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Gruden on the possibility of signing Brunell...
The St. Petersburg Times reports QB Brad Johnson will be the Bucs starting quarterback in 2004, HC Jon Gruden said Tuesday. And Gruden wants you to know that comes from a high-ranking team official. Angered over a series of media reports quoting anonymous team officials that the Bucs are considering replacing Johnson with Jacksonville Jaguars QB Mark Brunell or Oakland Raiders QB Rich Gannon, Gruden said the information was false and characterized it as "fantasy football." "There's no truth to these reports. None," Gruden said by telephone from the Senior Bowl workouts in Mobile, Ala., "Brad Johnson is our starting quarterback, and we'll back that up in a few months. We're also very excited about the future of our young quarterback, Chris Simms. And we like some of the things Shaun King did for us last year. Mark Brunell and Rich Gannon are under contract with other teams. They're not even available. Let's not play fantasy football. We've got the worst cap situation in the NFC. How the hell are we going to afford Mark Brunell if he's out there?"
The St. Petersburg Times reports QB Brad Johnson will be the Bucs starting quarterback in 2004, HC Jon Gruden said Tuesday. And Gruden wants you to know that comes from a high-ranking team official. Angered over a series of media reports quoting anonymous team officials that the Bucs are considering replacing Johnson with Jacksonville Jaguars QB Mark Brunell or Oakland Raiders QB Rich Gannon, Gruden said the information was false and characterized it as "fantasy football." "There's no truth to these reports. None," Gruden said by telephone from the Senior Bowl workouts in Mobile, Ala., "Brad Johnson is our starting quarterback, and we'll back that up in a few months. We're also very excited about the future of our young quarterback, Chris Simms. And we like some of the things Shaun King did for us last year. Mark Brunell and Rich Gannon are under contract with other teams. They're not even available. Let's not play fantasy football. We've got the worst cap situation in the NFC. How the hell are we going to afford Mark Brunell if he's out there?"