Ah, what the heck. We might as well continue with one of our main themes of the week — people within sports organizations getting caught doing dumb things. I literally just finished posting about Georgia’s AD Damon Evans getting arrested for a DUI when I came across another bonehead. Never heard of a DWB? That’s because I made it up. It stands for Driving While Baked.
According to the New York Post, Tennessee Titans quarterback Chris Simms was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana. He was driving his Mercedes Benz through an NYPD Manhattan South Task Force checkpoint when cops smelled weed and said he had “red eyes, flushed face, and slurred speech.” Maybe he was just overly tired and it was his friend’s car or he had let someone borrow it earlier that day? Oh wait, Simms admitted to having just smoked in the car. Nevermind.
Between Vince Young punching a guy in the face and getting arrested and now this from Simms, the Titans seem to be having a little trouble keeping their quarterbacks out of legal trouble. I hope their court dates are spaced out so they don’t have an already pissed off Chris Johnson under center throwing passes to the first-team wide receivers when training camp opens.
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Chris Simms arrested on driving while stoned charge [NY Post]
Chris Simms arrested for driving while impaired by marijuana [Pro Football Talk]
