Found January 28, 2009 on The Pewter Plank:
In an interview on Sirius NFL Radio, Simeon Rice had some harsh words for former coach Jon Gruden. ?You look at what he did when Chris [Simms] damn near died on the field; he wanted to release him right when he got injured. I get hurt, my shoulder?s torn off the bone. This dude releases me. ...
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