Chris Simms Hospitalized!!!

[Three Jack]

NBC reporting that he is in the hospital listed in critical condition....very vague with no real reason given.

[vondie]

easy....Pete king said "not in critcal condition" I'm sure he's fine.

[Tinman1960]

Wow Wonder What Happened

[Three Jack]

They said he wa taken out of the game with 'dehydration symptoms' but returned. They GM said he can't comment on what is wrong until they get in touch with his family, but that he is 'not critical'...yet they started the report saying he was listed in 'critical condition'.

[TheRook]

Al Michaels said that he's NOT in critical condition.

More then likely he's severely de-hydrated and needs some extra TLC.

[BigWeiner]

I thought they said he had a reputured splean

[kbsooner21]

Just said he had his spleen removed and a blood transfusion, but he'll be ok.

[rented mule]

Holy Shit.....did he take a hard shot in the game that would have necessitated his spleen being removed?

[Three Jack]

Holy Shit.....did he take a hard shot in the game that would have necessitated his spleen being removed?

Didn't see the game but they said he came out after taking a bunch of big hits and that it was because he was 'dehydrated'...he did come back into the game, according to NBC....

[frankb03]

Report: Simms has spleen removed after Bucs loss to Panthers

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits in Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers and was resting comfortably in a hospital, according to a television report.

Simms had a blood transfusion as part of his treatment and was expected to be hospitalized for several days, Peter King said during a break on NBC's Sunday Night Football, citing a conversation he had with Simms' mother, Diana Simms.

King, a reporter for Sports Illustrated, also said the quarterback did not appear to be in any imminent danger.

Team spokesman Jeff Kamis confirmed that Simms, who left the game briefly but returned, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, a few blocks from Raymond James Stadium. Kamis declined to comment on the quarterback's condition or the nature of his injury.

Coach Jon Gruden said during his postgame press conference that Simms hurt his ribs early in the game and was also battling dehydration.

"He is hurting right now, there is no question," Gruden said. "He left the game. I don't know that it was because of his ribs, dehydration or both."

Simms was replaced by rookie Bruce Gradkowski for the last play of the third quarter and first play of the fourth. He went to the ground on one knee before leaving the field and walking to the locker room on his own power.

The Bucs punted two plays later, and Simms returned to the game when Tampa Bay got the ball back. He led a fourth-quarter field goal drive that gave the Bucs a 24-23 lead, but the defense couldn't hold.

When he left the game, the team announced he was cramping. The 26-year-old finished the game, which Carolina won on John Kasay's 46-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining, and left the field with his teammates on his own power.

Simms completed 13 of 24 passes for 139 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He was sacked once and also took a hard hit when he scored on a 2-yard run that gave Tampa Bay a 21-20 lead in the third quarter.

[Three Jack]

Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms had his spleen removed at a Tampa, Fla., hospital after rupturing it in Sunday's 26-24 loss to Carolina, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports.


Simms

According to a source close to Simms' family, the quarterback's condition has been stabilized after surgery, during which he received blood transfusions.

It is thought the injury occurred in the second quarter. Simms took several hard hits and left the game for two plays in the second half but returned to help the Bucs take the lead in the fourth quarter.

Simms also has bruised ribs. He is being treated at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Lisa Patterson, a spokeswoman for St. Joseph's Hospital, said any other information would have to come from the Buccaneers, who declined to comment or confirm that the fourth-year pro was being treated a few blocks from Raymond James Stadium.

Team spokesman Jeff Kamis confirmed that Simms, who left the game briefly but returned, was taken to St. Joseph's. Kamis declined to comment on the quarterback's condition or the nature of his injury.

Coach Jon Gruden said during his postgame news conference that Simms hurt his ribs early in the game and was also battling dehydration.

"He is hurting right now, there is no question," Gruden said. "He left the game. I don't know that it was because of his ribs, dehydration or both."

Simms was replaced by rookie Bruce Gradkowski for the last play of the third quarter and first play of the fourth. He went to the ground on one knee before leaving the field and walking to the locker room on his own power.

The Bucs punted two plays later, and Simms returned to the game when Tampa Bay got the ball back. He led a fourth-quarter field goal drive that gave the Bucs a 24-23 lead, but the defense couldn't hold.

When he left the game, the team announced he was cramping. The 26-year-old finished the game, which Carolina won on John Kasay's 46-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining, and left the field with his teammates on his own power.

Simms completed 13 of 24 passes for 139 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He was sacked once and also took a hard hit when he scored on a 2-yard run that gave Tampa Bay a 21-20 lead in the third quarter.

Information from The Associated Press

[lowballed]

Maybe just an excuse for TB to change QB's? Hope he's alright though!