Four days after quarterback Chris Simms said he feels like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are holding him hostage, Bucs general manager Bruce Allen and coach Jon Gruden have fired back at Simms . Said Allen: "I think his advisers pulled a PR stunt," Allen said. "I don't think it portrays Chris well. That's not the Chris I've talked to on the phone. But I can't worry about that. We have too many ...

Days after quarterback Chris Simms unloaded on the Buccaneers and coach Jon Gruden, Gruden and G.M. Bruce Allen responded, during a Friday afternoon Tampa Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Said Gruden, according to our friends at Pewter Report: “I like Chris Simms. I don’t necessarily agree with everything he said. But I’m going to coach the quarterbacks [...]

Between the Jerramy Stevens and Chris Simms media storms, Jon Gruden has taken a bit of a public image beating over the past couple weeks. But offensive line coach Bill Muir got off his rocking chair to defend his boss and let everyone know that he does, in fact, know what he's doing. "I can only tell you this because everyone will think I'm sucking up to the head coach, but for all of ...

When I saw the words “Chris Simms” and “Relationship,” on the ESPN ticker, I knew that this had to be a death sentence. Simms has admitted that his relationship with head coach Jon Gruden is beyond repair, and that he will not be on the team in 2008. He has also said that he wants to be released immediately . End of the saga, or just the beginning? Simms says that it ...

First, it was Vince Young and his shirtless frolicking with an all dude revue…then Ced Benson and his well-publicized problems with the Texas legal system and now it seems Tampa Bay QB Chris Simms has played his final game as a Buccaneer. Simms is claiming his relationship with coach Jon Gruden is ‘totally broken’ due to some questionable comments Gruden made during the 2007 pre-season ...

Hang on. New target. Here goes. I’m calling you out! Yes, you , Jon Gruden ! September 24, 2006; Game Three; Tampa, Florida; Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers ; Final Score - Carolina 26, Tampa Bay 24. Those are the facts as listed in the records nearly two years after the fact. That’s it. There is one thing that isn’t mentioned in the official stats - ...

A quick look around the interweb while waiting for Vinny Del Negro to change his mind Yankees fans are literally booing the sun. [Lion in Oil]Those Oakland A's of old really knew how to lift weights. [Deadspin]What's the best ballpark food? [Endless Simmer]Jon Gruden hurt Chris Simms' feelings. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]Obviously he needed it for all those 15-year old girls. [Rumors and Rants]

Chris Simms says his relationship with Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden is irreparably broken and is seeking a trade or his outright release, the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune reported. Simms, who suffered a ruptured spleen during a game in 2006 and spent most of 2007 on the injured reserve list, is sitting out the team’s workouts this week and not sure he ...

Chris Simms once gave his spleen for the Tampa Bay Bucs. And now, in return, he'd like his freedom, but if you believe him, it seems like he's got a better shot of getting his spleen back. In a long and unusually candid interview with the St. Petersburg Times , Simms talks about how he feels betrayed by Jon Gruden and wants to be set free. He's obviously not in the Bucs' plans at the ...

Chris Simms wants out, and he hopes the Buccaneers will grant him his wish. In an interview with the “St. Pete Times”, the quarterback says he has completely recovered from his spleen removal surgery and that he has no desire to play for Jon Gruden. Simms says Gruden betrayed him last year when the head coach told the media at training camp that he was healthy enough to play, ...