73 KENDALL SIMMONS

 

2006 (14-14): Started 14 games at RG…helped pave the way for Willie Parker to gain 1,494 yards, the third-highest single-season total in team history…9/7 vs. Miami: Started at RG and helped team rush for 143 yards…9/18 at Jacksonville: Started at RG…9/24 vs. Cincinnati: Started at RG and helped Willie Parker rush for 133 yards, his second 100-yard game of the season…10/8 at San Diego: Started his 50^th career game at RG…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Was inactive due to a foot injury…10/22 at Atlanta: Started the game at RG and split time in the second half…10/29 at Oakland: Dressed but did not play…11/5 vs. Denver: Started at RG and helped the offense compile 499 total yards…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Started at RG and helped the offense gain 467 yards of offense and five touchdowns, including 217 rushing yards…helped Willie Parker rush for 213 yards (second highest total in team history)…11/19 at Cleveland: Started at RG…11/26 at Baltimore: Started at RG…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Started at RG…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Helped the offense possess the ball for 38:47 and gain 528 total yards, including 303 rushing yards on 52 carries (5.8 avg.) and two touchdowns…helped Willie Parker set a new franchise single-game rushing record with 223 yards…12/17 at Carolina: Started at RG and helped team possess the ball for 37:13…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Started at RG…12/31 at Cincinnati: Helped the offense total 482 yards, 207 rushing, and possess the ball for 40:41.

2005 (16-16/4-4): 9/11 vs. Tennessee: Started at right guard…helped Willie Parker set a team record with 161 rushing yards in a season-opener…9/18 at Houston: Started at right guard…helped team rush for 135 yards, including 111 by Parker…9/25 vs. New England: Started at right guard…10/10 at San Diego: Started at right guard for the fourth consecutive game…helped team control possession for 33:23…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Started at right guard for the fifth straight game…10/23 at Cincinnati: Started at right guard…helped the team amass 221 rushing yards and possess the ball for 35:29…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Started at right guard…11/6 at Green Bay: Started at right guard and helped the team compile 154 rushing yards…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Helped the team rush for 159 yards on 41 carries (3.9 avg.) and three touchdowns…also helped the offense possess the ball for 36:23…11/20 at Baltimore: Started at right guard…11/28 at Indianapolis: Started at right guard…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Started at right guard…12/11 vs. Chicago: Started at RG and helped team gain 190 rushing yards on 46 carries (4.1 avg.) and score two touchdowns…12/18 at Minnesota: Started at RG and helped the team compile 142 rushing yards and possess the ball for 36:48…12/24 at Cleveland: Started at RG and helped the team rush for 209 yards on 35 carries (6.0 avg.)…1/1 vs. Detroit: Helped team rush for four TDs and 199 yards on 44 attempts (4.5 avg.)…AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Started at RG and helped team gain 346 total yards on offense…AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis: Helped team gain 112 rushing yards and 295 on offense…AFC Championship Game 1/22 at Denver: Started at RG and helped team gain 358 total yards on offense…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Started at RG and helped team rush for 181 yards on 33 carries (5.5 avg.) and two touchdowns, including the longest run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history (75-yard TD run).

2004 (IR): Did not play…had his season end during training camp when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee…was placed on the season-ending reserved/injured list Aug. 24, 2004.

2003 (16-0): Started in all 16 games despite his diabetic condition, which was discovered just prior to training camp...lost more than 30 lbs. due to health condition...9/21 at Cincinnati: Had a crunching block on Antwaan Randle El's reverse...12/7 vs. Oakland: Helped pave the way for Jerome Bettis' and the Steelers' first 100-yard rushing performance of the season and produce a no-sack effort...12/21 vs. San Diego: Was a key component in Jerome Bettis' season-high 115 yards rushing and the Steelers' 181 total rushing yards.

2002 (14-14/2-2): Started 14 games for the Steelers (was injured for the other two and did not play)…was selected as the 2002 Joe Greene Great Performance Award recipient, awarded to team's rookie of the year…also was selected to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team...9/15 vs. Oakland: Made his first start as a pro...10/13 at Cincinnati: Helped the offense rush for a season high 211 yards and Jerome Bettis' first 100-yard performance of the season...11/3 at Cleveland: Helped pave the way for Amos Zereoue's first career 100-yard rushing performance and the Steelers' second of the season...11/10 vs. Atlanta: Helped the team rush for its second consecutive 100-yard performance by Amos Zereoue and 182 yards rushing as a team…11/24 vs. Cincinnati: Was forced to leave the game in the third quarter after suffering a knee injury...12/29 vs. Baltimore: Played very well…helped pave the way for Amos Zereoue's third 100-yard rushing performance of the season and the Steelers' fourth...started both of the Steelers' postseason games.

COLLEGE: 2001: Was an All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report as a senior…was a consensus All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice…was on the watch list for both the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy…received the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given annually to the best blocker in the SEC…won the Pat Dye Leadership Award. 2000: Was an All-American second-team selection by The Sports Xchange as a junior...added third-team honors from the Associated Press…was an All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice by the league's coaches and the Birmingham News, and an All-SEC second-team choice by the Associated Press...moved from offensive guard to left offensive tackle in fall drills...started every game and played in every snap. 1999: Started first three games at left guard but was redshirted due to ankle injuries. 1998: Played in nine games, starting five contests at left offensive guard. 1997: Played in every game, starting at left guard three times as a freshman in 1997...majored in visual communication/graphic arts.

PERSONAL: Was a three-year starter at Ripley (Miss.) High...is from the same hometown as author John Grisham…was an All-State and PrepStar All-America selection as a senior...recorded 70 tackles and four sacks, forced five fumbles and returned one for a touchdown as a senior defensive lineman...was named District Defensive Most Valuable Player...was voted Clarion-Ledger "Top 10" and No. 2 offensive line prospect in Mississippi...was a Commercial Appeal "Mid-South Top 100"...was chosen to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game...also played baseball and basketball...is the son of Glenda and Henry Simmons…is married, Celesta Henry and has one daughter, Celesta Kensley Simmons…Full name: Henry Alexander Kendall Simmons.