| Height: 6-3
Weight: 214
Born: Mar 18, 1975, Miami, FL | |
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December 31, 2004
Brian Griese returned to practice yesterday on a limited basis and remains on target to start Sunday despite his strained foot and hip, according to the Tampa Tribune.
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December 30, 2004
Barring a setback to his strained foot and hip, Brian Griese will start the season finale, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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December 28, 2004
Brian Griese has a right hip strain and is not expected to practice until later this week, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Coach Jon Gruden said Griese would start Sunday if the quarterback can play through the injury. If not, Chris Simms would start.
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December 27, 2004
Bucs coach Jon Gruden said Brian Griese will start the season finale, but Chris Simms could play, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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December 21, 2004
Bucs coach Jon Gruden said Brian Griese will remain the starting quarterback the last two games, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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December 14, 2004
Despite having only slim hopes for postseason activity, Bucs coach Jon Gruden said he will not pull veteran starters like Brian Griese to take a look at untested players this week, according to the St. Petersburg Times. "I'm not going to disrupt what Brian Griese (has done)," Gruden said. "Brian Griese has thrown for (69.6) percent. He's doing a phenomenal job."
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December 3, 2004
Brian Griese is expected to start Sunday, despite nursing a sore hip flexor, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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December 2, 2004
Brian Griese is listed as questionable for Sunday with a hip flexor injury that limited him in practice yesterday, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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November 28, 2004
Brian Griese continues to play exceptionally well for the Buccaneers. On Sunday against the Panthers he threw for 347 yards and two touchdowns - with one INT - on 27-of-39 passing. Griese has thrown two touchdown passes in four straight games.
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November 21, 2004
Despite nursing a bruised shoulder, Brian Griese handled all of the quarterback work for the Bucs Sunday. He finished the game with 210 yards passing, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
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November 20, 2004
Brian Griese practiced Friday and will start Sunday, despite his bruised shoulder, according to the St. Petersburg Times. "He did pretty good," coach Jon Gruden said. "He's still a little bit sore, but he did practice and threw the ball good."
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November 19, 2004
Nursing a bruised right shoulder, Brian Griese returned to practice yesterday on a limited basis, according to the St. Petersburg Times. "He threw the ball well, moved around well and is feeling a bit better," coach Jon Gruden said. "He's feeling better and better every day and those are good signs."
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November 18, 2004
The St. Petersburg Times reports that Brian Griese was limited in practice yesterday due to a bruised right shoulder. Bucs coach Jon Gruden is hopeful that Griese will start Sunday. "He didn't do much," Gruden said. "He was very, very limited and is still sore from the game. Hopefully, he gets his mobility back and can get out there and throw (today)."
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October 26, 2004
Bucs coach Jon Gruden said that if Brian Griese continues to play well, he'll remain the starting quarterback, even after Chris Simms is healthy again, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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October 20, 2004
The Bucs named Brian Griese their starter for at least one more week, according to the Tampa Tribune. He may have the job for a while, as Jon Gruden said he was comfortable naming Griese his quarterback for the forseeable future. Griese has compiled a passer rating of 106.6 and has completed over 70% of his passes the past two weeks.
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October 19, 2004
Brian Griese completed 27-of-40 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns in his first start of the year for the Bucs on Monday. He got the nod because Chris Simms was injured, and he did nothing to hurt his chances of starting at least another week.
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October 11, 2004
Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden said that Brian Griese will start this week's game. Chris Simms is expected to be listed as doubtful with a shoulder injury. It's not clear what Griese's chances are of securing the job for a while.
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October 10, 2004
Brian Griese replaced the injured Chris Simms in the second quarter on Sunday and had a terrific game. Griese completed 16-of-19 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. Griese certainly played well enough to create a decision for head coach Jon Gruden next week if Simms is healthy enough to play.
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October 9, 2004
Brian Griese took most of the snaps with the second unit on Friday, but Bucs coach Jon Gruden said he wouldn't name the primary backup to starting quarterback Chris Simms until game-time Sunday, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
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October 5, 2004
Brian Griese backed up Brad Johnson last week - ahead of Chris Simms - and may get a chance to take over the offense soon, according to the Tampa Tribune. Jon Gruden refused to say Monday whether Johnson would start this week.
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August 13, 2004
Bucs coach Jon Gruden said that the battle between Brian Griese and Chris Simms for the No. 2 QB job will continue until the week before the season, according to the Tampa Tribune.
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March 17, 2004
ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli is reporting that Brian Griese has reached an agreement in principle with the Bucs. He's expected to earn a bit less than $1 million in 2004.
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February 27, 2004
The Dolphins released Brian Griese on Thursday, according to the Miami Herald.
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