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Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms has yet to participate in training camp, due to lingering consequences of emergency surgery to remove his spleen in 2006.

Specifically, Simms is suffering from impairment to his proprioception, an internal sensory, um, thing. It is making it difficult for him to throw a football. And the throwing struggles apparently are causing problems with his shoulder.

"I'd rather just not comment about the situation right now, honestly,'' Simms told the St. Petersburg Times.

The Times reports that Simms is in danger of being placed on injured reserve or released. If he is released, the team would be required to work out an injury settlement with him. If he is placed on injured reserve, he would receive his full salary and remain the property of the team.

Though the Times suggests that Simms could be placed on the PUP list, that option goes away once a player passes his preseason physical. If he had been placed on the PUP list and released before passing a physical, the team's exposure would have been only $275,000.

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[Lefty Noob]

That's a shame. I'd hate to see that brutal hit wind up ending the kid's career.