St pete wrote:
I Think its a mistake and the reason being used don't wash either.
We don't know the full story. Or at least I don't!
He may have been a diva having been told he's being benched (could also have been the reason for last week's late omission), he may not have been pulling his weight in training, there may be some residual doubts over his fitness, etc.
I agree that the reason given (although I haven't even seen that said officially) doesn't stack up, but I'm not going to castigate Simmons when this could be the party line, not the actual reason.