The Chicago Bears didn’t wait around for the trade deadline to make their move.
Just ahead of a Week 8 Monday Night Football trip to Seattle, Chicago landed All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans in a deal that immediately changes the feel of an already demanding matchup with the Seahawks, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Thursday.
The price was steep. Tennessee gets 2027 and 2028 first-round picks, along with a fourth-round pick in 2027, while Chicago receives a 2028 fifth-round pick back in the deal.
Simmons, 29, arrives with a big résumé and plenty of production. He and the Titans agreed to a three-year, $105.8 million extension over the summer after he turned in a career-high 11 sacks in 2025.
This season, even with Tennessee struggling, he has still put up four sacks and six tackles for loss in seven games. Over 106 games with the Titans, Simmons piled up 46.5 sacks and 72 tackles for loss, along with three All-Pro nods and four Pro Bowl selections.
For Chicago, the move is about shoring up a defense that needs a lift to match the rest of the roster. The Bears have been flying on offense and now add a disruptive force up front to give the unit a major boost under Ben Johnson.
The timing makes the whole thing even more interesting. Chicago and Seattle are set to meet in primetime, and the Bears made their splash only days after the defending Super Bowl champs made one of their own.
In Quenton Nelson’s debut, he’ll get a fast-track test for his new team, with an immediate chance to show his value against one of the league’s top defensive tackles - a player he knows well from all those AFC South battles.
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