Jeffery Simmons was taken with the 19th pick by the Tennessee Titans and if it wasn't for a fight with his mom, sister, and another woman before he even got to college, he might have been drafted even higher. Titans coach Mike Vrabel acknowledges the mistake that Simmons made, but knows that he is a great guy that just made a terrible mistake.
“I’ll say this: There are bad people, and there are good people that make mistakes —bad, horrific mistakes,” Vrabel said via the Tennessean. “And you can fix mistakes, you can’t fix bad people. And I can’t wait, and I’m excited to have Jeff sit in front of you guys (Friday) and share that story.”
“He doesn’t hide behind it. He stands up like a grown man and he owns it. And I can promise you I will be proud of him (Friday) when he meets with you, whenever he does, that this is a good guy, this is a great guy that made a horrific mistake. He lives with it every day of his life and I’m very confident, as is Jon, that he will make everyone here proud.”
Video of the incident showed Simmons striking a woman multiple times and then walking away from the scene. Simmons was found guilty of malicious mischief and had to pay restitution and for the woman's medical bills.
While at Mississippi State, most around him said that he did the right thing time and time again, and this is an incident that won't ever happen again.
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