Not being discussed by anyone on tv it appears but he is in hospital in critical condition with internal injuries per a team insider and the Charlotte Observer.
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Quarterback Chris Simms was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa for an undisclosed problem. He is listed in critical condition.
Simms took several hard hits during the game -- on several pass attempts and a touchdown run -- and he left the game once in the third quarter, reportedly to be treated for dehydration. The quarterback went down on a knee at the end of a Bucs possession, but he walked to the locker room under his own power.
He returned to the field and led the Bucs on a go-ahead scoring drive. After the game, he also left the field under his own power.
At his postgame press conference, Jon Gruden said of Simms:
?He got hit early and he hurt his ribs. We don?t know the extent of that, but he played hard today. He played tough and he showed a lot of grit. He really did. It is a credit to him. He made some big plays when we needed him. We tried a lot of things today ? flea flickers and going for it on fourth down, and he responded to a lot of different scenarios. He is hurting right now, there is no question. He left the game. I don?t know that it was because of his ribs, dehydration or both. He is a very sore and tired man right now, and I am proud of how he hung in there against a very good run defense
No link to insider as it was something I was told
Simms took several hard hits during the game -- on several pass attempts and a touchdown run -- and he left the game once in the third quarter, reportedly to be treated for dehydration. The quarterback went down on a knee at the end of a Bucs possession, but he walked to the locker room under his own power.
He returned to the field and led the Bucs on a go-ahead scoring drive. After the game, he also left the field under his own power.
At his postgame press conference, Jon Gruden said of Simms:
?He got hit early and he hurt his ribs. We don?t know the extent of that, but he played hard today. He played tough and he showed a lot of grit. He really did. It is a credit to him. He made some big plays when we needed him. We tried a lot of things today ? flea flickers and going for it on fourth down, and he responded to a lot of different scenarios. He is hurting right now, there is no question. He left the game. I don?t know that it was because of his ribs, dehydration or both. He is a very sore and tired man right now, and I am proud of how he hung in there against a very good run defense
No link to insider as it was something I was told
I was told by someone who talked with someone (I know.....take it fwiw) that he has a ruptured spleen. I didnt see NBS...what did they say?
Well for argument's sake if they havent gotten hold of the family they arent going to tell national tv he is in critical condition.
According to Peter King, Bruce Allen has said Simms is NOT in critical condition
http://bbs.buccaneers.com/showthread.php?t=125163&page=3
http://bbs.buccaneers.com/showthread.php?t=125163&page=3
but they did (costas reported it) then he throws it to king who says the gm of the bucs told him they need to contact the family first but simms is not in critical condition
huh??
:shrug:
My best guess is they are all telling the truth. He went to hospital in critical condition with ruptured spleen, bleeding controlled and now not listed as critical.
My info was third hand but we shall see....
just confirmed on NBC your sources are more reliable than theirs:142smilie
Hope he is O.K though! u can imagine the pressure on him for him to play thru that ..tough kid...& thats saying something coming from me
He has had flaws, but his toughness was never a legitimate issue.
And to think what Peter King is getting paid......
