THE JEROME SIMPSON FILE
Position: WR • Age: 26
Height: 6-2 • Weight: 189
About Simpson:
• Drafted in the second round (46th overall) by Cincinnati in 2008. Spent four years with the Bengals.
• Breakout season was 2011 when he posted 50 catches for 725 yards with four TDs.
• Pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge in March and spent 15 days in a detention center in Kentucky.
• Suspended by the NFL for three games in connection with his legal troubles.
• Signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Vikings in April.
• Had three catches for 43 yards in two preseason games.
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