🏈 Titans gave Jeffery Simmons $105.8M, then traded him to Bears

$100M was guaranteed. The terms come from his agents and the Titans' statement; no source ranks it against other tackle deals. 📌

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By the numbers

  • 3y 2mfrom first to latest entry on recordApr 2023 to Jun 2026, 2 dated entries in the file
  • 5receipts behind this story4 news reports, 1 statement, 2023 to 2026

Counted by MrScandal from the receipts, the Files and our rankings.

The Tennessee Titans agreed to a three-year extension with Jeffery Simmons worth $105.8 million, with $100 million of it guaranteed, his agents told ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo on June 19, 2026.

What we know

  • His agents told ESPN on June 19, 2026 that the Titans had agreed to a three-year extension worth $105.8 million with $100 million guaranteed.
  • In April 2023, NFL.com reported, citing NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, a four-year, $94 million extension with $66 million guaranteed and a $24 million signing bonus.
  • NFL.com reported the 2023 deal's $23.5 million annual salary ranked second among interior defensive linemen, behind Aaron Donald.
  • The Chicago Bears announced on Oct. 29, 2026 that they had acquired Simmons from the Titans for a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick, with a 2028 fifth-round pick coming from Tennessee.

Then came the twist. On Oct. 29, the Chicago Bears announced they had acquired Simmons from Tennessee. The price, per the Bears: a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick, with a 2028 fifth-round pick coming back to Chicago from the Titans.

The scoreboard: two Simmons deals

DetailApril 2023 extensionJune 2026 extension
LengthFour yearsThree years
Total value$94 million$105.8 million
Guaranteed$66 million$100 million
Signing bonus$24 millionNot stated in the sources read
Annual salary$23.5 millionNot stated in the sources read
Rank at signingSecond among interior defensive linemen, behind Aaron DonaldNot stated in the sources read
First reported byESPN's Turron Davenport; terms via NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, per NFL.comHis agents, to ESPN and NFL Network, per ESPN

The 2023 deal, for context

NFL.com reported on April 7, 2023, citing Rapoport, that Simmons had agreed to a four-year extension worth $94 million, with $66 million guaranteed and a $24 million signing bonus. NFL.com put the $23.5 million annual salary second among interior defensive linemen, behind Aaron Donald and just ahead of Daron Payne, who had signed his own extension that March.

Why Tennessee paid

Simmons posted a career-high 11 sacks in 2025, breaking Jurrell Casey's mark of 10.5 for a Titans defensive tackle in the franchise's Titans era, the team's website reported. The Associated Press named him first-team All-Pro, per the same report.

"Jeffery Simmons is a pillar for our franchise and embodies what it means to be a Titan. He's the premier defensive tackle in the National Football League and you win with players like Jeffery,"

Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi, in a statement quoted by ESPN, June 19, 2026

Four months of that pillar talk later, the pillar was in Chicago. The Bears' announcement carries a thank-you from their general manager Ryan Poles to Borgonzi and the Titans for their "partnership and collaboration." The documents read include no separate Titans statement on the trade.

Simmons made his Bears debut in a 34-17 win at Seattle, ESPN reported on Nov. 3, with a sack, six tackles and a deflected pass. Where the $105.8 million ranks among the richest defensive tackle deals is not stated in any document read, so this piece does not guess.

The Jeffery Simmons file

Last entry Jun 19, 2026
  1. Reported

    His agents told ESPN the Titans agreed to a three-year, $105.8M extension with $100M guaranteed. This story

  2. Reported

    NFL.com reported a four-year, $94M Titans extension with $66M guaranteed, citing NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. This story

On file: The Jeffery Simmons file · The Tennessee Titans file

The Ledger

On the record

  • His agents told ESPN the June 19, 2026 extension was $105.8 million with $100 million guaranteed; the Bears announced the Oct. 29 trade and its draft-pick price.

Still rumour

  • Where the 2026 deal ranks among defensive tackle contracts, its signing bonus and year-by-year pay, and whether the Titans have commented on the trade are not confirmed in the documents read.

That's the record. The rest is rumour. - MrMuscles

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