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http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/IND/10274948

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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's status was one of two prominent questions the Super Bowl champs faced as camp opened. The other, of course, was finding a replacement for recently retired left tackle Tarik Glenn, a three-time Pro Bowler who protected Peyton Manning's blind side the past nine years.

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Simon and Colts parting ways

Irsay: Simon on way out | IndyStar.com

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- A settlement is in the works that will sever ties linking the Indianapolis Colts and defensive tackle Corey Simon.

Describing the multimillion-dollar investment in the former Pro Bowl selection prior to the 2005 season as a "bad mistake,'' owner Jim Irsay said Wednesday night the team and representatives for Simon are on the verge of a resolution that will make Simon a free agent and enable him to seek employment with some other NFL team.
"I foresee us basically coming to a settlement in terms of moving forward and him pursuing his opportunity if he chooses to someplace else,'' Irsay said after watching his Super Bowl champion Colts entertain a crowd of 3,253 with an evening workout at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
"We're moving forward and he wants to move forward. It's better to get it resolved instead of have it linger. I see it happening in the next day or two.''
Irsay did not elaborate on the negotiations with Roosevelt Barnes, Simon's agent. Barnes did not respond to a message left on his cell phone Wednesday.
One possibility is Simon agreeing to repay the Colts a portion of the $5 million signing bonus that was included in the five-year, $30 million contract he signed prior to the '05 season. The Colts failed in their attempt at recouping an $8 million option bonus they paid Simon last offseason. He is due to make a base salary of $3.955 million this season.
Without taking into account whatever Simon repays the team in any settlement, he has received more than $14 million. He started 14 games in 2005, including the postseason, but missed the entire '06 season with a knee injury and an undisclosed illness, reportedly polyarthritis.
Simon, 30, did not report to Rose-Hulman with the rest of his teammates Sunday. Barnes said his client took a physical in Indianapolis on Friday -- the Colts said he failed the exam -- and was sent back to his home in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Simon saga, Irsay indicated, only reinforces his belief that investing in the NFL's free agent market is risky business.
"We've made our success from great drafting and keeping our excellent players,'' he said.
When president Bill Polian and coach Tony Dungy approached Irsay about signing Simon, "I was for going for it,'' Irsay said. "But ultimately as an owner you know there's risk involved there.
"It simply didn't work out . . . but you still have to be aggressive and take opportunities when they come up. Free agency has proven to be a risky proposition when you're bringing in players that you didn't draft, that didn't come up in your system. Sometimes that mesh just isn't there.''
Irsay kept Dungy in the loop throughout the process.
"I didn't know how far along they were,'' Dungy said, "but I knew (a settlement) was a direction we were going.'''



Possible Cowboy Future?????

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RoyWilliams

Not if he cant pass a physical.

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