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Mark Simmons
Height:5-10
Weight:185
College:Kansas
Experience:1st season
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13 Mark Simmons - Biography

HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 185
COLLEGE: Kansas
NFL EXP: 1st season

CAREER: Young receiver who has yet to see game action…standout receiver in college at Kansas…will compete for a spot on the active roster this season after spending the 2008 season on the Texans' practice squad.
2008 (Houston 0/0): Spent the entire season on the Texans' practice squad.

2007 (San Diego 0/0): Member of the Chargers' practice squad for the majority of the season….released from the practice squad on Nov. 14, 2007.
2006: Not on an NFL roster.

Honorable mention All-Big 12 as a senior at Kansas…all-time leader for the Jayhawks with 155 career catches for 2,161 yards and 16 touchdowns…started 11 games as a junior…finished with 48 receptions, second on the team…also second on the team with 553 yards…led the team with 769 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore…economics major.

Signed as an undrafted free agent by San Diego Chargers on May 8, 2006…waived by Chargers on Aug. 28, 2006…re-signed by Chargers on April 16, 2007…released by Chargers on Sept. 1, 2007…signed to the Chargers' practice squad on Sept. 26, 2007…released by Chargers on Nov. 14, 2007….signed by the Houston Texans on May 22, 2008...signed by Texans to a future contract on Jan. 5, 2009.

Attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas…caught 40 passes for 688 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior…two-time all distract selection…won conference championship his junior and senior season…honor student.

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