The Tennessee Titans’ decision to send defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears sent shockwaves across the NFL, and the Philadelphia Eagles may have come out of it with a little more leverage of their own.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Chicago landed Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick, while Tennessee received two first-round picks and a 2027 fourth-round pick. The move carries obvious weight for the Bears’ Super Bowl push, but it also reaches back to Philadelphia in a very specific way: it may have strengthened the Eagles’ hand if they decide to move Moro Ojomo.
Ojomo has become a real name to watch ahead of the deadline. He is in the final year of his rookie contract and is headed toward a payday the Eagles may not be able to absorb.
In seven games this season, he has produced 18 tackles, 16 pressures, 13 hurries, three quarterback hits, and two tackles for loss. Pro Football Focus has given him a 53.9 overall grade, which ranks 83rd out of 126 interior defensive linemen, along with a 53.9 pass-rush grade, good for 110th, and a 54.5 run-defense grade, which places him 61st.
Since 2024, Ojomo has turned himself into a quality interior defender who can get after the quarterback. With Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis drawing most of the spotlight at the position, Ojomo has quietly outperformed expectations for a former seventh-round pick.
That production is exactly why teams would have interest if Philadelphia puts him on the block. A young starting defensive tackle who can grow into a deal worth $20 million to $25 million per year will have a market. The question is how much the Eagles can get back now that the Simmons deal has reset things a bit.
If Howie Roseman gets serious about moving Ojomo, the target would likely be a third-round pick in either the 2027 or 2028 NFL Draft. That is the price range that has been floated around him, and Tennessee’s haul for Simmons gives Philadelphia another reference point. The Titans walked away with three draft picks in that deal, which could leave the Eagles either holding firm for a third-rounder or pushing for an extra selection on top of it.
Roseman’s focus in the next two years is clear: stockpile picks. Philadelphia is staring down a stretch of salary cap trouble because of all the dead money on the books, and draft capital is the cleanest way to help balance that out.
Eagles fans would rather keep Ojomo after the growth he has shown, but the numbers may force a different outcome. If Philadelphia can get at least a third-round pick for him, that would be a strong return - and the Bears’ blockbuster with Simmons may have made that kind of deal just a little more realistic.
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