Titans QB Simms Denies Deal In Marijuana-Driving Case
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms is rejecting a plea deal after being accused of driving while high on marijuana in New York City.
Simms rejected prosecutors' offer Friday to let him plead guilty to driving while impaired, a traffic violation.
His punishment would have included a $500 fine, five days of community service and a 90-day driver's license suspension.
After Simms turned down the offer, a judge set a March 1 trial date. The charges include a misdemeanor that could send the 30-year-old Simms to jail for a year if he's convicted.
Simms was pulled over July 1. He denies a police claim that he admitted smoking marijuana.
He's a son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms.
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