The Seattle Seahawks are signing WR Marcus Simms per James Larsen. Simms was named to the 2024 All-UFL Team following his season with the Michigan Panthers.
Simms brings a lot of speed to the field and has the capacity to make big plays. He scored a 76-yard touchdown in week 2 on a go route against the Birmingham Stallions this past season. The next week he scored a 66-yard touchdown against the Houston Roughnecks in which he caught a short pass and made 5 defenders miss on his way to the end zone.
WR – Marcus Simms (6’0, 195 lbs, 26 y/o)
Simms played in 8 regular season games over the 2024 campaign with the Michigan Panthers. He recorded 23 receptions for 426 yards and 3 touchdowns over the season. In the playoff loss to the Birmingham Stallions, he caught 3 passes for 32 yards. He also returned 6 kickoffs for an average of 28.7 yards per return this past season.
Simms was with the Michigan Panthers in the USFL in 2023 playing primarily in a depth role which saw him appear in 7 games with 2 starts and record 4 catches for 28 yards. He had a breakout game in the playoff loss to Pittsburgh when he caught 3 passes for 87 yards including a 72-yard touchdown.
Simms played his collegiate ball with West Virginia where he played in 33 games with 10 starts over 3 seasons. He recorded 87 catches for 1,457 yards and 8 touchdowns with the program. He had over 660 yards in each of his final 2 seasons with the program.
Simms also has experience contributing on special teams. This past season he returned 7 kickoffs for an average of 28.7 yards per return. In 2023 he returned 6 kickoffs for an average of 40.5 yards per return for the Panthers. In college, he returned 41 kickoffs for an average of 24.2 yards per return with the program.
Simms signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2019. His NFL opportunity at that time was impacted by injury as he was placed on injured reserve with a concussion in August and later waived from injured reserve in November.
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by Ken Granito
Great news for Marcus Simms. I wish him well and that he gets an opportunity to play. I read that Alex McGough has been released. I wish him luck with either signing somewhere else that will utilize his skills at QB or to see him back in the UFL. My hope is that he invested wisely has enough money to retire, but simply wants to play somewhere they play real football.