After beginning the 2006 NFL season as the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Simms suffered a ruptured spleen in his third start. Since that time, he’s only thrown two NFL passes — both came last year with the Tennessee Titans.

Although Kyle Orton currently has the starting QB gig for the Broncos, there were many Broncos fans who believed that Simms was actually the man for the job. With this latest injury, it eliminates any chance of him beginning the year as the Broncos starting quarterback.

To add some depth to the quarterback position, the Broncos signed Ingle Martin. For now, Martin and rookie Tom Brandstater will be the backup quarterbacks in Denver.

Chris Simms - Denver Broncos (Image: Zuma Press)

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Josh McDaniels names Kyle Orton his starter (Image: Zuma Press)

Up until this announcement, Orton had been competing with Chris Simms for the starting quarterback gig. However, McDaniels said he wanted to end the suspense now and provide more of an order heading into traing camp.

That said, McDaniels was also adamant that Simms still has a chance to win the starting role if he outperforms Orton in training camp and the exhibition season.

Orton, who was acquired in the trade that sent Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears, is coming off of a solid sason. In 15 games, he had 18 touchdown passes and 2972 passing yards.

Simms, on the other hand, has played only one game since 2006. He’s had bright spots in his NFL career but most experts agreed that he was the underdog from the beginning. Now, McDaniels made that official.

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Rex Grossman will be visiting the Houston Texans tonight. He will be taking a physcial and we anticipate agreeing to terms on a 1 year deal.

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Grossman is known as the former starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears who the fans and media pundits loved to hate. Although he took the Bears to the Super Bowl in 2006, Grossman could never gain a firm grip on that starting job.

Last year, Grossman was beat out by Kyle Orton. As a free agent this offseason, he hasn’t generated much interest. However, landing with the Texans makes a lot of sense. He can backup Matt Schaub and give the team a veteran who could fill in when needed.

In his career, 2006 was by far his best season. That year, he had 3,193 passing yards to go along with 23 passing touchdowns.

Rex Grossman to the Houston Texans (Image: Zuma Press)

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Rex Grossman Signs with the Houston Texans