Gimel President
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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
 President with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 | |||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born | June 24, 1993 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Wando (Mount Pleasant) | ||||
| College | Illinois | ||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||
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Gimel DeShaun President (born June 24, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Illinois Fighting Illini.
President played in four games during his rookie season before being released by the Texans prior to the start of the 2018 season. He was then signed by the Tennessee Titans, where he saw no game action and spent the entire season on either injured reserve or the practice squad. After being released by the Titans during the 2019 offseason, he was reacquired by the Texans, but was released before the start of the regular season.
In 2020, he played for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.
He was born in 1993 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to parents Zola and Delores Simmons. President played as a defensive end in football at Wando High in South Carolina under Coach Jim Noonan. In his senior year, President finished with 77 tackles, 5 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 11 pass breakups.[1]
College career
President redshirted in 2012. He played for three seasons at Auburn (2013–15) before transferring to Illinois for his final collegiate campaign. He tallied 45 tackles, seven tackles for loss and three sacks during his three seasons at Auburn. He was granted immediate eligibility at Illinois in 2016 after graduating with a degree in fitness, conditioning, and performance from Auburn.