Panthers were concerned about Simms
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Carolina defensive end Al Wallace heard that Chris Simms had been rushed to the hospital and got sick to his stomach. After all, he was the one who leveled a big hit on the Tampa Bay quarterback hours earlier.
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When Chris Simms said he welcomed competition for Tampa Bay's starting quarterback job, he surely didn't envision the Buccaneers going after two accomplished veterans to challenge for his job. As it turns out, he might have to compete with only one.
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Sam Adams&#39; concerns about his role in the Buffalo Bills defensive scheme are suddenly secondary. Whatever frustrations the defensive tackle has can be taken out against Baltimore, his former team, this weekend.
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Chris Simms was given a taste, just a taste of NFL regular-season play Sunday. He relieved Brad Johnson at quarterback in the second quarter of Tampa Bay&#39;s 10-6 loss to Seattle.
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Unthinkable two months ago, the Carolina Panthers are officially in the playoff hunt. Playing nearly as well as they did during their run to the Super Bowl last season, Carolina pulled into the thick of the NFC wild-card hunt with a 20-7 victory over St. Louis on Sunday.
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Losers of four straight games, including Sunday&#39;s home defeat to the San Diego Chargers, the Panthers found out Monday that they have lost tailback DeShaun Foster for the balance of the season.
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A bad week for the Carolina Panthers got worse yesterday when tailback Stephen Davis underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. The defending NFC champions will be without their workhorse runner for two to five weeks, according to Coach John Fox.
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It was hard to tell Sunday who was the biggest deer in the headlights - Chris Simms, the new Bucs quarterback, for now; or Jon Gruden, who threw him to the Seahawks.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The sight of Rex Grossman leaving the Metrodome turf on a cart was bad enough for the Bears&#39; faithful. Seeing his family upset outside the team&#39;s locker room was more telling.
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CHARLOTTE -- Just when it seemed the Carolina Panthers&#39; luck with injuries couldn&#39;t get any worse, it appears to be about to.
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Chris Simms will make his first pro start at quarterback for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, replacing Brad Johnson.
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Their pride has clearly been wounded. For a defensive line that makes its mission stopping the run, Ahman Green's 119 rushing yards definitely stung the Carolina Panthers.
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Chris Simms will make his first pro start at quarterback for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, replacing Brad Johnson .
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback  Chris Simms had his spleen removed after it was ruptured during  the game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the team  said.
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One wondered if the events of last week had penetrated the normally iron-clad concentration of the New England Patriots.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Sports Network) - Carolina wide  receiver Steve Smith was carted off the field Monday night  after breaking his left fibula during the Panthers' 24-14 loss  to Green Bay.
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When Pitt's only two returning starters from last season's 29-win team were badly injured last month, the only question seemed to be how quickly the Panthers would drop out of the Top 25.