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Clyde Simmons

Clyde Simmons Jr.

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-5    Weight: 292 lbs.
Born: August 4, 1964 in Lanes, SC
College: Western Carolina

Career AV: 89 (244th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 9th round (233rd overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1986 22 PHI 96 16 0 2.0 3 2
1987 23 PHI RDE 96 12 12 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 75 6
1988 24 PHI RDE 96 16 16 8.0 1 0 3 0 0 89 1 10
1989 25 PHI RDE 96 16 16 15.5 1 60 1 60 3 0 0 0 0 135 9
1990 26 PHI RDE 96 16 16 7.5 1 0 2 28 1 109 8
1991*+ 27 PHI RDE 96 16 16 13.0 2 0 3 0 1 115 18
1992*+ 28 PHI RDE 96 16 16 19.0 2 0 1 0 0 96 18
1993 29 PHI RDE 96 16 16 5.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 98 7
1994 30 ARI RDE 96 16 16 6.0 33 12 9
1995 31 ARI RDE 96 16 16 11.0 1 25 1 25 6 0 1 12 0 40 14 6
1996 32 JAX RDE 96 16 14 7.5 3 0 1 0 0 29 9 7
1997 33 JAX RDE 96 16 13 8.5 2 0 0 0 0 34 6 6
1998 34 CIN RDE 96 16 16 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 28 2 5
1999 35 CHI 96 16 0 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 12 2 2
2000 36 CHI 96 16 2 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 18 7 2
Career 236 185 121.5 3 85 2 60 25 0 14 40 2 914 52 1 115
8 yrs PHI 124 108 76.0 2 60 1 60 12 0 10 28 2 720 1 78
2 yrs CHI 32 2 7.5 1 0 2 0 0 30 9 4
2 yrs CRD 32 32 17.0 1 25 1 25 6 0 1 12 0 73 26 15
2 yrs JAX 32 27 16.0 5 0 1 0 0 63 15 13
1 yr CIN 16 16 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 28 2 5

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1986 22 PHI 96 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 236 185 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1988 24 PHI RDE 96 16 16 1 1 1 8
1989 25 PHI RDE 96 16 16 1 1 6
1990 26 PHI RDE 96 16 16 1 1 6
1991*+ 27 PHI RDE 96 16 16 1 1 6
1995 31 ARI RDE 96 16 16 1 1 6
Career 236 185 2 2 1 5 1 32
8 yrs PHI 124 108 2 1 1 4 1 26
2 yrs CRD 32 32 1 1 6

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12 Jim Katcavage, Simeon Rice, Ordell Braase, Lyle Alzado, Al Baker, Rob Burnett, Fred Smerlas, Kevin Carter, Art Still, Howie Long*
13 Jim Katcavage, Simeon Rice, Lyle Alzado, Al Baker, Ordell Braase, Art Still, Kevin Carter, Bryant Young, Fred Smerlas, Howie Long*
14 Jim Katcavage, Simeon Rice, Dave Butz, Al Baker, Ordell Braase, Ted Washington, Too Tall Jones, Art Still, Fred Smerlas, Rob Burnett
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1991
1992

First-Team All-Pro

1991
1992

Non-Offensive TDs

1988 NFL 1 (6)
1989 NFL 1 (8)
1990 NFL 1 (8)
1991 NFL 1 (6)
Career 5 (102)

Games

Career 236 (57)

Games Started

Career 185 (102)

Fumble Return TD

1990 NFL 1 (2)
1991 NFL 1 (2)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1989 NFL 1 (3)
1995 NFL 1 (5)

Long Intercep. Return

1989 NFL 60 (8)

Sacks

1989 NFL 15.5 (6/49)
1991 NFL 13.0 (6)
1992 NFL 19.0 (1/9)

1995 NFL 11.0 (9)
Career 121.5 (13)

Safeties

1988 NFL 1 (2/18)
Career 1 (69)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1989UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1992Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL