He was a top 11 all-state (all classifications) selection at running back and linebacker for the Smith Center Redmen.

He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year after the 1999 season.

[3] Simoneau was acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles prior to the 2003 season, and led the team in tackles that year.

The last defensive player to kick an extra point had been Ted Thompson of the Houston Oilers on November 23, 1980.

On August 28, 2006, Simoneau was traded to the New Orleans Saints along with a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2007 NFL draft for Donté Stallworth.