Tony Simmons (wide receiver)

Tony Simmons
No. 15, 18, 81, 82, 88
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1974-12-08) December 8, 1974
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Chicago (IL) St. Rita
College:Wisconsin
NFL draft:1998: 2nd round, 52nd pick
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Triangle Razorbacks (2010)
    (Wide receivers/special teams)
  • Békéscsaba Raptors (2011)
    (Head coach/special teams)
  • Elite Football League of India (2012)
    (Head coach/coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Amstetten Thunder (2012)
    (Head coach/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Cagliari Crusaders (2013)
    (Head coach/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • East Sao Paulo (2013)
    (Head coach/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Kouvola Indians (2014)
    (Head coach/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Briganti Napoli (2015)
    (Head coach/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Bluefield College (2015)
    (Asst. WR/TE coach/Asst. strength and conditioning coach/special teams)
  • Warsaw Sharks (2016)
    (Head coach/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Moscow Patriots (2016)
    (Head coach/coaching consultant/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Russian national team (2016)
    (Head coach/coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Sao Paulo Spartans (2016)
    (Head coach/coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Lausanne Owls (2017)
    (Head coach/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/special teams/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Ezekiel Ansah Football Camp (2017)
    (Head camp director)
  • Eidsvoll 1814s (2018)
    (Coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Ezekiel Ansah Football Camp (2018)
    (Head camp director)
  • Rosenheim Rebels (2018)
    (Coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Eidsvoll 1814s (2019)
    (Coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Melton Wolves (2019)
    (Head coach/coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/defensive coordinator/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Cabo Marlins (2020)
    (Head coach/coaching consultant/offensive coordinator/strength and conditioning coach)
  • Panthers Wrocław (2022)
    (Wide receivers)
  • Dinos Saltillo (2023)
    (Offensive pass coordinator/wide receivers)
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:58
Receiving yards:998
Receiving touchdowns:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:34
Receiving yards:504
Receiving touchdowns:4
Stats at CFL.ca (archived)

Tony De'Angelo Simmons (born December 8, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans and New York Giants. He has also played for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, Triangle Razorbacks in the National Ligaen in Denmark and for the Békéscsaba Raptors in the Hungarian American Football League.

Simmons has been a football coach for well over a decade, all over the world. In 2020, he was scheduled to be the head coach for the Cabo Marlins of the Fútbol Americano de México, but the season was ultimately canceled due to COVID.

In the 2022 European League of Football season he is the wide receiver coach of the Panthers Wrocław in Poland.

In the 2023 Mexican League of Football season (LFA) he is the wide receiver coach of the Dinos in Saltillo, Coahuila.