What happened to Corey Simon?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? This is a mystery akin to discovering what drugs Britney's on:
Simon absent from Colts camp, status unclear
NFL.com wire reports
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (July 30, 2007) -- Corey Simon's mysterious absence from the Indianapolis Colts entered its second season with no immediate resolution.
Nearly 10 months after the Colts put the former Pro Bowl selection on the non-football illness/injury list with an undisclosed ailment, the 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive tackle was absent.
Published reports last week indicated Simon planned to report on time. But he wasn't seen on campus before the players' reporting deadline and was missing again when his teammates took the field for the first time.
What's going on?
Even the Colts struggled to explain it. Team president Bill Polian said he was still waiting to hear if Simon passed the team physical. A few minutes later, coach Tony Dungy said Simon had failed the medical tests. Later in the afternoon, Simon's agent, Roosevelt Barnes, said he also had learned Simon had failed the physical.
"It's unexpected. Corey's in great shape," Barnes told The Associated Press. "He's ready to play. He's been ready to play. It's a mystery to me why he didn't pass the physical. When he talked to them Friday, they told him to pack enough clothes to stay until Sunday."
When asked what the Colts might do next, Dungy responded: "There's a couple of different lists we can put him on based on when he might be able to play again."
Polian wouldn't say what the team might do although he did acknowledge Indy had only two options if Simon was cleared to practice -- keeping him on the active roster or releasing him.
"We're awaiting word on some test results, and I don't want to address that right now," Polian said. "If he passes the physical, we'll address that then."
Simon absent from Colts camp, status unclear
NFL.com wire reports
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (July 30, 2007) -- Corey Simon's mysterious absence from the Indianapolis Colts entered its second season with no immediate resolution.
Nearly 10 months after the Colts put the former Pro Bowl selection on the non-football illness/injury list with an undisclosed ailment, the 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive tackle was absent.
Published reports last week indicated Simon planned to report on time. But he wasn't seen on campus before the players' reporting deadline and was missing again when his teammates took the field for the first time.
What's going on?
Even the Colts struggled to explain it. Team president Bill Polian said he was still waiting to hear if Simon passed the team physical. A few minutes later, coach Tony Dungy said Simon had failed the medical tests. Later in the afternoon, Simon's agent, Roosevelt Barnes, said he also had learned Simon had failed the physical.
"It's unexpected. Corey's in great shape," Barnes told The Associated Press. "He's ready to play. He's been ready to play. It's a mystery to me why he didn't pass the physical. When he talked to them Friday, they told him to pack enough clothes to stay until Sunday."
When asked what the Colts might do next, Dungy responded: "There's a couple of different lists we can put him on based on when he might be able to play again."
Polian wouldn't say what the team might do although he did acknowledge Indy had only two options if Simon was cleared to practice -- keeping him on the active roster or releasing him.
"We're awaiting word on some test results, and I don't want to address that right now," Polian said. "If he passes the physical, we'll address that then."
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