Roy Simmons (69) of the New York Giants on the field during a game from the Giants 1980 season at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

Roy Simmons (69) and Beau Matthews (41) of the New York Giant in action during the Giants 31-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on October 12, 1980.

Roy Simmons (69) of the New York Giant on the sideline during a game from the Giants 1980 season at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

Roy Simmons (69) of the New York Giants watches the action from the sideline during a game from the Giants 1980 season at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

New York Giants guards Roy Simmons (69) and Billy Ad (67) and tackle Brad Benson (60) huddle in the endzone before an 1981 NFC Divisional NFL playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers on January 3, 1982. The 49ers defeated the Giants 38-24. (Peter Read Miller via AP)

Roy Simmons (69) of the New York Giants on the field during a game from the Giants 1980 season at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here at his friend and collaborator Jimmy Hester's home in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former pro football player Roy Simmons speaks during a news conference Monday, March 27, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio. Simmons, who said he was a sexual abuse victim, would support a bill that would allow victims of sexual abuse to file lawsuits over alleged abuse that happened as early as 1970. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here at his friend and collaborator Jimmy Hester's home in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here at his friend and collaborator Jimmy Hester's home in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here at his friend and collaborator Jimmy Hester's home in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here with his friend and collaborator Jimmy Hester, behind, on Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here with his friend and collaborator Jimmy Hester, behind in the mirror, at Hester's home in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here on Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here on Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here with his spiritual advisor Marcia Buckley, right, in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here on Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)

Former NFL lineman, Roy Simmons, who is one of three former NFL players to openly admit their being gay, has written a book, Out of Bounds, about his life and is seen here with his spiritual advisor Marcia Buckley, right, in Oak Bluffs , Mass., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)