Former Texas QB says he accepted illegal payments as college player
Filling in as a guest host recently on CBS Sports Radio’s “Tiki and Tierney” show, Chris Simms surely wanted to impress. So the former University of Texas quarterback shared a story about his Longhorns teammates getting paid, as well as accepting some illegal payments himself during his college playing days.
“They didn’t pay me, but there may have been cash going around to some other players. I’m not going to deny that. I may have gotten a few $100 handshakes every now and then to sign some autographs for alumni,” said Simms, son of former two-time Super Bowl champion Phil Simms. “I don’t care how rich your upbringing was. Yes, I grew up with a silver spoon, but if you give me a few extra $100 as a college kid, that’s great.”
After that revelation, Texas alumni probably won’t want to shake Simms’ hand at all.
