Emmons started playing football in seventh grade as an
offensive lineman before moving to
wide receiver in eighth grade. He attended
Greenwood High School and played defensive back and linebacker. After high school, he played
college football at
Arkansas State University, where he was a four-year starter and received his BS in Business Management in December 1995. He earned second-team All-
Big West Conference honors following his senior season, when he had 63 tackles, including four sacks. Emmons was selected in the seventh round of the
1996 NFL draft (242nd overall) by the
Pittsburgh Steelers and played for the Steelers until 1999. In 2000, he began playing with the
Philadelphia Eagles and was named team Defensive MVP in his final year. He signed as a free agent by the
New York Giants in March 2004 and was released by them on February 12, 2007, after having career-ending back surgery. ==NFL career statistics==