[citation needed] Becoming a local overnight sensation after winning Wing Bowl VII, Simmons decided to expand the El Wingador brand and created his own successful hot sauce, which sold across the country—even receiving orders from Alaska.
I messed up big time and I give my sincerest apologies to anyone I have hurt by my actions,"[5] In July 2013, Simmons pled guilty to second-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute.
In January 2022 Simmons was arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska while traveling with 254 pounds of marijuana in vacuum sealed bags, 1-kilo of cocaine and $4,400 in cash bundled up, as well as drug paraphernalia.
[7] During his time incarcerated, Simmons began writing his memoir, Snow On The Barb Wire, with Joe Vallee, a South Jersey-based entrepreneur.
[8] Angelo Cataldi, co-creator of Wing Bowl and SportsRadio 94WIP Morning Show host, provided the foreword to the book.