PFT: Chris Simms to Cowboys?
POSTED 5:26 p.m. EST; UPDATED 5:41 p.m. EST, December 27, 2006
SIMMS TO BE TRADED?
A league source tells us that the father of Bucs quarterback Chris Simms recently has been overheard saying that he expects his son to eventually be traded to the Dallas Cowboys.
Another league source, however, tells us that Simms won't be traded.
Simms' father, former Giants quarterback Phil, works as the No. 1 analyst for CBS.
The younger Simms has signed a two-year extension to remain with the Bucs. Our friends at WDAE radio in Tampa tell us that the deal is worth $10 million, with a $3 million signing bonus.
Per a league source, the $3 million will be prorated over 2006, 2007, and 2008. Thus, a pre-June 1 trade in 2007 would result in a cap charge of $2 million. The source says that the deal also includes a $2 million base salary for 2007, and a base salary of $2 million for 2008, plus incentives.
In Dallas, starter Tony Romo is signed through 2007. He's scheduled to earn $1 million next season.
If Simms isn't traded, then the move suggests (as we recently explained) that coach Jon Gruden and G.M. Bruce Allen are safe for another year. If Gruden and Allen were on the outs, we doubt that a decision on Simms would have been made before a new coach and/or G.M. had been hired.
SIMMS TO BE TRADED?
A league source tells us that the father of Bucs quarterback Chris Simms recently has been overheard saying that he expects his son to eventually be traded to the Dallas Cowboys.
Another league source, however, tells us that Simms won't be traded.
Simms' father, former Giants quarterback Phil, works as the No. 1 analyst for CBS.
The younger Simms has signed a two-year extension to remain with the Bucs. Our friends at WDAE radio in Tampa tell us that the deal is worth $10 million, with a $3 million signing bonus.
Per a league source, the $3 million will be prorated over 2006, 2007, and 2008. Thus, a pre-June 1 trade in 2007 would result in a cap charge of $2 million. The source says that the deal also includes a $2 million base salary for 2007, and a base salary of $2 million for 2008, plus incentives.
In Dallas, starter Tony Romo is signed through 2007. He's scheduled to earn $1 million next season.
If Simms isn't traded, then the move suggests (as we recently explained) that coach Jon Gruden and G.M. Bruce Allen are safe for another year. If Gruden and Allen were on the outs, we doubt that a decision on Simms would have been made before a new coach and/or G.M. had been hired.
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