Source: Titans increase efforts to re-sign Simms
With the Tennessee Titans and Kerry Collins far apart as the free agency period opens Friday, club officials apparently are ramping up efforts to re-sign their other free agent quarterback, Chris Simms, according to league sources.
Collins is believed to be seeking a deal in excess of $8 million per season, and the Titans are believed not to be interested in such a sum at the current time.
Simms, 28, came to the Titans after being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the end of the preseason. Simms had missed much of the previous two seasons after suffering a spleen injury early in the 2006 season.
Simms, a former University of Texas star and son of New York Giants great Phil Simms, spent most of last season as Tennessee's third-string quarterback behind Collins and Vince Young. He also spent a great deal of the season working on improving and regaining his strength after being weakened in the wake of having his spleen removed.
As Simms heads to the open market, there have been rumors of other teams having interest in him, including the Houston Texans, Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys.