Bucs coach Jon Gruden responded angrily to a report in Sunday's Tampa Tribune that said he is actively seeking work elsewhere and could wind up coaching the Dallas Cowboys in 2007. "Whoever wrote that story is an idiot," Gruden said after the Bucs' 20-17 victory against the Redskins. "I'm committed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; it's the only job I've ever wanted."

Redskins receiver Santana Moss was inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers because of a left hamstring injury that kept him from practicing all week.

Tampa Bay defensive end Simeon Rice sat out practice Wednesday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Redskins.

Quarterback Chris Simms will not play again this season. The Buccaneers on Friday placed Simms on injured reserve and activated Luke McCown from the physically-unable-to-perform list.

With injured Tampa Bay quarterback Luke McCown practicing again, Chris Simms' season could be over. Simms, who started the first three games after helping the Buccaneers win the NFC South a year ago, has been sidelined since having his spleen removed following a loss to Carolina on Sept. 24. The Bucs have not ruled out his playing again this season. However, that prospect dimmed when doctors told the fourth-year pro the earliest he likely could return is late December with one or two games remaining.