'“I went in to coach Todd Bowles’ office at 6:15 in the morning and we had a one-on-one talk and toward the end of the conversation that’s where I asked if I could possibly be released,” Simms said in an appearance on the John Murphy show. “We had a 10-15 minute discussion and talked the details of the situation. I appreciate the way that he handled it and talked to me like that and respecting how I felt about my situation there.”'