Corey Simon Retires

Former Colts defensive tackle Corey Simon retired from the NFL today after trying to resume his career with the Tennessee Titans.

He says practice and games started wearing on his body again.

Simon was sidelined by Indianapolis last year on the non-football illness/injury list and confirmed that he had dealt with polyarthritis in 2006. He signed with Tennessee on August 28th and played in 4 of the Titans' six games.

But he says recovering from each game and practice finally became too much.

The 30-year-old Simon says he tried to continue as long as he could, but the pain was telling his body it was time to leave football.

Simon was the sixth overall pick in the 2000 draft by Philadelphia. He played five seasons there and 13 games for Indianapolis in 2005, registering 32 career sacks and 312 tackles.

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Corey was once a premier talent in the league, but has not had a sack since leaving the Eagles. This is really a pretty sad ending for Corey.

Corey Simon Cut Loose

The Indianapolis Colts released former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Corey Simon on Saturday.

Colts owner Jim Irsay said Wednesday that he expected to release the tackle within the next few days.

Simon did not pass his physical last weekend. He was expected to report to camp on time July 29 but was never seen at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.

Simon did not play last year during the Colts' Super Bowl-winning season and was eventually placed on the non-football illness/injury list with an undisclosed ailment. [Sporting News]

It's a shame that Corey literally ate his way out of the NFL. He was a force at one point in his career. I would be very surprised if anybody were to sign him. Actually I take that back. The NFL seems to give everybody another shot, no matter how done they are.

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