Kevin Simon is a NFL scout for the Dallas Cowboys. Formerly, was a strength and conditioning graduate assistant

Graduate assistant

A graduate assistant is a position who serves in a support role at a university, usually while completing post-graduate education. The individual typically assists professors or with instructional responsibilities as teaching assistants, coaches with an athletic team, or university department...

 at the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

. He was an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 who was selected by the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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 in the last round of the 2006 NFL Draft

2006 NFL Draft

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. played at Tennessee from 2001-2004. He was a star linebacker and running back

Running back

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 at De La Salle High School

De La Salle High School (Concord, California)

De La Salle High School is a Roman Catholic Private school for boys in Concord, California, United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, the school was founded in 1965 as a Lasallian institution. De La Salle currently enrolls just over 1,000 students, and roughly 99% of each...

 in Concord, California

Concord, California

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 from 1997-2001. He played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl

U.S. Army All-American Bowl

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game held in early January in San Antonio, Texas. Currently played in the Alamodome, the game brings 90 of the nation's top high school football players in an East versus West matchup. In addition to the Bowl game, there is the U.S...

 on December 30, 2000 alongside fellow Tennessee Volunteer Cedric Houston

Cedric Houston

Cedric Leonard Houston is a former American football running back of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.-Early years:...

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External links

• "Vols LB Kevin Simon Tries to Stay Healthy," AP Online, August 20, 2005
• "Captain comeback: Kevin Simon has been knocked down by injury but always gets up; Now, he wants to show Tennessee's defense how to get it done, The Sporting News, August 19, 2005
• "Tennessee linebacker Simon out for season," USA Today, Sept. 22, 2004