Fitzsimmons Retires

Post #1 » by **ajaX82** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:19 pm

Kinda surprising but

ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions veteran tight end Casey FitzSimmons, on the advice of doctors, has announced his retirement from the NFL.

FitzSimmons, 29, has had several documented concussions during his seven-year career and did not return to action last season after suffering a concussion against the Cincinnati Bengals in early December.

"If it wasn't for the concussions, I would not be retiring. It's frustrating because the rest of my body is still capable of playing at a high level in the NFL. "However, given the seriousness of the risk associated with continuing to play, I have to listen to the advice the team has given me."

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/20 ... tight.html

I always liked him as a nice 2/3 TE who had better hands than you thought and always gave his all. Hardly a big loss, but a nice veteran backup TE that i wish we still had. All the best Casey!

Liqourish · Post #2 » by **Liqourish** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:41 am

I wish Casey well and hope he doesn't have any lasting effects.

This would also explain why the lions have brought in a number of TE prospects for visits. Grabbing another TE late in the draft with Pettigrew coming back from an injury late in season and Will Heller being a decent #2, having depth is never a bad thing.

Grabbing a guy like Dickerson, Hernandez or Pita in the 4th could work to our advantage.