NFL quarterback Chris Simms waved off a deal from Manhattan prosecutors Friday that would leave no stain on his criminal record after his arrest for smoking pot while driving.

The Tennessee Titans backup and son of Giants great Phil Simms rejected an offer to plead guilty to a violation and face a 90-day license suspension, a $500 fine and five days of community service.

Simms, 30, was arrested in July at a West Houston St. checkpoint and charged with a single misdemeanor count of driving while under the influence of drugs.

A judge this month refused to throw out Simms' admission to a cop that he took four puffs of marijuana while in a 1999 Mercedes-Benz with his pregnant wife and two pals.

The rejection of the one-time offer from the Manhattan District Attorney's office means Simms could go to trial.

"See you March 1st," Simms said as he strolled out of court, referring to his next court date.

The cop who stopped Simms said the former University of Texas star was "zombie-like" and unsteady on his feet at the time of his arrest.

Simms is a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback whose once-promising pro career has been set back by injuries. He was out of a job this season after being cut by the Titans in the preseason, but was then brought back by the team.

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