John Simmons (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}

{{other people|John Simmons}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = John Simmons

| number = 25, 32, 41

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|12|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 192

| high_school = Parkview {{nowrap|(Little Rock)}}

| college = SMU

| draftyear = 1981

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 64

| pastteams =

• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1981|1986}})
• Green Bay Packers (1986)
• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1987}})

| highlights =

• Consensus All-American (1980)
• First-team All-SWC (1980)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 2

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 4

| statlabel3 = Sacks

| statvalue3 = 1.0

| pfr = SimmJo20

}}

John Christopher Simmons (born December 1, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s. Simmons played college football for the SMU Mustangs, earning consensus All-American honors in 1980. He played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, and Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.{{cite web|title=John Simmons|publisher=Pro Football Reference|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimmJo20.htm|accessdate=2010-03-16}}

Simmons was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.