Deon Simon New York Jets Game Issued & Signed Pink & White Breast Cancer Awareness Nike Superbad 4.0 Gloves

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Deon Simon is a nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern State.

In high school, Simon played defensive line and was named as his team’s MVP as a junior after recording three sacks in one game. Simon was First Team All-District as a junior after stacking up 71 tackles and 10 sacks, along with 5 tackles for loss and 2 fumble recoveries, although he missed lots of action with an ankle injury. He received scholarship offers in 2009 from Kentucky, Colorado, Central Florida, and Southern Mississippi before a 2009 knee injury. He returned to rack up 10 sacks as a senior, and moved on to Northwestern State.

In 2013 at Northwestern State, Simon started all 12 games at defensive tackle and recorded 42 total tackles including seven for loss. He had a personal-best eight tackles and 1.5 sacks against Central Arkansas including a key stop inside own 10. The massive tackle also collected seven tackles and a sack against Nicholls. He added five tackles and a sack against UAB and five tackles and one-half sack against Langston. For his effort he was an All Southland Conference Honorable Mention in his junior season along with being named as an all-conference Honorable Mention.

As a senior, Deon Simon was limited to seven games due to a knee injury. He recorded 26 tackles and 5.5 tackles in those seven games, including one sack. Simon rose throughout the NFL Pre-Draft process, beginning with a strong showing at the Senior Bowl. He then enjoyed a strong NFL combine, where Simon led all participants with 35 reps on the 225-pound bench press. Simon has excellent size and is a naturally strong man.

The featured pink and white nike superbad 4.0 gloves were game issued to Deon Simon for Breast Cancer Awareness month as a member of the New York Jets. These gloves were created by Nike for the NFL’s Fight Breast Cancer Awareness Program. Through the American Cancer Society’s nationwide marketing Making Strides against Breast Cancer event, the society unites communities to educate them on how to reduce their breast cancer risk or as well as celebrate breast cancer survivors. Funds raised allow the Society to save lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures and by fighting back. These awesome 3xl gloves never saw game action by Simon but have been signed by the run stopper and he has added “Go Jets” in black. Sweet!