Atlanta Falcons assistant Jess Simpson advises high school coaches on restart among racial tension, coronavirus

With high school athletics nearing a restart amid uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic and racial tension, Jess Simpson offered some advice to coaches on social media.

The Atlanta Falcons defensive line coach spent 22 years as a high school football coach at Buford, including 12 as head coach. He won seven state championships as head coach with the Wolves, and three more titles as defensive coordinator before coaching college football with the Miami Hurricanes and NFL football with the Falcons. He played high school football at Marietta for legendary coach Dexter Wood, who later became his boss at Buford.