Lachavious Simmons

Lachavious Simmons (born September 26, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee State.

Lachavious Simmons
No. 73 – Chicago Bears
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-26) September 26, 1996
Selma, Alabama
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Selma (AL)
College:Tennessee State
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

A native of Selma, Alabama, Simmons started six games at left guard as a junior at Tennessee State in 2018. He started 12 games in 2019 as left guard and left tackle and helped propel an offense that averaged over 400 yards per game. Simmons was a first team all-Ohio Valley Conference selection. He also played in the Hula Bowl all-star game.[1]

Professional career

Simmons was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 227th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[1] He was the only player from a historically black college and university selected in the draft.[2] He signed a four-year rookie contract with the team on July 21.[3] He was released as part of final roster cuts on September 5,[4] and was added to the practice squad the following day.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 3, 2020.[6] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 8, 2020,[7] and activated on November 20.[8]

References
  1. Potash, Mark (April 25, 2020). "2020 NFL Draft: Bears take Tennessee State OL Lachavious Simmons in seventh round". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. Parrish Jr., Kevin (April 30, 2020). "Only one HBCU player was taken in last week's NFL draft". The Undefeated. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. Mayer, Larry (July 21, 2020). "Bears sign all seven of their 2020 draft picks". Chicago Bears. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. Mayer, Larry (September 6, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 16 to practice squad". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. Mayer, Larry (November 3, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears put Massie on IR; Ifedi, Spriggs on COVID-19 list". ChicagoBears.com.
  7. Alper, Josh (November 8, 2020). "Bears put Lachavious Simmons on COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  8. Mayer, Larry (November 20, 2020). "Roster Move: Bears activate Simmons from COVID list". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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