Chris Simms

On Sept. 24, 2006, the Tampa Bay quarterback briefly was removed from a game against Carolina after taking several big hits. But Simms returned to the game and even led a scoring drive. He was playing through obvious physical distress. After the game, Simms was rushed to the hospital where it was discovered he had a ruptured spleen. He underwent emergency surgery to have the spleen removed. After the fact, Simms said he lost five pints of blood and that doctors said the injury could have been fatal if he had gone 45 more minutes without treatment.