{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL player |name=Jasper Simmons |image= |caption= |team= |number=-- |status=Practice roster |import=yes |position1=Linebacker |birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|8|20}} |birth_place=Pensacola, Florida |death_date= |death_place= |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=1 |Weight_lbs=223 |high_school= |College=Missouri |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2011}}–{{CFL Year|2012}} |playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2014}} |playing_team2=Ottawa Redblacks |playing_years3={{CFL Year|2015}} |playing_team3=Calgary Stampeders |playing_years4={{CFL Year|2015}} |playing_team4=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |CFL=4631 }} '''Jasper Simmons''' (born August 20, 1989) is a Canadian football linebacker. He played for the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Missouri.
==College career== Simmons attended Hutchinson Community College for two years before attending the University of Missouri in 2009 and 2010. As a senior, he was suspended indefinitely by Missouri.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5626077 Missouri safety Simmons suspended]</ref>
==Professional career==
=== Toronto Argonauts === Simmons signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2011. He saw limited playing time in two seasons with the Argos; totaling only 6 defensive tackles, 4 special teams tackles and 2 interceptions.
=== Ottawa RedBlacks === In 2014, he signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/former-argo-simmons-one-of-three-inked-by-ottawa |title=Former Argo Simmons one of three inked by Ottawa |access-date=2017-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222540/http://www.cfl.ca/article/former-argo-simmons-one-of-three-inked-by-ottawa |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> That season, he led the RedBlacks in tackles with 80, and also had 2 interceptions for 61 yards.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
=== Calgary Stampeders === On January 15, 2015, the Ottawa RedBlacks traded Jasper Simmons and WR Dan Buckner to the Stampeders in exchange for WR Maurice Price.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-trade-wr-price-to-redblacks-for-lb-simmons-wr-buckner-1.183338|title = Stampeders trade WR Price to Redblacks for LB Simmons, WR Buckner|date = |website = TSN|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> He was released by the Stampeders on August 18, 2015.
=== Winnipeg Blue Bombers=== Simmon signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 19, 2015.
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150117210422/http://www.stampeders.com/roster/show/id/4631 Calgary Stampeders bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20141209182226/http://ottawaredblacks.com/roster/show/id/4631 Ottawa Redblacks bio] *[http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/simmons_jasper00.html Missouri Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106012307/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/simmons_jasper00.html |date=November 6, 2014 }}
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