Chicago Bears agree to acquire Jeffery Simmons from Tennessee Titans
Chicago is reportedly sending two first-round picks and a fourth-round pick for the defensive tackle, with a fifth-round pick also going to the Bears.
The Chicago Bears and Tennessee Titans agreed on October 29 to a trade that would send defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to Chicago, according to separate reports by SB Nation and CBS Sports. The reported deal would give the Bears a four-time Pro Bowl player for their defensive line. Neither report establishes that the transaction has been formally completed.
Draft picks in the reported Simmons trade
Chicago would send Tennessee two first-round picks and a fourth-round pick, according to both reports. CBS Sports identifies them as the Bears’ 2027 and 2028 first-round selections and their 2027 fourth-round selection. It also reports that Chicago would receive a 2028 fifth-round pick alongside Simmons. The teams have not confirmed those terms in the two reports.
SB Nation’s Erik Duerrwaechter attributed the agreement and the three picks going to Tennessee to a report by Tom Pelissero. CBS Sports attributed its report that Simmons was being traded to its insider Matt Zenitz. The fifth-round pick going to Chicago and the years of the selections are details reported by CBS Sports.
What Simmons would bring to Chicago
Simmons, 29, has played his entire NFL career with Tennessee. The Titans selected him 19th overall in the 2019 draft, and he has made four Pro Bowls since 2021, CBS Sports reported. He earned his first All-Pro selection after the 2025 season, when he set career highs with 11 sacks and 17 tackles for loss. Those figures show the level of production Chicago is seeking in the reported deal, while the draft picks show the cost of acquiring him.
In the 2026 season, Simmons had recorded four sacks, 13 quarterback pressures and 38 combined tackles at the time of SB Nation’s report. Duerrwaechter described Chicago’s defensive line as an area the team had needed to strengthen. Simmons would join a Bears front that includes Grady Jarrett, with Dennis Allen overseeing the defense, according to that report.
For Tennessee, the reported agreement would mean parting with a player who entered its starting lineup as a rookie and became one of its leading defensive linemen. CBS Sports put the Titans at 1-6 entering their game against Cincinnati and reported the deal ahead of the NFL’s November 10 trade deadline. The reported return would give Tennessee two first-round selections in consecutive drafts, while Chicago would receive Simmons and a later-round pick.
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Sources and context
- Chicago Bears Acquire All-Pro Jeffery SimmonsSB Nation (republished by Yahoo Sports; reporting by Erik Duerrwaechter, Windy City Gridiron)
- Jeffery Simmons trade: Titans deal All-Pro defensive tackle to the Bears, per CBS Sports insiderCBS Sports
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