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Bears acquire All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons from Titans for two first-round picks
The Chicago Bears have acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans, giving up two first-round picks. The deal has not been officially announced and, per The New York Times, is contingent on Simmons passing a physical.
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In brief
The Bears are sending their 2027 and 2028 first-round picks plus a fourth-round pick, and receive Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick in return.
Simmons recorded 11 sacks last season and four through seven games this year, with 46.5 sacks across eight Titans seasons.
Simmons signed a three-year, $105.8 million extension in June with $100 million guaranteed, and the trade depends on a physical.
The Bears are 5-2 entering Week 8 under Ben Johnson, and their interior linemen rank near the bottom of the NFL in generating pressure, according to Axios.
- 2019Titans select Simmons 19th overall in the first round
- June 2026Titans extend Simmons three years for $105.8 million, $100 million guaranteed
- 28 OctSimmons tells reporters he has heard nothing about a trade
- 29 OctBears agree to acquire Simmons, according to multiple reports, before any official announcement
The trade
The Chicago Bears have acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans, according to sources who spoke about the deal without authorization to discuss it publicly. Chicago is sending its 2027 and 2028 first-round picks and a fourth-round pick to Tennessee. In return, the Bears receive Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round selection. Neither club had announced the deal when the reports appeared on Thursday, 29 October, and the New York Times reports that the trade depends on Simmons passing a physical.
Simmons' record
Simmons, 29, was taken 19th overall in the first round by Tennessee in 2019 and has spent all eight of his seasons with the Titans. Over that span he has recorded 46.5 sacks, 72 tackles for loss and 96 quarterback hits, and he has been selected to four Pro Bowls. Last season he posted 11 sacks, a career best, and earned first-team All-Pro honors. This season he has four sacks through seven games. In June the Titans extended him for three years worth $105.8 million, of which $100 million is guaranteed.
- 2025 season
- 11 sacks
- 2026 season, seven games
- 4 sacks
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Why Chicago is making the move
The Bears enter Week 8 with a 5-2 record under head coach Ben Johnson. Axios reports that Chicago's interior defensive linemen rank near the bottom of the NFL in generating pressure on opposing quarterbacks, and Simmons is expected to provide an immediate boost. On Wednesday, 28 October, Simmons told reporters that he had heard nothing from his agent or the organization about a move and that, as far as he knew, he would stay in Tennessee. The Bears play the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football next.
What comes next
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, along with ESPN's Adam Schefter, reported the terms before any official announcement. The deal still needs Simmons to pass his physical, and both teams have yet to confirm it publicly. The NFL trade deadline is 10 November, leaving about two weeks for the deal to be finalized. Simmons is under contract with the Titans through the extension signed in June, and the Bears will look to his pass rush as they push toward the playoffs.
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Sources and context
- N-tvTwo first-round picks for Titans: Monster trade in the NFL: Bears grab SimmonsZwei Erstrundenpicks für Titans: Monster-Trade in der NFL: Bears krallen sich Simmons · original in German
- AP NEWSChicago Bears acquire DT Jeffery Simmons in trade with the Tennessee Titans, AP source says
- AxiosReport: Bears land Jeffery Simmons in blockbuster trade
- The New York TimesBears acquire All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons from Titans: Source
- Jeffery Simmons
- Titans defensive tackle traded to the Chicago Bears
- Ben Johnson
- Bears head coach
- Adam Schefter
- ESPN reporter who reported the trade terms
- Ian Rapoport
- NFL Network reporter who reported the trade
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