{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox NFL player | name = Carl Simpson | number = 98, 78, 72 | position = Defensive tackle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|4|18}} | birth_place = Vidalia, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 292 | high_school = Appling County <br> (Baxley, Georgia) | college = Florida State | draftyear = 1993 | draftround = 2 | draftpick = 35 | pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1993|1997}}) * Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}}) * Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) (2001) * Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2002}}) | statlabel1 = Tackles | statvalue1 = 136 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = 7.5 | statlabel3 = Forced fumbles | statvalue3 = 3 | pfr = SimpCa20 }}
''' Carl Simpson''' (born April 18, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
==Biography== Simpson was born in Vidalia, Georgia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMPSCAR01 |title=Carl Simpson |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=September 5, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004215737/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMPSCAR01 |archive-date=October 4, 2012 }}</ref> He graduated from Appling County High School in Baxley Georgia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMPSCAR01 |title=Carl Simpson |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=September 5, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004215737/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMPSCAR01 |archive-date=October 4, 2012 }}</ref> Simpson attended Florida State University, and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-year starter as a defensive lineman, as a junior he was a First Team All-South Independent, as a senior, he was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.
==Professional career== He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round (35th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimpCa20.htm| title= Carl Simpson |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date= September 5, 2012}}</ref> In 5 seasons with the Bears and 1 season with the Arizona Cardinals, he recorded 7.5 sacks.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/carlsimpson/2502961/profile| title= Carl Simpson|work= NFL.com|access-date= January 20, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/carlsimpson/2502961/careerstats|title=Carl Simpson Career Stats|website=NFL.com }}</ref>
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== External links == <!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded --> * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121004215737/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMPSCAR01 databaseFootball.com: Carl Simpson]}} * [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimpCa20.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: Carl Simpson]
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