Brian Simmons (born March 16, 1985) is a
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
offensive tackle for the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Canad ...
of the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
(CFL). He was signed by the
New England Patriots as an
undrafted free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...
in 2010. Following his release, he signed with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 18, 2011.
Ticats add four on offense
/ref> He played college football at Oklahoma.
References
Brian Simmons was born in Charlotte NC. He and his mother moved to Raleigh NC in 1987.
External links
Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
1985 births
Living people
Canadian football offensive linemen
Montreal Alouettes players
Edmonton Elks players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
New England Patriots players
Oklahoma Sooners football players
Players of American football from Raleigh, North Carolina
Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina
American football offensive linemen
American players of Canadian football
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