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DL Simon Fraser (Official Thread)

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BROWNs two-minute drill

Saturday, July 28, 2007 3:22 AM




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Rapid-fire questions with ?

Simon Fraser

6 feet 6, 292 pounds, DE

? College: Ohio State
? NFL experience: Three years
? Notable: Fraser recorded a career-high 4 1/2 sacks in 2006, which was second on the team.
You've added muscle every year you've been in a Browns uniform. Did you put on any weight this offseason?
I'm probably right around where I came in last year. The biggest difference is my conditioning. I feel pretty good coming in and I'm just going to keep working on my technique and fundamentals.
You've never been injured in the NFL. What's your secret?
Thank God, knock on wood. It's just preventing injuries and doing a lot of things in the training room like icing down that help me get through the aches and pains and allow me to play 100 percent. Sometimes injuries happen when you're not able to go 100 percent, and I've just been fortunate to be injury free for the most part.

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Browns notebook: Mangold, Fraser renew rivalry
Saturday, December 8, 2007 3:32 AM
By James Walker
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

BEREA, Ohio -- A competition that began on the Ohio State practice fields will recommence Sunday when the Cleveland Browns (7-5) play at the New York Jets (3-9).

Browns defensive end Simon Fraser and Jets center Nick Mangold will be on opposite sides for just the second time in their pro careers. The two were starters for Ohio State's national championship team in 2002.

Last year, Fraser and the Browns beat the Jets 20-13.

"Any time you go against guys you play with in college, it's a fun time," Fraser said. "We got a chance to play against each other last year and it was a lot of fun.

"He's a technician -- a guy that has great technique and understands the game. He's a passionate player and a guy that's going to come after you every play."

Mangold has started every game since being a first-round pick in 2006.

"He's been very consistent in terms of performance week in and week out," Jets coach Eric Mangini said. "You saw that in college when he started early. It's the same thing. He has shown a little bit of maturity for a young guy. He works at his craft. We're very pleased with his progress."
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Browns notebook: Mangold, Fraser renew rivalry

NFL fines Cleveland Browns defensive end Simon Fraser for head butt
Saturday, December 08, 2007

NFL comes down on Fraser's head butt

Browns defensive end Simon Fraser was fined $5,000 by the NFL for his head butt at the end of last Sunday's game in Arizona. The unnecessary roughness call also cost the Browns 15 yards in crucial field position heading into their final drive. Instead of beginning at their 33 with 1:48 remaining, they started at their 18.

Fraser said after the game that it was a dumb decision and took responsibility for it. He also said it wasn't anything malicious. Fraser's penalty was one of 10 by the Browns, who are tied for second in the NFL with 95. Cornerback Leigh Bodden also received a delay of game penalty for kicking the ball after a pass breakup and safety Brodney Pool was flagged 15 yards for a late hit.
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Source: Fraser hopes to be unrestricted
Jeff Schudel, [email protected]
02/13/2008

For three seasons Simon Fraser has been a reliable spare part, if not a spectacular one, on the Browns' defensive line. Now he appears ready to see if he can be more than a spare part somewhere else.

A source close to the former Buckeye who made the roster as an undrafted rookie in 2005 said Fraser hopes the Browns do not tender him a contract so he can become an unrestricted free agent on Feb. 29, the same as any player with at least four years in the league whose contract has expired. He was not happy with playing time he got with the Browns in 2007, the source said.

With three years in the NFL, Fraser would be a restricted free agent if the Browns tender him a minimum of $800,000. Since he was not drafted, the Browns would receive no compensation from a team signing him. But by offering $800,000, the Browns would have the opportunity to match any offer he receives.
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The News-Herald - Source: Fraser hopes to be unrestricted
 
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*Defensive end Simon Fraser, an Upper Arlington, Ohio native and Ohio State product, was signed as a rookie free agent in 2005. A restricted free agent, he has not been offered a tender by the Browns.
"We elected not to do a tender with him," Savage said. "But we didn't close the door in terms of saying we wouldn't be wiling to bring him back at all. We could considerer bringing him back it just wouldn't be at the number that the tender required."
Fraser played in all 16 games last year, mostly on special teams, and saw action in 46 games (six starts) over the last three seasons. He had 4.5 sacks in 2006 and had a role as a special teams player and backup defensive end for all three seasons.
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nice little buckeye contingent with the Falcons....Jenkins, Hartsock, Fraser, Datish, Dave Patterson (still shown on the roster) and possible Tim Anderson if he is resigned

Falcons sign three defensive linemen

By STEVE WYCHE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 03/07/08

The Falcons moved to beef up their depleted defensive line Friday, signing three players, including former Carolina defensive tackle Kindal Moorehead.

