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Bears acquire All‑Pro DT Jeffery Simmons from Titans

sportsOct 29, 202645735

The Chicago Bears acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans in a blockbuster trade, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Chicago sent two first-round picks, a fourth-rounder and a pick swap to Tennessee in exchange for Simmons, with the deal pending a physical. The move projects to give the Titans the No. 1 and No. 27 picks in the 2027 draft, according to a draft-order projection tied to the trade. Simmons signed a new three-year contract with Tennessee before this season, so this is not a short-term rental for Chicago. The Bears completed the trade less than two weeks before the deadline and will face the Seahawks in a matchup noted as coming up on Monday. The deal signals Chicago general manager Ryan Poles pushing to upgrade the defensive front immediately for a team that believes it can contend this season.

Da Bears
@chicagobearsx.bsky.social

Kind of fun that the Seahawks trade for All-Pro Guard Quenton Nelson right before their matchup with the Bears, so the Bears decide to trade for All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons two days later. They'll face each other on Monday.

76Yesterday
caponigri.bsky.social3

Both, probably: Glad I don't have to play that guy any more ...

Maks2

If both of them play, watch out.

Mike Tanier
@miketanier.bsky.social

Jeffrey Simmons is awesome. The Bears needed an anchor on defense. The trade looks like a fleecing by the Titans.

83Yesterday
Mike Tanier18

Responses to this remark appear to be really normal.

Scott10

Is the Bears defense immediately better? Yes. Would they have been able to draft a comparable all-pro in the late first-round in this year's draft? No. Would that draft pick help them in a very winnable NFC this year? No.

Ken Raining3

Personally, I am not sure trading more than one first round pick for anything short of a quarterback is ever worth it. 🤷

Kris with a K3

Meh, that was the price and Poles paid it. Now they need to get out there and win the Super Bowl. 

🎮 Chris Leeper 👾3

Wish they had waited until after they played the hawks 😅

Zach Goldberg2

Another victim of Trump inflation.

Bill Barnwell
@billbarnwell.com

And then I've got a second column on the Jeffery Simmons trade. Teams trading two first-round picks for established veterans in the modern era are batting about 25%. Why haven't those trades lived up to expectations? And can Simmons be the exception? www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

5621h ago
Zach Geballe1

25% of the time, it works every time!

Sean Hammond
@seanhammond.bsky.social

‼️Blockbuster trade‼️ The Bears are trading for All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons, sending a package that includes their 2027 and 2028 first-round draft picks to Tennessee.

41Yesterday
Kevin Fishbain
@kfishbain.bsky.social

Per @jjones9.bsky.social, here's the trade compensation (sans typo)... Bears get: DT Jeffery Simmons, Ten 2028 fifth-rounder Titans get: Chi 2027 first- and fourth-rounders, 2028 first

51Yesterday
Derrik Klassen
@qbklass.bsky.social

yeah I think this is so much different than the Sauce trade because 1) Simmons is better and 2) the Bears offense is real; the Colts thing was kind of a mirage or flash in the pan even before injuries

50Yesterday
RBP4

CB play is also way more volatile than DT play

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist1

So is Steichen actually a) pure master schemer who made Daniel Jones look good or b) not master schemer who caught a nice statistical stretch? c)master schemer but only with Real Quarterback

Bleacher Nation Bears
@bn-bears.bsky.social

IT’S OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL! JEFFERY SIMMONS IS A CHICAGO BEAR! 🐻⬇️

3418h ago
The Athletic Football Show
@tafootballshow.bsky.social

Emergency Pod! 🚨 Chicago Bears trade for All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons. @robertmays, @davehelman_ and Derrik break it all down. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTSR...

25Yesterday
John Boyle
@johnpboyle.bsky.social

Quenton Nelson on Jeffery Simmons getting traded to the Bears: “Man, can’t get away from this guy.”

23Yesterday
Seth Walder
@sethwalder.bsky.social

I wrote about the Jeffery Simmons trade. Elite player filling a clear need for a team that absolutely should be making a Super Bowl push. But where is the line, on price, where that isn't enough to make it make sense? www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

19Yesterday
Scott Spratt
@scottspratt.bsky.social

Not sure why I always feel compelled to stick up for the Colts, but the Jeffery Simmons trade will age poorly if Caleb Williams suffers a season-ending injury in a couple of weeks, too

17Yesterday
nicholasmoreano.bsky.social
@nicholasmoreano.bsky.social

The Bears trade for Jeffery Simmons immediately upgrades Chicago's defense. But this move also means that general manager Ryan Poles believes his team can compete for a Super Bowl. My latest for @BearsRTB roundtable.io/sports/nfl/b...

15Yesterday
Dan Pizzuta
@danpizzuta.bsky.social

New at @ftnfantasy.com Wrote about the Jeffery Simmons trade, what he brings to the Bears, and where it leaves the Titans ftnfantasy.com/nfl/what-doe...

1422h ago
Right Time with Bomani Jones
@righttimebomani.bsky.social

Bomani is joined by Domonique Foxworth for another Foxworth Friday…somewhere 🔥 Lamar Jackson’s injury, Bears latest trade for Jeffery Simmons, Deshaun Watson’s potential to win Comeback POY and more. Watch here ⤵️

14Yesterday
Bradley P. Moss
@bradmossesq.bsky.social

Poked my head out from day long depositions to see my Bears went for broke and got Jeffery Simmons on the D-line. And I missed my sport pundit crush @minakimes.bsky.social talking about it! www.espn.com/video/clip/_...

16Yesterday
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espn.comSources: Bears acquire All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons in trade with Titansnytimes.comNFL Draft 2027 order: Titans projected to pick No. 1, No. 27 after Jeffery Simmons tradepodcasts.apple.comEmergency Podcast: Bears Acquire Jeffery Simmons

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