Jamarko Simmons

American football player (born 1986)

American football player

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Position:| Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:|  (1986-09-23) September 23, 1986 (age 37)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:| 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:| Flint (MI) Central
College:| Western Michigan
Undrafted:| 2009
Career history

* Green Bay Packers (2009)*
* Jacksonville Sharks (2011)
* Virginia Destroyers (2011)
* New York Jets (2011)*
* Jacksonville Sharks (2012)
* San Jose SaberCats (2013)
* Iowa Barnstormers (2014)*
* Las Vegas Outlaws (2015)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

* UFL champion (2011)
* ArenaBowl XXIV champion (2011)

Career Arena statistics
| Receptions:| 131

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Receiving yards:| 1,394
Receiving touchdowns:| 35
Rushing yards:| 74
Rushing touchdowns:| 21
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Jamarko Simmons (born September 23, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 but was cut after sustaining a leg injury that sidelined him for several weeks.[1]

## Early life

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Simmons played high school football, basketball and track for Flint Central High School in Flint, Michigan.

## College career

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Simmons played football at Western Michigan University, and was a standout wide receiver.[2][3] He is the Broncos all-time receptions leader.

## Professional career

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### Virginia Destroyers

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Simmons was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on July 6, 2011.[4] Simmons helped the Destroyers win the 2011 UFL Championship Game.

### Jacksonville Sharks

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Simmons signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League on July 19, 2011. Simmons was a key contributor for the Sharks throughout the 2011 season. The Sharks won Arena Bowl XXVI, in which Simmons scored three touchdowns.

### New York Jets

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Simmons was signed by the New York Jets to their practice squad on October 31, 2011.[5] Simmons was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list on December 12, 2011 after suffering a back injury.[6]

### Jacksonville Sharks

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On April 10, 2012, it was announced that Simmons signed on for his second stint with the Jacksonville Sharks.

### San Jose SaberCats

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Simmons played the 2013 season with the San Jose SaberCats.

### Iowa Barnstormers

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On November 22, 2013, the SaberCats traded Simmons to the Iowa Barnstormers in exchange for waiver positioning.

### Las Vegas Outlaws

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On October 28, 2014, Simmons was assigned to the Las Vegas Outlaws.

## References

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1. ^ Couch, Graham (March 10, 2010). "Jamarko Simmons begins trek back to NFL". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
2. ^ Bussa, Jayson (December 31, 2008). "Simmons tops Jennings' record". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
3. ^ "Western Michigan tangles with Rice in Texas Bowl". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 30, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2011. [dead link]
4. ^ "UFL Transactions". OurSports Central. July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
5. ^ Lange, Randy (October 31, 2011). "Jets Return from Bye, Announce Transactions". New York Jets. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
6. ^ Cimini, Rich (December 12, 2011). "It's official: Leonhard on IR". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

## External links

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* New York Jets bio

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Jacksonville Sharks ArenaBowl XXIV champions

* 1 Micheaux Robinson
* 2 Billy Alford
* 3 Jeron Harvey
* 4 Omar Jacobs
* 5 Jeff Hughley
* 6 LaRoche Jackson
* 7 Marco Capozzoli
* 8 Aaron Garcia (MVP)
* 9 Justin Parrish
* 10 Terrance Smith
* 11 Charlie Hunt
* 12 Aaron Robbins
* 14 Kevin Concepcion
* 15 Jomo Wilson
* 19 Sale' Key
* 20 Jerry Brown
* 22 Jamarko Simmons
* 31 Kirby Griffin
* 44 Derrick Summers
* 56 Vladimir Richard
* 66 Isaac Morales
* 77 Richard Clebert
* 94 Randy Degg
* 99 Jason Holman

* Head coach: Les Moss

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Virginia Destroyers 2011 UFL champions

* 1 Matt Henry
* 4 Delbert Alvarado
* 8 Mike McMahon
* 14 Chris Greisen
* 15 Huey Whittaker
* 16 Aundrae Allison
* 20 Keiwan Ratliff
* 22 Clifton Smith
* 23 Jerome Carter
* 24 Darius Vinnett
* 25 Wynel Seldon
* 26 Aaron Rouse (MVP)
* 27 Simeon Castille
* 28 Ahmad Carroll
* 29 Adrian Peterson
* 31 Reggie Jones
* 33 Dominic Rhodes
* 35 Kyle Whitehurst
* 36 Tra Battle
* 39 DeAngelo Willingham
* 42 Billy Latsko
* 47 Jason Davis
* 49 Ryan Senser
* 50 Tony Taylor
* 51 Darnell Bing
* 52 Savion Frazier
* 53 Mike Balogun
* 53 Neal Howey
* 54 Marques Murrell
* 55 Terrence Melton
* 58 Joe Clermond
* 59 Diyral Briggs
* 63 Adrien Clarke
* 66 Anthony Davis
* 67 Brett Helms
* 68 McKinley Boykin
* 69 Orien Harris
* 70 Shane Olivea
* 72 Kyle Young
* 73 Clint Oldenburg
* 76 Na'Shan Goddard
* 78 Seth Wand
* 79 Jonathan Palmer
* 80 Jamarko Simmons
* 81 Cortez Hankton
* 82 John Standeford
* 86 Ronnie Ghent
* 88 Calvin Russell
* 89 Michael Matthews
* 91 Jay Alford
* 92 Maurice Fountain
* 92 Quentin Moses
* 93 Antwon Burton
* 94 Stylez G. White
* 96 Eric Moore
* 99 Jonathan Lewis
* \-- Bryan Evans

* Head coach: Marty Schottenheimer

* Assistant coaches:
* Gerald Carr
* Delbert Cowsette
* Chet Fuhrman
* Johnny Holland
* Bill Laveroni
* John Marshall
* Bobby Saunders
* Kurt Schottenheimer
* Terry Shea
* Mike Stock
* Lionel Washington
* James Willis

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