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he does the right thing.
I had an email from a female colleague on her way to Minneapolis via Chicago who knows I am a huge Lions fan.
This guy deserves another shot. He has worked his tail off to get himself ready to play again. It was a fluke he got horse collared at Taylor Field and bent his knee back on that horrible turf. This guy is a game breaker and he showed the first game against Sask and nearly broke it all the way back on a kickoff return. I hope Wally gives him an invite to training camp in Abbotsford.Was he wearing his jersey on the flight ? :lol:David wrote: So she emails me "Who is #88 on the Lions? He's sitting next to me on my flight to Chicago" I replied, "You're sitting next to Tony Simmons?!?" and proceeded to ask her a boat load of questions.
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I have wondered about what Simmons is making given he his an impressive resum? but that's countered by the fact he just showed up a couple of seasons ago at the Portland tryout camp.David wrote:He loves playing in Vancouver and would like return but (as Ullrich wrote) wasn't sure if the Lions would sign him. He told her it was due to SMS in place and added that other receivers were in the same situation.
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Chemistry, understands the O and his job, can make the hit, or explode into a seam with the ball.......ahhh, is there any player with more to offer in the CFL, including Geroy.SammyGreene wrote:I have wondered about what Simmons is making given he his an impressive resum? but that's countered by the fact he just showed up a couple of seasons ago at the Portland tryout camp.David wrote:He loves playing in Vancouver and would like return but (as Ullrich wrote) wasn't sure if the Lions would sign him. He told her it was due to SMS in place and added that other receivers were in the same situation.
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Jones probably does come cheaper but I would be surprised if Simmons' salary is six figures.
He does have good chemistry with Dickenson which Wally shouldn't discount.
No, I think she mentioned that he was carrying a Lions bag or something - that's how she knew he was on the team.TheLionKing wrote:Was he wearing his jersey on the flight ? :lol:
Not sure what Tony is making but I was surprised to learn in Cam Cole's Super Bowl column yesterday that former LB Brendon Ayanbadejo made only $45,000 with the Lions in 2002.SammyGreene wrote:I have wondered about what Simmons is making given he his an impressive resum? but that's countered by the fact he just showed up a couple of seasons ago at the Portland tryout camp.
Jones probably does come cheaper but I would be surprised if Simmons' salary is six figures.
He does have good chemistry with Dickenson which Wally shouldn't discount.
Despite being grateful for the platform the CFL provided him to follow his NFL dream, he said that had he not made the Bears he would have packed it in rather than come back here. I wonder if he realizes the healthy pay raise he was due on his next CFL contract? 
Hard to believe he's now 30 years old.Agreed.......Wally has made some sound/tough decisions when it comes to re-evaluating players once they get to that 32/33/34 age frame.Rammer wrote:32 years old, this is sounding like the magical number for Wally to review the injury history on a player. I can see why Wally would consider not re-signing Simmons, but that call is the one that could come back to bite him, especially if a Western team picks him up, if he is cut loose.
Did Wally state there will be room for only 2 import receivers on the roster or are you reading between the lines somewhere? I'd be quite surprised if there's only 2; Brazzell & Cutolo were regulars with Simon back in 03 & 04.B.C.FAN wrote:Simmons is a class guy and great to be around. I remember how excited he was on the first day of camp last year when he posted the fastest time in the 40. Still, I think Wally has made it clear that there's only room for two import receivers on the roster and those receivers will be Geroy Simon and Kendrick Jones.
I'm just reading between the lines. When Buono tells Lowell Ullrich he isn't going to take any reps away from Kendrick Jones in training camp, it suggests that his mind is made up and there's only room for one of them alongside Geroy.OV - 54:40 wrote:Did Wally state there will be room for only 2 import receivers on the roster or are you reading between the lines somewhere?
If it is another import that far down the list of receivers, it won't be Simmons, as it will have to be a long term project.OV - 54:40 wrote:So if it's Simon & Clermont as slots and Jackson & Jones as the wide-outs, then it will be just younger NI guys as the available receivers for 5 and 6 pack? - i guess Colon has some experience now and IMO has flashed good skills; and apparently Boden is highly regarded (will Brett Anderson be back for STs and as an emergency receiver too?); i dunno - i have a feeling there will be another import receiver either starting or at least on the roster somewhere; lots of time till TC yet though - new players to be signed and hopefully lots of competition in TC - where suprises / new and unhearlded guys emerging do sometimes happen.
