Marcello Muhammad Simmons was born on August 8,1971 and is an American former professional football defensive back and the former special teams coordinator for the BC Lions.
12 Facts About Marcello Simmons
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Marcello Simmons played for two seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals before playing for seven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, and BC Lions.
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Marcello Simmons is a three-time Grey Cup champion having won twice as a player in 1996 and 1997 and once as a coach in 2004.
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Marcello Simmons dressed in all 16 regular season games for the Bengals during the 1993 NFL season, but only started for two games, both against the Houston Oilers, of the season.
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In January 1995, Marcello Simmons signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars but was a pre-season cut by the team on August 15.
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In September 1995, midway into the 1995 CFL season Marcello Simmons spent his first two weeks on the practice roster but started the last 5 games of the season.
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In 1999, just days before the start of training camp, Marcello Simmons was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos and would remain there for the rest of the season.
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In 2003, Marcello Simmons was named the special teams coach for the Toronto Argonauts.
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Marcello Simmons remained as the team's special teams coach until the end of the 2008 season.
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On June 4,2010, Marcello Simmons was announced as a new member of the coaching staff for the Acadia Axemen's football team.
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Marcello Simmons served as the defensive backs coach for the University of Guelph Gryphons football team for the 2011.
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On January 20,2012, it was announced that Marcello Simmons had returned to coaching professional football by being named the defensive backs coach for the Edmonton Eskimos.