Chad Simpson is an American football running back in the NFL listed as being 5ft. 9 in. tall and weighs 216 lbs. He was born on August 22, 1985 in Miami, Florida. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=524 He was an honorable mention all-state and an All-Dade County choice as a senior at Miami Edison High School. He also lettered in track in high school. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=524 Chad then went to South Florida and Morgan State to study and also played football there. He became the 4th leading rusher in Morgan State’s history. He first pro contract that he signed was with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=524

During the 2009 NFL season, Chad appeared in 14 games as a reserve running back. He also played on the special teams returning the ball and on the coverage. He accumulated 15 carries for 102 yards and ran two of them for touchdowns. He caught one pass for three yards. He ran back 38 times on the kick-offs for an average of 23.6 yards. One of the run backs was for a touchdown. He also had three special teams tackles. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=524

During the 2008 NFL season, Chad spent first five games on the practice squad. He then appeared in final 11 games as a reserve running back. He also played on the special teams returning the ball and on the coverage. He totaled 15 carries for 45 yards. One of the carries was a touchdown. He caught the ball three times and gained 30 yards from them. For the kick-offs, he carried 15 times for an average of 22.9 yards. Chad had two solo special teams tackles. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=524

During the 2007 college football season with Morgan State, Chad started 11 games. As a running back, Chad totaled 276-1, 402 and set school’s single-season rushing record. . Fourteen of the carries were for touchdowns. He caught nine passes for 201 yards. One of the catches was for a touchdown. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=524 Chad was a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year, First-Team all-conference choice and was named to the American Football Coaches Association Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team. http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=524