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| Simms has spleen removed; Niners lose 2 players on same play |
NFL Football |
09/24/2006 |
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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. ``Chris is doing well and we anticipate a full recovery,'' team physician Dr. Joe Diaco said in a brief statement. He added that the 26-year-old son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms was in stable condition. Simms had a blood transfusion as part of his treatment and was expected to be hospitalized for several days, |
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| Report: Simms has spleen removed after Bucs loss to Panthers |
NFL Football |
09/24/2006 |
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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 |
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| Simms taken to hospital after Bucs loss to Panthers |
NFL Football |
09/24/2006 |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms was taken to a hospital for an undisclosed reason after Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers. 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. Simms took several hard hits during the game and left for two plays in the second half. The team announced at tha |
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| Panthers aren't panicking despite 0-2 start |
NFL Football |
09/22/2006 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Mike Minter has been around long enough to know the Carolina Panthers can't seem to handle being a front-runner. So with his team off to an unexpected 0-2 start and needing a victory Sunday at Tampa Bay, the veteran safety feels they're just entering their comfort zone. ``I think this football team does so well when we have to. When our backs are against the wall, we come out swinging,'' Minter said this week. ``Maybe this 0-2 start slapped us down and got us to where we need to get |
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| Smith practices with Panthers, will be game-time decision |
NFL Football |
09/22/2006 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Carolina Panthers All-Pro receiver Steve Smith practiced for the second straight day Friday as he recovers from a strained right hamstring. ``He looked good,'' said coach John Fox, who indicated it will be a game-time decision if Smith plays Sunday at Tampa Bay. Smith, who led the NFL in receiving last season, missed Carolina's first two games after being injured in practice on Sept. 5. The Panthers scored only one touchdown and 19 points in losing to Atlanta and Minnesota. Safety |
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| Goodell, Upshaw meet on large slate of issues |
NFL Football |
09/21/2006 |
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| nt in the last month after the Charlotte Observer ran details of medical records produced in court for the trial of Dr. James Shortt. Shortt, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after prescribing steroids and human growth hormone for several Carolina Panthers in 2002 through 2004. They went to the Super Bowl after the 2003 season. More recently, Washington offensive tackle Jon Jansen said on HBO he believes ``perhaps 15, 20 percent'' of NFL players use HGH, human growth hormone. Jansen later backed off |
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| Smith returns to practice with Panthers |
NFL Football |
09/21/2006 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith practiced Thursday for the first time in more than two weeks, increasing the chance he'll play Sunday against Tampa Bay. Smith, who led the NFL in receiving last season, hadn't practiced since straining his right hamstring Sept. 5. While Smith remained questionable on the injury report, coach John Fox was pleased with what he saw. ``You hold your breath, but it looks like he made it through pretty good,'' Fox said. ``He looked good in the things |
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| Smith responds angrily to rumor he's holding out for new contract |
NFL Football |
09/20/2006 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Steve Smith heard the rumor: He's coming back slowly from his hamstring injury as a ploy to get a new contract. The wide receiver shredded that theory Wednesday as he tries to work his way back onto the field for the Carolina Panthers. ``For the people who are insulting me and this organization, who think I'm going to stoop down to that level, that's not me,'' Smith said. ``There are a lot of other things I can be doing if I'm holding out. I can go home. I can go to the lake house wi |
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| Panthers' Smith does light running, listed as questionable |
NFL Football |
09/20/2006 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Steve Smith got closer to the practice field Wednesday. The Carolina Panthers All-Pro receiver did agility drills and some light running on a separate field while his teammates practiced. He's listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay. Smith, who missed the first two games after straining his right hamstring Sept. 5, was not seen during any practice last week. ``He's making progress,'' coach John Fox said. ``We'll take it one day at a time. It was good to have him out t |
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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: Some high hopes are dying quickly |
NFL Football |
09/18/2006 |
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It was very much unlike John Fox, normally a steady and conservative coach: a trick play that cost the Carolina Panthers a seemingly safe one-touchdown lead and, eventually, a game in Minnesota. Suddenly one of the favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl is 0-2. Next week, the Panthers go to Tampa, another supposedly strong team that's 0-2 and has scored just three points in two games. So the loser will be 0-3 and three games out in the NFC South because Atlanta and New Orleans, both 2-0, play each |
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