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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. | June 21, 1975||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | New Bern | ||||||||||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17 | ||||||||||||
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Brian Eugene Simmons (born June 21, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of North Carolina, and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals 17th overall in the 1998 NFL draft, and he played professionally for the Bengals and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.[1]