Jasper Simmons (born August 20, 1989) 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 ( ...

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...

. He played for the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-o ...

and the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) (French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Starting ...

of the

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(CFL). He played college football at

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

College career

Simmons attended

Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. It serves nearly 5,000 credit students every semester. History The college was established in the spring of 1928 as Hutchinson Ju ...

for two years before attending the

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in 2009 and 2010. As a senior, he was suspended indefinitely by Missouri.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

Simmons signed with the

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

of the

in 2011. He saw limited playing time in two seasons with the Argos; totaling only 6 defensive tackles, 4 special teams tackles and 2 interceptions.

Ottawa RedBlacks

In 2014, he signed with the

. That season, he led the RedBlacks in tackles with 80, and also had 2 interceptions for 61 yards.

Calgary Stampeders

On January 15, 2015, the Ottawa RedBlacks traded Jasper Simmons and WR

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to the Stampeders in exchange for WR

Maurice Price Maurice Price (born September 11, 1985) is a former gridiron football wide receiver who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free age ...

. He was released by the Stampeders on August 18, 2015.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Simmon signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 19, 2015.

References

External links

Calgary Stampeders bio

Ottawa Redblacks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simmons, Jasper 1989 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Pensacola, Florida Players of American football from Pensacola, Florida American football safeties Canadian football linebackers Hutchinson Blue Dragons football players Missouri Tigers football players Toronto Argonauts players Ottawa Redblacks players