Nashville spent Thursday digesting the Jeffery Simmons trade, and now the Tennessee Titans have to play without him. Sunday’s trip to Paycor Stadium puts a defense that ranks 26th in dropback success rate against Joe Burrow.
Jeffery Simmons has opened up about his emotional departure from the Tennessee Titans after being traded to the Chicago Bears, admitting the move told him everything he needed to know about his new team.
After suffering a last-second 27-24 defeat to the Cleveland Browns at home, the Tennessee Titans are essentially in football's dreaded no man's land. The Titans sit toward the bottom of the AFC standings with a 1-6 record.
When the Chicago Bears pulled off a blockbuster trade Thursday to acquire four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans, the celebration inside Halas Hall was obvious.
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The hits just keep coming for the 1-6 Tennessee Titans. Trading Jeffery Simmons may have primed the team for a better rebuild moving forward, but it does no favors for Tennessee's matchup with one of the best offenses in the league this Sunday.
Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans head to Cincinnati to face Joe Burrow this weekend, days after trading Jeffery Simmons to the Bears for two first-round picks, and the numbers on both sides of the ball were already working against them.
The Tennessee Titans sent shockwaves through the NFL on Thursday by trading All-Pro defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears. In order to get this deal over the finish line, Chicago traded two first-round picks and a fourth-round pick to Tennessee.
The Titans cashed in their top trade chip Thursday, sending Jeffery Simmons to the Bears for a package headlined by two first-round picks. Although the team was not planning to trade Simmons, signing off on such a deal certainly means the rebuilding club is open for business.
The ripple effects of the Chicago Bears' blockbuster trade for Jeffery Simmons were felt almost immediately across the NFL.
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The Tennessee Titans officially ruled out WR Carnell Tate, RB Tyjae Spears, and P Tommy Townsend for Week 8 against the Bengals, per Jim Wyatt of the team’s site. It’s a tough break for Tennessee’s offense, as they’ll be without their top receiver and primary backup running back. Tate, 21, was a five-star recruit and ranked as the No.
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Cam Ward needed a strong showing in Cincinnati before the Tennessee Titans’ bye. He may have to find one without Carnell Tate, his leading receiver. Robert Saleh said Friday that Tate (shoulder) won’t practice and is doubtful to play against the Bengals, according to NFL.com.
The Tennessee Titans announced they have signed DT Timmy Horne from the practice squad to the active roster. The Titans also signed LB Dominique Hampton to the practice squad.
Tony Pollard ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns against Cleveland, and the Tennessee Titans still lost 27-24 on a late kick. That’s been the season in Nashville.
Titans fans making the drive north through Kentucky on Sunday will watch a Tennessee defense that looks different from the one that lost to Cleveland. Jeffery Simmons is a Bear now, traded to Chicago for two first-round picks on Thursday, and the Titans go into Cincinnati without the player who has anchored their front since 2019.
The Tennessee Titans will be without Jeffery Simmons for Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals after trading away the star defensive lineman to the Chicago Bears.
The Tennessee Titans sent shockwaves throughout the entire league when they decided to trade the face of their franchise, star DT Jeffery Simmons, to the Chicago Bears for a massive draft haul that included two first round picks.
All the Chicago Bears did on Thursday was trade for one of the very best defensive players in the sport in Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans. The Bears primarily gave up two first-round picks for the move, and while that does seem like an overpay (it is), the Bears are in an all-in window.
On Thursday, the Tennessee Titans agreed to trade defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and a 2028 fifth-rounder to the Chicago Bears for a 2027 and 2028 first-rounder, plus a 2027 fourth-rounder.
In the aftermath of the Tennessee Titans trading defensive tackle Simmons to the Chicago Bears, fans and media have been busy evaluating the return and debating the impact.
Defensive tackles have arguably never been as important in the NFL as they are right now. The Chicago Bears' recent trade just proved it.
Robert Saleh was speaking to reporters and describing what he said to the Tennessee Titans before he completely lost his train of thought. Saleh has been under the microscope ever since he took over as head coach of the Titans, following a second stint as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Once again, Saleh is vouching for Ward.
Sunday afternoon began with a first-quarter Watson interception that helped Tennessee build a 14-0 lead.
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