Born: | Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 1, 1989
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
College | Minnesota |
Career history | |
As player | |
2010 | St. Louis Rams |
2010 | Hartford Colonials |
2010–2011 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers* |
2011 | Las Vegas Locomotives |
2012 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2013 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2014 | Minnesota Vikings* |
2014–2023 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2015, 2019, 2021 |
CFL East All-Star | 2014–2016, 2019, 2021 |
Career stats | |
Games played | 169 |
Total tackles | 760 |
Sacks | 35 |
Interceptions | 15 |
Forced fumbles | 13 |
Simoni Lawrence (born February 1, 1989) is an American former professional gridiron football linebacker who played primarily for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a three-time winner of the James P. McCaffrey Trophy, a three-time CFL All-Star, and a five-time CFL Divisional All-Star. He is the Tiger-Cats' franchise leader in total tackles (734) and defensive tackles (727) and holds the CFL record for most defensive tackles in a single game (17).