1. Jerome Louis Simpson was born on February 4,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League.
31 Facts About Jerome Simpson
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Jerome Simpson was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Jerome Simpson played for the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers.
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Jerome Simpson missed three games his final season, but still managed to total 96 receptions for 1,324 yards and 14 touchdowns, becoming the team's all-time receptions leader.
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In basketball, Jerome Simpson led the Rams to their first state basketball championship since 1995.
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Jerome Simpson ran on the state champion 4x400-meter relay team with a time of 3:21 in track.
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Jerome Simpson enrolled at Coastal Carolina University in 2004 and started all 11 games as a true freshman at receiver.
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Against Charleston Southern University, Jerome Simpson recorded his first ever 100-yard receiving game.
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Jerome Simpson finished the season with 26 catches for 419 yards and eight touchdowns and was honored as the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year.
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Jerome Simpson started six out of eleven games as a sophomore.
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Jerome Simpson was named second-team All-Big South and to the South Carolina All-Star Team.
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Jerome Simpson led the team with 33 receptions for 527 yards and nine touchdowns, all single-season school records.
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Against Savannah State, Jerome Simpson set another school-record with a 60-yard reception for a touchdown.
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Jerome Simpson was named first-team All-Big South, first-team AP All-American and South Carolina All-Star selections.
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Against Georgia Southern, Jerome Simpson set a school record with 207 yards and two scores on only eight receptions.
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Jerome Simpson led the Big South with five games of 100 yards receiving or more.
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In 2007, Jerome Simpson broke all school career receiving records while playing in all 11 games.
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Jerome Simpson posted 41 receptions for 697 yards and 11 touchdowns, all lower than his totals from his junior year.
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Jerome Simpson was selected in the second round, 46th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2008 NFL Draft.
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Jerome Simpson was signed to a four-year contract but did not have any receptions during limited playing time in 2009.
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Jerome Simpson followed it up with 12 catches, 124 yards, and a touchdown in a game against the Baltimore Ravens to end the season with 18 receptions.
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In Week 16 of the 2011 season, Jerome Simpson did a front-flip over Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington to score a touchdown and landed on his feet.
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Jerome Simpson signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 24,2012.
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Jerome Simpson was suspended for the first three games of the 2012 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
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Jerome Simpson re-signed a one-year contract with the Vikings on March 12,2013.
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On March 14,2014, Jerome Simpson re-signed a one-year contract with the Vikings.
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Jerome Simpson signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on March 5,2015.
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Jerome Simpson was suspended for six games due to violating the leagues substance abuse policy stemming back to a 2014 arrest.
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Jerome Simpson was activated by the 49ers on October 23,2015.
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On January 19,2012, Jerome Simpson was indicted in Covington, Kentucky for "Trafficking in more than eight ounces and less than five pounds of marijuana", a Class D felony, which carries a 1 to 5-year prison sentence if convicted.
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Jerome Simpson would have to undergo drug testing and pay a $7,500 fine plus court costs.