Jets 2015 2017 Tennessee Titans 2018 Green Bay Packers 2018 2019 Dallas Renegades 2020 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsTotal tackles 23Sacks 1 5Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 New York Jets 3 2 Tennessee Titans 3 3 Green Bay Packers 3 4 Dallas Renegades 4 References 5 External linksEarly years 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 edit Simon 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 edit On September 3 2018 Simon was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad 8 He was released on September 25 2018 9 Green Bay Packers edit On 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 edit On 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 External links editNorthwestern State bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deon Simon amp oldid 1206091413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
