Kevin Simon (born June 12, 1983) is an NFL scout for the Atlanta Falcons and the Director of Player Development for the
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
football team. He was a scout for the Dallas Cowboys from 2009-2016. He is an
American football
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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, ...
who was selected by the
Washington Redskins
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in the seventh round of the
2006 NFL Draft
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.
Kevin played at Tennessee from 2001-2004. He was a star linebacker and
running back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball,
and block. Ther ...
at
De La Salle High School in
Concord, California
Concord ( ) is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau, the city had a population of 129,295 in 2019 making it the eighth largest city in the San Francisco Bay ...
from 1997-2001. He played in the first ever
U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000 alongside fellow Tennessee Volunteer
Cedric Houston.
References
External links
Tennessee Volunteers bio* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090515034500/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_33_229/ai_n14895199/ "Captain comeback: Kevin Simon has been knocked down by injury but always gets up; Now, he wants to show Tennessee's defense how to get it done, ''The Sporting News'', August 19, 2005]
"Tennessee linebacker Simon out for season," USA Today, Sept. 22, 2004
1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Walnut Creek, California
Players of American football from Contra Costa County, California
American football linebackers
Tennessee Volunteers football players
Washington Redskins players
Dallas Cowboys scouts
De La Salle High School (Concord, California) alumni
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