PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : SUPER BOWL : Apology Isn’t Enough, Gibbs Says

Joe Gibbs, coach of the Washington Redskins, said that backup tackle Ed Simmons’ apology for a drunk driving arrest won’t change the fact that Simmons “will have to pay a price.”

Simmons was arrested early Friday for driving while intoxicated, District of Columbia police said. He was stopped in the Georgetown section at about 2:30 a.m., police said.

“I talked with Ed,” Gibbs said. “He told me, ‘I just messed up. I shouldn’t have done it. I’m sorry about it.’ He’s going to have to pay a price, whatever it is. We don’t like it and he doesn’t like it. It’s just something he’s going to have to work his way through.”

Gibbs did not say whether Simmons would be held out of the Jan. 26 Super Bowl against the Buffalo Bills.

Should the Redskins decide to deactivate Simmons for the game, the only offensive lineman they could activate off injured reserve is Ray Brown. Brown has sat out most of the past two seasons because of injuries and has been sidelined this season because of an injured elbow.

First-year tackle Mo Elewonibi has spent the season on injured reserve because of a knee injury.

Simmons was the starting right tackle at the beginning of the season, but suffered a sprained knee during the second game. He played in both of Washington’s playoff games, against the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions.