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Our friends at PewterReport.com report that Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms is prepared to sit out the 2007 season if the Buccaneers chose to cut him.

"I'll do whatever I have to do," Simms said. "If I have to sit out a year, I'm totally prepared for it. I really am. I have a long, long career in front of me."

Though Simms' words might be the result of indications he has received from the coaching staff and/or the front office, we think there's a chance that the Bucs will decide in the end to place Simms on injured reserve. Simms is an extremely sympathetic figure in Tampa, and the notion that the team would sever ties with a guy who gave his spleen (and nearly more) for the cause might not be well received by the fan base.


http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm