Brian SimmonsSimmons, Brian EugeneHeight: 6-3 Weight: 243 Born: June 21, 1975 New Bern, NC High School: New Bern (NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | North Carolina | Redshirted |
| 1994 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 1995 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 1996 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 1997 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (17th overall) 1998 Cincinnati Bengals |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1998 CIN NFL | 56 | LILB | 14 | 12 |
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 56 | LILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 56 | MLB | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL | 56 | MLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2002 CIN NFL | 56 | MLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL | 56 | WLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 56 | WLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 56 | WLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 56 | MLB-SLB | 11 | 8 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 51 | WLB-SLB | 16 | 3 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 137 | 118 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/18/1998 | 1998 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1998 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 7/27/1998 | 1998 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1998 CIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/9/2000 | 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL |
| Released | 2/28/2007 | 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/8/2007 | 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL |
| Released | 3/1/2008 | 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2002 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1998 CIN NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2002 CIN NFL | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 50t | 1 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 169 | 15.4 | 51t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1998 CIN NFL | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL | 6.5 | 41.0 |
| 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2002 CIN NFL | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 4.0 | 29.0 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24.0 | 139.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1998 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 109 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 114 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL | 84 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2002 CIN NFL | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2004 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2004 CIN NFL | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 675 | 660 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 12 | 39 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2002 CIN NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2003 CIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2005 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2006 CIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2007 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
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