[Corey Simon would neither confirm nor deny a report that his agent, Roosevelt Barnes , had asked the Eagles to remove the franchise tag the team placed on the defensive tackle a few days after its Super Bowl loss to New England. Simon, has often said he wants to continue his career in Philadelphia. Now, he's not so sure.] It is my desire to play in Philadelphia, but I don't think there has been any interest on the Eagles' part to sign me to a long-term contract, ... I don't know if they have any desire to have me around. |
Andy (Reid) and I, we talked and we talk outside of football. So when he called me up and said, 'Corey, listen, I'm going to let you go,' he knew that that was a tremendous opportunity for me, and they were comfortable in the position in that they were moving to get some of those young guys in there. And from a business standpoint, it saves them some money. So there are no hard feelings. |
Did you see how he made that guy miss last week? Jerome is a tough guy to get your hands around. He doesn't give you a whole lot. He just gives you shoulder pads and knees. |
Dungy said. ''He's really a power player, a physical presence inside. He's much bigger than we've had inside. |
Everybody wants to win and it's going to take everybody in this locker room to get it done. There's no one guy that's going to ever come in and change the atmosphere of the whole team. ... It's never a one-man show out there. |
He called me up and said, 'Corey, you know, listen, I'm going to let you go,' ... He knew that was a tremendous opportunity for me. And they were comfortable in the position that they were moving, getting some of those young guys in there. And from a business standpoint, it saves them some money. So there were no hard feelings. It was somewhat of a surprise because I had the tag on me all offseason. |
He's all speed. A fast guy. Quick. A pass-rushing defensive tackle, which is rare. |
I couldn't tell you. I haven't been on the scales in a little while. But I've done things this offseason that I haven't done in the past. I've run the stadium steps over at Doak Campbell. I just want to get down to where I play my best, whatever weight that is. I just want to be where I feel comfortable out there. |
I didn't expect them to lift the tag, ... This gives me a chance to be a free agent, but I have mixed feelings. I'm going to miss the guys I played with there and the coaches I played under. I had a great five years, and I enjoyed every minute of it. |
I didn't expect them to lift the tag. I had a great five years, and I enjoyed every minute of it. |
I don't know whether to fault the seamstress or the guy I was playing against. |
I feel good, I feel 100 percent. It's playoff time, and I'm ready to go. |
I get into it. I don't want to have to think about things when I get out on the field on Sunday, so I get into it as much as I can. I want to make sure everything comes second nature to me. |
I think we have our own unique way of doing things here. These guys are hungry, they are young and they want to get better. They want to make a name for themselves. |
It had nothing to do with rust. (Sunday), (the Steelers) had the breaks, they played well. They played well enough to win. |