Chris Simms taken to a Tampa hospital; ruptured spleen removed

[Da Hammer]

http://blogs.tampabay.com/bucs/

damn hope it aint true and he's all right.

 

[The30YardSlant]

Prayers for him and his family

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlo...73.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

Damn.....

 

[WoodysGirl]

7:15 pm | Tampa QB Simms in critical condition

STEVE LYTTLE
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms was taken by ambulance to a Tampa hospital Sunday afternoon and is listed in critical condition, according to reports by several news sources.

There is no indication as to the cause of Simms' medical problems.

He was hospitalized a short time after the Buccaneers' last-minute 26-24 NFL loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Simms appeared to experience medical problems during the game. He was hit hard several times by Panthers defensive players and was taken out of the game in the third quarter. Announcers said Simms had suffered from dehydration in the 90-degree-plus heat and high humidity in Tampa.

But Simms, a former Texas University quarterback whose father, Phil, also played in the NFL, returned to the game this afternoon and led Tampa Bay on a fourth-quarter scoring drive. Observers reported that he left the field on his own power after the game.

Simms was not available for interviews after the game, as he was being attended by trainers and doctors.

At his postgame press conference, Tampa Bay coach 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 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.''

Pat Yasinkas, an Observer writer covering today's Panthers-Tampa Bay game, said he was told this evening that Simms' family had been called to St. Joseph's Hospital, where the stricken player had been taken.

 

[windward]

http://blogs.tampabay.com/bucs/

damn hope it aint true and he's all right.

I hope he'll be okay

 

[Da Hammer]

not that it matters but i posted it first. can a mod merge both threads??? thanks

 

[The30YardSlant]

Sounds like severe dehydration coupled with internal bleeding

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yikes, that's scary. I wonder if it could be similar to the serious injury Bledsoe had with the Pats?

 

[LaTunaNostra]

Geez, poor kid.

Best wishes to him and hope it's not as serious as it sounds.

 

[jgboys1]

I hope he is ok. best wishes to him and his family.

 

[Da Hammer]

seriously i was able to see a bit of the game and Simms took a lot of shots in that short period, i can only imagine how many he took from when i didnt watch. very sad and hopefully he'll be back up on his feet very quickly

 

[DallasCowboysRule!]

I hope he's ok. It's terrible when something like this happens.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Prayers sent out,,,

edit to ad: I haven't seen this reported anywhere on TV,,,,, BS rumor?

 

[odog422]

... I am proud of how he hung in there against a very good run defense.''

am i the only one who caught this? is gruden slamming the guy or what? " a very good run defense" implying that he shouldve had more success against the panthers through the air?

i caught a bit of a piece on simms this morning on one of the pregame shows and a couple of people alluded to gruden being pretty callous towards his qbs.

personally, i dont have a prob w harda**** for a coach, all mine were. but i think thats a pretty low blow after your young qb got physically decimated all day. whether he made the comment before he went to the hospital, im not sure, reading the article. but if its after the fact, any respect i had for gruden just went out the window.

guy has a napoleon complex in the worst way anyway, you ask me, and ive thought that for some time. always screaming, walking around with his chest stuck out.

 

[starfrombirth]

My prayers and best wishes as well. He seems like a very nice person. Puts back in perspective the importance of life and health over sports. I hope that the latter doesn't permanently take away the former.

 

[LaTunaNostra]

i caught a bit of a piece on simms this morning on one of the pregame shows and a couple of people alluded to gruden being pretty callous towards his qbs.

Callous towards young developing qbs, that is. He got a lot out of Gannon, who had been around for years, but Gruden has never had the patience to develop a kid.

I mean, before Simms...name one.

any respect i had for gruden just went out the window.

guy has a napoleon complex in the worst way anyway, you ask me, and ive thought that for some time. always screaming, walking around with his chest stuck out.

Tuna said a few years back Gruden reminded him of himself at that age, (of course, he wasn't referencing looks)

My reaction was, "no, Bill that guy AIN'T you".

 

[HighTechDave]

ok, someone get me some facts on this please

 

[peplaw06]

They're reporting on NBC... saying no specifics until talk to the fam... but simms is NOT in critical condition in the hospital. That was Peter King reporting.

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

Peter King just said on NBC that the Buccs GM claimed it wasn't critical condition.

 

[HighTechDave]

peter King reports from Tampa GM he is not in critical condition!!!!!!!!!

 

[HighTechDave]

damn I type slow, LOL!

I see everyone has their laptops out, wireless too!