Chris Simms
Simms with the Broncos in November 2009
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 29, 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Franklin Lakes (NJ) Ramapo | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 97 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 511 |
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| Pass completions: | 297 |
| Percentage: | 58.1 |
| TD–INT: | 12–18 |
| Passing yards: | 3,117 |
| QB Rating: | 69.1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
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Christopher David Simms (born August 29, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas.
Simms also played for the Denver Broncos and the Tennessee Titans. He is the son of former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms and the older brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Simms.
Simms grew up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and attended Ramapo High School there, where he was a standout in both football and basketball. In football, he was a two-time All-State honoree, and was named the 1998 USA Today National Offensive Player of the Year. Simms graduated from Ramapo High School in 1999. After committing to the University of Tennessee during his senior year, Simms decommitted and enrolled at the University of Texas instead.
Simms played college football at the University of Texas at Austin from 1999–2002.
He spent his freshman year as the backup to Major Applewhite, and saw limited playing time until the end of the season. Going into the Texas A&M game (the so-called Bonfire Game as it followed the tragic death of 12 students during construction of A&M's annual bonfire), Texas was ranked #5, but right before that game, Applewhite got an intestinal virus that kept him up all night and required him to be put on an IV the next day. As a result, Simms got his first career start and had the Longhorns up 16–6 at halftime. After Simms struggled in the 2nd half, and with Texas still ahead, he was replaced by Applewhite in the 4th quarter, but Applewhite was not able to get Texas any points, they fell behind in the last 6 minutes and Applewhite fumbled on their last possession. Simms took over again during the Cotton Bowl, when Applewhite suffered a knee injury in the 4th quarter.
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