Matt Simms (American football)
Simms with the Atlanta Falcons in 2016
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| No. -- Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 27, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 39 |
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| Pass completions: | 19 |
| Percentage: | 48.7 |
| TD–INT: | 1–1 |
| Passing yards: | 195 |
| Passer rating: | 61.4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Matthew Phillip Simms (born September 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Tennessee.
Simms is the younger son of former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms and younger brother of former NFL quarterback Chris Simms.
Simms was born in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey to Diana and Phil Simms. His older brother, Chris, played quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following an extraordinary career at Ramapo High School. Matt attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey where he played quarterback on the football team for three years. During this time he passed for more than 6,000 yards and 60 touchdowns. Though the team lost the state championship game his junior year, he was selected as a first team All-State player by the Associated Press. The next year they went undefeated and won the state title. After his senior year he played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
After graduating from high school Simms received a scholarship to the University of Louisville. During his freshman year, he saw limited action, playing in two games and throwing four passes. Simms then left Louisville to attend El Camino College in Torrance, California. While at El Camino he led the team to its fourth consecutive league title and threw for over 2,000 yards in ten games.
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