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Titans Ink Jeffery Simmons to $105.8M Five-Year Deal

6/21/2026

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Titans Sign Simmons

The Tennessee Titans signed defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to a five-year, $105.8 million contract.
The deal guarantees $100 million at signing and $90 million after the first season.
It includes a $20 million signing bonus and a $13 million 2026 salary.
Mike Borgonzi called Simmons a pillar for the franchise while Simmons thanked the team.
The Titans will open the 2026 season against the New York Jets on September 13.

Summary

Simmons Earns All-Pro

Simmons posted 11 sacks, 60 pressures and a 13.9% pressure rate, leading all defensive tackles in 2025.
He earned First-Team All-Pro honors, recorded 21 quarterback hits and 17 tackles for loss.
Simmons has started 97 of 99 career games, collected four Pro Bowls and three All-Pro selections.
New head coach Robert Saleh will limit his snaps and focus on one-on-one rushes to keep him fresher.

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Simmons Signs Extension

The Titans signed a three-year extension with defensive tackle Simmons through the 2030 season.
Todd France and AJ Stevens of Athletes First acted as Simmons’s agents and handled communications.
Vin Marino, Leland Taylor and Dave Gardi served as the Titans’ negotiation team that finalized the deal.
Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network disclosed the contract, which the Titans called record-setting for a defensive tackle.

History

Historical Context

After selecting Kevin Williams ninth overall in the 2003 NFL draft, the Minnesota Vikings built a dominant defensive line—dubbed the “Williams Wall”—that helped secure the league’s best rushing defense from 2006 to 2008. In December 2006 the team signed him to a seven-year extension worth up to $50 million, illustrating the league’s escalating lineman salaries that set the stage for the 2026 five-year, $105.8 million deal.

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Titans Sign Simmons

The Tennessee Titans signed defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to a five-year, $105.8 million contract.
The deal guarantees $100 million at signing and $90 million after the first season.
It includes a $20 million signing bonus and a $13 million 2026 salary.
Mike Borgonzi called Simmons a pillar for the franchise while Simmons thanked the team.
The Titans will open the 2026 season against the New York Jets on September 13.

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