Gunzlingr
06-03-2003, 08:23 AM
SOMETIMES IT isn't a big deal when a veteran player misses the opening of an NFL minicamp. And sometimes it is.
Yesterday, when the Eagles convened for 8 days of short-pants sessions scheduled over the next 2 weeks, it wasn't considered significant that defensive tackle Corey Simon and cornerback Troy Vincent didn't take the field.
The absences of running back Duce Staley and cornerback Bobby Taylor seemed much more ominous.
Eagles sources said Simon and Vincent were attending to personal matters and would join their teammates today. Vincent reported yesterday for a physical, then was excused from the on-field work, Eagles sources said. Defensive tackle Paul Grasmanis said he was scheduled to pick Simon up from the airport after the workout
more (http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/6001099.htm)
Yesterday, when the Eagles convened for 8 days of short-pants sessions scheduled over the next 2 weeks, it wasn't considered significant that defensive tackle Corey Simon and cornerback Troy Vincent didn't take the field.
The absences of running back Duce Staley and cornerback Bobby Taylor seemed much more ominous.
Eagles sources said Simon and Vincent were attending to personal matters and would join their teammates today. Vincent reported yesterday for a physical, then was excused from the on-field work, Eagles sources said. Defensive tackle Paul Grasmanis said he was scheduled to pick Simon up from the airport after the workout
more (http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/6001099.htm)