Simms breaks silence: I feel like I'm being held hostage

JUNE 09, 2008

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Chris Simms, right, watches alongside Chas Gessner during the Bucs game against the Houston Texans last season. [BRENDAN FITTERER | Times (2007)]

Chris Simms says his relationship with Jon Gruden is beyond repair and has been told he will not be with the team in 2008.

But with no trade on the horizon, the Bucs' forgotten quarterback wants to be released immediately, bringing an end to his career in Tampa Bay that seemed inevitable after missing nearly two seasons following surgery to remove his spleen.

"I feel like I'm being held hostage,'' Simms said. "I hate that all this has happened. I love Tampa. My family loves it here. But I've been quiet long enough. I feel like it's time to let everybody know why I'm not out there.''

Click here to read more from Simms' Monday interview with the Times, including why he has not attended the Bucs' off-season workout program.

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