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John Simon

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · LB

John Simon recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, HST, BLT, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

2.9

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

90

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Simon's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LIII
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
FEB 3, 2019

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams

Super Bowl LIII · Feb 3, 2019

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 16, 2017

Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2017

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2018
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 20, 2019

New England Patriots vs Kansas City Chiefs

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2019

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2015
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 9, 2016

Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2016

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2019
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 4, 2020

Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2020

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Simon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 11 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2017
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 16, 2017

Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2017

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
2016
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 18, 2016

Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2016

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 24, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2017

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2019
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 21, 2019

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2019

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2019
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 10, 2019

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2019

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Simon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

01
BALSIMON—John Simon
BALSUGGS55Terrell Suggs
BALYANDA73Marshal Yanda

Veteran defense gives way to a new plan

Baltimore Ravens · Between championship cores

Baltimore stayed competitive while the title roster aged, then prepared for its boldest offensive reinvention.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
HOUSIMON—John Simon
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2012–2018

03
INDSIMON—John Simon
INDLUCK12Andrew Luck
INDHILTON13T.Y. Hilton

A generational successor carries immediate turnarounds

Indianapolis Colts · Andrew Luck's brilliant sprint

Luck reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and authored a massive comeback, but accumulated injuries led to his sudden retirement.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

04
NESIMON—John Simon
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2020–present

05
NESIMON—John Simon
NEJUDON9Matthew Judon
NEGONZALEZ6Christian Gonzalez

The franchise searches beyond its defining partnership

New England Patriots · After Brady

Brady's departure ended the sport's longest dynasty and began a full organizational transition after Belichick's final seasons.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

06
PITSIMON—John Simon
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2016–2021

07
TENSIMON—John Simon
TENHENRY22Derrick Henry
TENTANNEHILL17Ryan Tannehill

A throwback runner controls modern playoff games

Tennessee Titans · Henry's power contender

Henry's rushing titles and Tannehill's revival carried Tennessee to the 2019 AFC Championship Game and consecutive division titles.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20189 NFL seasons90 career games160 career solo tackles21 career sacksCollege: Ohio StateDrafted by: BALDraft pick: 129Jersey: 385 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 15, 2013Most recent: Nov 28, 2021

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history