The Bears acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jefferey Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for Chicago's 2027 and 2028 first-round picks and 2027 fourth-round pick, the Titans announced Thursday.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The cost is steep, as Simmons is the first defensive tackle since 1967 to be traded for multiple first-round picks, according to ESPN.Since the Titans drafted Simmons with the No.
19 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, he has been one of the best defensive tackles in football.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEJeffery Simmons of the Tennessee Titans looks on during halftime against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium on Nov.30, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Jeff Dean/Getty Images)The four-time Pro Bowler has recorded 414 tackles and 46.5 sacks in 106 career games.Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said the organization is forever grateful for Simmons."There are few people like Jeff Simmons.
We are forever grateful for all he has given this team and this city.His formidable presence on the field was surpassed only by what he did off it.
He gave Nashville more than football.The Give ’Em A Reason Foundation has changed lives in Middle Tennessee and in Mississippi, and I have no doubt it will continue to wherever he goes," Strunk said in a statement."Jeff — thank you.
For how you played, how you led, and how you represented our team."The Bears are 5-2, and the acquisition of Simmons will help shore up a questionable defensive line.While the Bears are still generating plenty of sacks, those have largely come from blitzing linebackers and defensive backs rather than defensive linemen.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
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