Chris Simms isn’t letting a sore elbow slow down his comeback from an injury even if he doesn’t know how long it’s going to take.

“My arm is a little sore. … But it’s nothing like crazy sore,” Simms said Tuesday after a limited workload in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ practice. “Don’t make a big deal about it. It’s nothing that I feel like’s going to hurt my career or hurt me in camp. I’m OK, it’s going to be fine.”

Coach Jon Gruden said Simms would hopefully be able to do more starting with Wednesday’s practice.

Simms’ spleen was removed after he took several hard hits during a loss to Carolina on Sept. 24. Despite missing the final 13 weeks of the season, he signed a two-year, $7 million contract extension in December.

“I’m trying to work everything out to the point where I was last year before the injury, and I’m just not quite there yet,” the 26-year-old said.

The Bucs signed Jeff Garcia as a free agent in March. Simms, Luke McCown and Bruce Gradkowski are candidates for the No. 2 job.

“I don’t quite feel like myself; I don’t know how to quite say it,” Simms said. “The only thing I can say to you is I’m going to continue to work and I’m not quite where I need to be.”

Jaguars

Center Brad Meester broke his right ankle and will be sidelined at least eight weeks, the team’s first significant injury this season. Meester was scheduled to have surgery today. Meester, who has started 108 games for Jacksonville in seven years, injured his ankle during the team’s first full-pads practice Monday night.

Redskins

Left tackle Chris Samuels sprained a knee ligament at practice Monday and is expected to miss up to four weeks but is expected to return in time for the opener.

“We really got good news,” coach Joe Gibbs said. “Hopefully Chris will be back before four weeks are up.”

Cowboys

Receiver Terry Glenn had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday, while Terrell Owens rested his sore hamstring.

While an MRI showed no serious damage after Glenn hurt his knee Sunday, the decision was made to have the procedure after he kept having pain. He’s out two weeks.

Owens was at practice, but was on the field without shoulder pads or a helmet after being told by coach Wade Phillips to take it easy.

Jets

Veteran running back Tony Fisher was released. Fisher, who spent last season with St. Louis after four years with Green Bay, was signed by the Jets last Friday to add depth to their running back corps after Cedric Houston abruptly left.

Cardinals

Fullback A.J. Schable has a broken right foot and will be sidelined for about eight weeks. Schable appeared in 11 games last season, mostly on special teams.

Packers

Receiver Donald Driver practiced for the first time. He had been unable to pass his physical, but coach Mike McCarthy said Driver wasn’t likely to be limited at all during workouts. Driver separated a joint in his right shoulder during Green Bay’s win at San Francisco.