This just in: college football players sometimes receive $100 handshakes from wealthy fans. Chris Simms confirmed that once again.
Two years after talking about receiving a few $100 handshakes during his time at Texas, Simms caused some headlines for saying it again.
Simms, a former Texas Longhorns QB, talked about the $100 handshakes on “The Dan Patrick Show” Thursday.
Former @TexasFootball QB @CSimmsQB says he received "$100 handshakes" from athletic department boosters while playing at Texas. Surprised? pic.twitter.com/fO5ZLDjwsE
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) August 17, 2017
Simms noted that it wasn’t the prominent boosters who gave out the handshakes, but rather smaller fans who might exchange the money as a thank you for a player signing autographs. Simms, who most notably played for the Bucs in the NFL, says that the $100 handshakes happen at many schools, not just big ones like Texas.
Simms is currently an analyst for NBC Sports.
