Jun 14th 2008 11:33AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, Tampa BaFour 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 players who are trying to help this team win and those are the players we’re going to focus on.”
Said Gruden:
“I like Chris Simms. I don’t necessarily agree with everything he said. But I’m going to coach the quarterbacks who are here. I am really excited about the guys who are here. I wish Chris and his situation well. But that’s the last I’ll address it. He made his statements and unfortunately that’s all I can say. I like Jeff Garcia and I prefer talking about him, Brian Griese and Luke McCown at this point.”
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