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Simeon Rice Calls Jon Gruden a "Scumbag"

by Jon Azpiri | January 28, 2009 at 10:25 am

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Simeon Rice had some rather unkind words for former Bucs coach Jon Gruden. Appearing on sports talk radio show, Rice referred to his former coach as a "scumbag."

Rice was appearing on Sirius NFL Radio when he was asked for his thoughts on Gruden's recent departure.

"You get what you deserve," Rice said. "That's what Jon said. He got it now. Everybody gets what they deserve."

Rice's problems with Gruden stem largely from how the coach abandoned injured players like himself, Chris Simms, and Joey Galloway.

"I'm just giving you facts," Rice said. "I'm not giving you how I feel personally. How I feel personally? I could tell you that, too. I think he's a scumbag. I think he's a scumbag personally. That's when he's telling you one thing and ... You know what he told me? 'Simeon you'll be here in the next five years.' I got injured [and] this man's never said one word to me. I won a Super Bowl for you. I got 13 sacks, 12, 15 every year for you. I balled. I got injured [and] you let me go like it was nothing."

Simeon Rice also blasted Gruden for his handling of players like Keenan McCardell, that situation was a debacle. Keyshawn Johnson, Jeff Garcia, and Brad Johnson.

While Rice clearly has it out for Gruden, he had kind words for many in the Bucs organization, including new Tennessee head coach Monte Kiffin.