Steelers defensive end and former BYU player Brett Keisel is appealing the $12,500 fine he received for a low hit on Washington quarterback Jason Campbell during an Aug. 18 preseason game.

Campbell bruised a knee and was taken out of the game but was not seriously hurt. He expects to play Thursday night against Jacksonville in the Redskins' final exhibition game.

The NFL has been more stringent about lower leg hits to unprotected quarterbacks since former Steelers defensive lineman Kimo von Oelhoffen took the Bengals' Carson Palmer out of a playoff game in January 2006 with such a hit. Von Oelhoffen was not penalized.

"I didn't think I would get one (a fine) but I did," Keisel said Tuesday. "I guess they've got to throw the flag when you're messing around with the quarterback's feet. I'll appeal it and we'll see what happens."

Asked what his defense would be, Keisel said, "I was playing ball."

"All I did was make an inside move," Keisel said. "I tripped and I saw that he still had the ball and I went to make a play. If he would have held onto the ball, it would have been a sack. But he threw the ball and it was a penalty."

Because NFL players don't collect on their regular-season salaries until the season starts, Keisel said the fine means "I'm paying them now to play."

SIMON AGREES WITH TITANS: Defensive tackle Corey Simon agreed to terms Tuesday with the Tennessee Titans and will try to resume his career after not playing in 2006.

Simon, who took a physical with the Titans a week ago, was expected to be at practice later Tuesday.

"Corey brings a combination of run-stuffing size and pass-rushing ability to the defensive tackle position," general manager Mike Reinfeldt said in a statement. "Prior to last season, he has been a consistent and productive player who contributed to playoff teams and we are excited to see him get a second chance here with the Titans to prove he still has that ability."

Indianapolis released Simon on Aug. 4 after he failed his physical with the Colts at the start of training camp.

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REPORT: DOCUMENTS LINK COUCH, DOPING: Former No. 1 NFL draft pick Tim Couch had doping regimens that called for anabolic steroids and human growth hormone, according to documents obtained by Yahoo.com.

Couch, cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this month, told Yahoo.com he used HGH for about a week, under a doctor's care, in hopes it would help him recover from shoulder surgery. He denied using steroids or any other banned drugs and said he had never seen the documents.

Yahoo.com reported Tuesday it had obtained documents from an anonymous source with Couch's name printed across the top that called for extensive use of drugs banned by the league. The Web site identified the source as a former associate of Brian Yusem, a nutritionist in Boca Raton, Fla., who Yahoo.com said has worked with Couch since January 2006.

ALSO: Browns center LeCharles Bentley's comeback has been delayed. Cleveland placed Bentley on the physically unable to perform list to give his surgically repaired knee more time to heal.

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