Atlanta also added defensive tackle Rashad Moore, who has spent time with the Seahawks, Jets and Patriots. Simon Fraser, a 300-pound defensive end in Cleveland's 3-4 front the past two seasons, also was signed and could be moved to defensive tackle in the Falcons' 4-3 front.
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Falcons sign three defensive linemen | ajc.com
 
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found on ozone....

NFL player reroutes vacation for Hohenfels youth
Jul 17, 2008
BY Kristin Bradley, USAG Hohenfels Public Affairs

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Simon Fraser, a defensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons, answered questions from participants during a youth football camp June 27 at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels, Germany. Fraser was on vacation with his family near Frankfurt, Germany, and volunteered to drive to Hohenfels to spend time with the young players. Photo by Kristin Bradley

HOHENFELS, Germany - The National Football League's Simon Fraser tackled some pretty interesting questions during an appearance for the Youth Sports Tackle Football Camp held at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels.

The defensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons responded with smiles and jokes as the camp's 7- to 14-year-old boys fired off question after question: "How much money do you make?" "Why did you get traded?" and "Do you know so-and-so?"

Fraser, who was on vacation visiting German relatives, volunteered to drive to Hohenfels from Frankfurt to spend time with camp participants, discussing the importance of sportsmanship and staying out of trouble.

He also encouraged his rapt young audience to make education a priority, using his own life as an example.

"I don't know when I'm going to be done playing football," Fraser said, explaining that his education will see him through the rest of his life once his sports career is over.

In high school, "you have to maintain a certain grade point average to be able to play," he stressed. "No matter how fast you are or how well you can throw the ball, if you don't have the grades, you are no help to your teammates."
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NFL player reroutes vacation for Hohenfels youth
 
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... Jonathan Babineaux and John Abraham returned to practice after missing time to attend to family matters. On the defensive line, 353-pounder Rashad Moore got some work with the first team while another free agent signing, Simon Fraser, continue to work at defensive tackle and defensive end.


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A healer's calling
When doctors saved Simon Fraser's twin son from probable death after he was born prematurely, the former Buckeye lineman turned to medicine
Sunday, June 12, 2011 03:14 AM
By Ken Gordon
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The Fraser family: Simon, Mallory and their twins, Brynn and Mia.
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Two-year-old Brynn Fraser gets into the swing of things with a hand from his dad. Brynn weighed just 1 pound, 7 ounces when he was born 14 weeks premature.
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Mia Fraser gives her brother, Brynn, a push under the watchful eyes of Mom and Dad. Mia weighed just 2 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.

The doctor's words pierced Mallory Fraser's drug-induced haze. Her son, Brynn, born desperately sick 12 hours earlier, was fading.

"They told us we needed to go down (to intensive care), that it was our time to snuggle and they wanted me to hold the child," she said.

Her mouth dropped open and tears ran down her face. She looked at her husband, Simon.

"I said, 'Is he dying? Is he going to die?'" Mallory said, "and Simon looked at me and said, 'No, it's going to be OK. Everything is going to be fine.'"

Minutes later, the anguished couple held their tiny son, who had been born 14 weeks early. He weighed 1 pound, 7 ounces.

"I had this moment with (Brynn), and I kept telling him, 'You're so strong,'" Mallory said. "'You've made it this long, you have to keep fighting.'"

Brynn already had overcome a condition doctors told the Frasers would be fatal - a complete lack of amniotic fluid during the pregnancy.

By the time of their twins' birth - daughter Mia never was in serious danger - Mallory had seen a transformation in her husband, an Upper Arlington native and former Ohio State and NFL defensive end. The process ended with Simon trading in a football jersey for a doctor's white coat - not exactly a common career change.

"I found my next passion in life - being a physician," Simon said.

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http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/06/12/a-healers-calling.html?sid=101
 
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