Former UT quarterback Chris Simms admits he took money from boosters

PHOTOS: Former Longhorns quarterback Chris Simms Chris Simms, quarterback for the Longhorns from 1999-2002, admitted to accepting money from University of Texas boosters while he was on the Dan Patrick Show on Thursday. Browse through the photos for a look at Chris Simms during his UT tenure. less PHOTOS: Former Longhorns quarterback Chris Simms Chris Simms, quarterback for the Longhorns from 1999-2002, admitted to accepting money from University of Texas boosters while he was on the Dan Patrick Show on ... more Photo: Karl Stolleis/Houston Chronicle Photo: Karl Stolleis/Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Former UT quarterback Chris Simms admits he took money from boosters 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

Chris Simms, quarterback for the Longhorns from 1999-2002, admitted to accepting money from University of Texas boosters while he was on the Dan Patrick Show on Thursday.

Simms also claimed that boosters giving money to student-athletes happens all the time, and that it's "stupid" to think that it doesn't happen.

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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

"It would be the random booster that you might see only one time, right, but he would find you that one time and he might have 10 football jerseys for you to sign real quick, and you'd sign it, and then he'd give you, 'Hey, thanks for this. I appreciate that.' And he'd give you a $100 handshake."

Simms went on to advocate for student-athletes to be paid in the future.

"Listen, they have to do something, I think, financially to help out the college players to a degree," he said.