Maurice Simpkins
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| number = 33, 54
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|04|29}}
| birth_place = Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 240
| high_school = Batesburg-Leesville (SC)
| college = Coastal Carolina
| undraftedyear = 2005
| pastteams =
- Rock River Raptors (2007–2008)
- Green Bay Blizzard ({{IFL Year|2010}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2010}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})*
- Nebraska Danger ({{IFL Year|2013}})
| pastcoaching =
- Atlanta Sharks (Defensive coordinator) (2015)
| highlights =
- 3× All-Big South LB{{Cite web|url=https://www.dangerfootball.com/news/article.php?id=84|title=Danger Sign NFL Veteran and Rookie Signal-Caller | Nebraska Danger News|website=www.dangerfootball.com}}
- IFL Most Improved Player ({{IFL Year|2010}})
- First Team All-IFL ({{IFL Year|2010}})
- Second Team All-IFL ({{IFL Year|2013}}){{cite web |url=http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1461-2013-all-ifl-teams-announced |title=2013 All-IFL Teams Announced |accessdate=2013-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130708062642/http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1461-2013-all-ifl-teams-announced |archivedate=July 8, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}
| pfr = S/SimpMa00
}}
Andrew Maurice Simpkins (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional football linebacker. Simpkins played college football at Catawba College but followed Catawba head coach David Bennett to Coastal Carolina University to finish his college career. He was one of Coastal Carolina's first-ever First-team All-Big South players.
Professional career
=Green Bay Blizzard=
He was signed in 2010 by the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League. Simpkins made a big impact on the team in the first year earning him the honors of the IFL 2010 Most Improved Player award.
=Green Bay Packers=
On August 10, 2010 the Green Bay Packers signed Simpkins as an undrafted free agent.
Simpkins was signed to the practice squad to start the 2010 season but on October 7, 2010, Simpkins was moved to the Green Bay Packers 53-man active roster. Simpkins was released from the Green Bay Packers on October 26, 2010,{{cite web |url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/105832013.html |title=Packers add two linebackers to roster |author=Bob McGinn |date=October 26, 2010 |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |work=www.jsonline.com |accessdate=August 21, 2015}} after appearing in two games.
=St. Louis Rams=
On December 7, 2010 Simpkins was signed to the St. Louis Rams practice squad.{{cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-report/article_f74305a4-024b-11e0-af28-00127992bc8b.html |title=LB Nixon promoted from practice squad |author=Jim Thomas |date=December 7, 2010 |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |work=www.stltoday.com |accessdate=August 21, 2015}} He was waived on August 3, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/HBalzer721/statuses/98883482029260800 |title=Howard Balzer twitter account |author=Howard Balzer |date=August 3, 2011 |publisher=Twitter |work=www.twitter.com |accessdate=August 21, 2015}}
=Nebraska Danger=
Simpkins signed with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League for the 2013 season. He was released on June 5, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.goifl.com/transactions?start=4 |title=Indoor Football League transactions |publisher=Indoor Football League |work=www.goifl.com}}
Personal life
After retiring from professional football, Simpkins started a tech consulting firm.{{cite web | title=The 10 Least Consequential Athletes of the Decade | last=Bois | first=Jon | url=https://www.sbnation.com/2019/12/30/21035159/the-10-least-consequential-athletes-of-the-decade | work=SBNation | date=December 30, 2019 | accessdate=December 30, 2019}}
Statistics
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! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| Tackles ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| Interceptions ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOL | AST | SAC | INT | Yrd | PBU | TD | FF | FR |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007 | Rock River Raptors
| 16 | 116 | 88 | 56 | 5.0 | 4 | 30 | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010 | Green Bay Blizzard
| 14 | 126 | 85 | 41 | 5.0 | 5 | 93 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011 | Green Bay Packers
| 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2013 | Nebraska Danger
| 10 | 97 | 44 | 53 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sources:{{cite web|url=http://iflstats.fbstats.pointstreak.com/football/tp/team-player-statistics.html?category=defense&teamid=15511&seasonid=IFLMFB_2010|title=Green Bay Blizzard Player Stats |publisher=Indoor Football League |work=www.goife.com |accessdate=August 21, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2007/roc.htm |title=2007 Rock River Raptors UIF Stats |publisher=DakStats |work=www.qkstats.com |access-date=August 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408103601/http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2007/roc.htm |archive-date=April 8, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/simpkins_maurice00.html Coastal Carolina Chanticleers bio]
- [http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Maurice-Simpkins/a161e390-a387-4ecb-b3a6-d636537866d7 Green Bay Packers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929215813/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Maurice-Simpkins/a161e390-a387-4ecb-b3a6-d636537866d7 |date=September 29, 2010 }}
- [https://www.sbnation.com/2019/12/30/21035159/the-10-least-consequential-athletes-of-the-decade "The 10 Least Consequential Athletes of the Decade"] by Jon Bois, for SB Nation
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Category:Players of American football from South Carolina
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Catawba Indians football players
Category:Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football players
Category:Rock River Raptors players
Category:Green Bay Blizzard players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:St. Louis Rams players