Chris Simms Passes on NYC DUI Court Date

Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms needs to add a new date to his 2010 season: an October trial in his New York City drugged-driving case.

Simms didn't make it to court Monday in the case. He's in the midst of Titans training in Nashville. A Manhattan judge agreed to excuse him but said he needs to be there Oct. 7 for a hearing and trial.

The Manhattan District Attorney's office had asked that a warrant be issued for Simms, but that request was denied by Judge Michael Yavinsky who said, "If Monday are bad because Sundays he works, let's not pick a Monday."

October 7 is a Thursday.

Police say Simms, who's 29, slurred his words and told them he'd been smoking marijuana before he was stopped at a checkpoint July 1. He has said he was just talking about cigarettes.

He faces charges including a misdemeanor count of driving while impaired by drugs.

Simms is a son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms. The son has started 16 games during his six-year NFL career.

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