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Corey Simon removed from PUP list


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Defensive tackle Corey Simon was activated from the physically unable to perform list by the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday. No one was more surprised than Simon.

"This is the first I've heard of it," Simon said when reached by phone. "It's news to me."

What the Colts intend was unclear. Simon refused to discuss the possibilities and club president Bill Polian, the team's spokesman on player issues, did not immediately respond to an interview request.

The activation could be a procedural step in the process of terminating the seven-year veteran's contract. In two years since signing with the Colts, Simon has been paid more than $14 million in bonuses and salary but played only 13 regular-season games.

Calls to Simon's agent, Roosevelt Barnes, were not returned.

Simon did not play last season after undergoing surgery on his left knee during training camp. He was placed on the league's non-football illness/injury list for an unspecified condition in October and the team did not pay him $1.9 million of his $2.5 million base salary

Simon filed a grievance in an attempt to recoup the lost salary. He would not comment on the grievance Thursday but made one thing clear.

"I am not retiring," he said. "Retirement is the last thing I plan to do."

The club also signed defensive back Norman LeJeune on Thursday. LeJeune has played in a total of seven games with Miami the past two years.

 

from Indy Star

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With the Bears cutting Tank Johnson, maybe there's a trade to Chicago in the works? Not sure of cap implications but...?

 

Even if the Colts have to eat a portion of his remaining salary, it'd be worth getting Fat Bastard the hell out of Indy.

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The Colts on Friday refuted a Thursday announcement on the NFL's official Web site that defensive tackle Corey Simon had been activated from the physically unable to perform list. There has been no roster move concerning Simon, a team spokesman said, adding that Simon automatically reverted to the active roster at the end of the 2006 season.

A league spokesperson confirmed that an error had been made in posting the information on NFL.com.

Simon did not play last year. He underwent surgery on his left knee during training camp. He was placed on the league's non-football/injury list for an unspecified condition in October.

 

from Indy Star

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