Corey Simon
Corey Simon
Corey Jermaine Simonis a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football Leaguefor eight seasons. He played college football for Florida State University, earned consensus All-American honors, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. The Philadelphia Eagles chose him with the sixth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He was selected to the...
enjoyed expect five great lift minute
I didn't expect them to lift the tag. I had a great five years, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
business guys hard knew opportunity position saves somewhat surprise tag tremendous
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.
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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.
atmosphere change everybody guy locker room wants win
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.
talk
Talk to us about 16-0, ... when we're 15-0.
hinge hopefully plays provide seasons
It's one or two plays that get you beat, and hopefully I can go out there and provide some of those plays that won't get us beat. That's what seasons hinge on.
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These guys pinned their ears back and got after it. I kind of challenged these guys before we walked out there. I said, 'Let's make a name for ourselves on defense. Our offense has just been so great over the last few years. People say this defense is not comparable, but this was a first step to disproving that.
We're just as disappointed, if not more so,
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Tonight was a great start for the defense. It's time for this defense to step up.
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You play this game hard and you put everything into it to go out and play well, but as a professional, you never want to see a guy go down. The worst guys I hate playing against are those who have no regard for another's livelihood.