Jun 17th 2008 2:40PM by David J. Warner (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, NFC South, Tampa BaTo the complete surprise of absolutely no one, Chris Simms was a no-show at Tampa Bay Buccaneers minicamp today. He has been angling to get out of Tampa for several weeks now, making claims that the team is holding him hostage and won’t release him, while his bosses are claiming Simms’ agents are just pulling a PR stunt.

You can bet that Bucs GM Bruce Allen will fine Simms every penny of that $8,000 per day that he doesn’t show up, too. That’s why Earnest Graham took his old coach’s advice and went back to work.

Seriously, though, does anyone still care at this point? Is Chris Simms a good enough quarterback — with or without his spleen — that it’s worth keeping him around, especially when this team has three other QBs with starting experience on the roster, not to mention an interesting rookie prospect? Why exactly are the Bucs keeping him around? Do they still feel guilt pangs because Simms gave his spleen for the team?

I think it’s high time this drama went away. Unfortunately, Bruce Allen doesn’t let anything go easily. Perhaps Simms should start getting used to a life of leisure for a little while.