Tharold Simon

Simon in 2015.

No. 27 Seattle Seahawks

Position:

Cornerback

Personal information

Date of birth:

March 6, 1991

Place of birth:

Eunice, Louisiana

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

202 lb (92 kg)

Career information

High school:

Eunice (LA)

College:

LSU

NFL draft:

2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138

Career history

Seattle Seahawks (2013–present)

Roster status:

Injured reserve

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
SEC champion (2011)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles:	13
Pass deflections:	3
Interceptions:	1
Player stats at NFL.com

Tharold Dwight Simon (born March 6, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Simon played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU). The Seahawks selected him in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Seahawks' Super Bowl XLVIII championship team.

Early years

Simon was born in Eunice, Louisiana. He attended Eunice High School, and played football, basketball, and ran track for the Eunice Battling Bobcats. He played both receiver and defensive back in high school.

College career

Simon received an athletic scholarship to attend Louisiana State University, where he was a member of coach Les Miles' LSU Tigers football team from 2010 to 2012. He decided to enter the NFL Draft after his junior season.^[1]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks chose Simon in the fifth round, with the 138th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft. On August 27, 2013, the Seahawks placed Simon on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.^[2] The Seahawks would win Super Bowl XLVIII after they defeated the Denver Broncos 43-8. Next season, the Seahawks made it back to the Super Bowl. Simon got to play in Super Bowl XLIX due to an injury teammate Jeremy Lane suffered in the game. The Seahawks failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions after they lost 28-24 to the New England Patriots.

References

↑ LSU CB Tharold Simon to enter NFL Draft
↑ Blount, Terry (August 27, 2013). "Seattle Seahawks reduce roster to 75". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.

External links

LSU Tigers bio

Seattle Seahawks 2013 NFL draft selections

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Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII Champions

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Head Coach: Pete Carroll

Coaches: Darrell Bevell Kippy Brown Tom Cable Dave Canales Chris Carlisle Nate Carroll Keith Carter Mondray Gee John Glenn Travis Jones Pat McPherson Marquand Manuel Ken Norton, Jr. Dan Quinn Kris Richard Pat Ruel Robert Saleh Brian Schneider Rocky Seto Carl Smith Sherman Smith Nick Sorensen Jamie Yanchar

Seattle Seahawks current roster

Active roster	1 DeAndre Elliott 1 Deshon Foxx 2 Trevone Boykin 3 Russell Wilson 4 Steven Hauschka 5 Jake Heaps 6 Tanner McEvoy 9 Jon Ryan 10 Paul Richardson 11 Kenny Lawler 13 Tyler Slavin 14 Antwan Goodley 15 Jermaine Kearse 16 Tyler Lockett 17 Kevin Smith 18 Kasen Williams 19 Douglas McNeil 20 Jeremy Lane 21 Tye Smith 22 C. J. Prosise 23 Steven Terrell 25 Richard Sherman 26 Mohammed Seisay 27 Tharold Simon 28 Marcus Burley 29 Earl Thomas 30 Stanley Jean-Baptiste 31 Kam Chancellor 32 Christine Michael 33 Kelcie McCray 34 Thomas Rawls 35 DeShawn Shead 36 Alex Collins 37 Trovon Reed 38 Robert Smith 39 Brandon Browner 41 George Farmer 42 Brandon Cottom 43 Drew Ferris 44 Ryan Robinson 47 Eric Pinkins 50 K. J. Wright 52 Brock Coyle 53 Joey Hunt 54 Bobby Wagner 55 Frank Clark 56 Cliff Avril 57 Mike Morgan 58 Kevin Pierre-Louis 63 Mark Glowinski 65 Patrick Lewis 66 Kona Schwenke 67 Kristjan Sokoli 68 Justin Britt 69 Terry Poole 70 Rees Odhiambo 72 Michael Bennett 73 J'Marcus Webb 74 Justin Hamilton 75 Will Pericak 76 Germain Ifedi 77 Ahtyba Rubin 78 Bradley Sowell 79 Garry Gilliam 81 Nick Vannett 82 Luke Willson 84 Cooper Helfet 86 Brandon Williams 88 Jimmy Graham 89 Doug Baldwin 90 Chris Clemons 91 Cassius Marsh 92 Quinton Jefferson 93 Jarran Reed 94 DeAngelo Tyson 95 Tavaris Barnes 97 Jordan Hill 98 Sealver Siliga 99 A. J. Francis

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