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Titans Extend Jeffery Simmons, Coach Limits Snap Count

7/10/2026

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Simmons Signs Extension

Jeffery Simmons signed a three-year contract extension with the Tennessee Titans.
Head coach Robert Saleh will limit Simmons’s snaps in a rotation to keep him fresh for third-down and two-minute situations.
Saleh warned that if Simmons plays 50 of 60 plays, the team will reduce his usage.
Simmons said Saleh’s aggressive defensive approach matches his own style, favoring quality over quantity of snaps.

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Simmons Secures Extension

Jeffery Simmons signed a three-year extension that averages $35.276 million per season, making him the highest-paid interior defensive lineman.
The contract includes $100 million guaranteed, one of the largest guarantees for a defensive tackle in recent NFL deals.
Titans head coach Robert Saleh said the new scheme requires interior linemen to rush upfield and act as disruptors, a shift from the traditional tackle role.

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Titans Front Upgrade

The Titans traded T’Vondre Sweat for defensive end Jermaine Johnson II and signed free agents John Franklin-Myers, Solomon Thomas, Jordan Elliott and Jacob Martin to deepen the front-four.
Simmons completed a February elbow cleanup that now lets him fully straighten his right arm, prompting defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton to say he sets the defense’s tone.
Veteran linebacker Cody Barton believes the new scheme could push Simmons into defensive-player-of-the-year contention.

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Simmons Signs Extension

Jeffery Simmons signed a three-year contract extension with the Tennessee Titans.
Head coach Robert Saleh will limit Simmons’s snaps in a rotation to keep him fresh for third-down and two-minute situations.
Saleh warned that if Simmons plays 50 of 60 plays, the team will reduce his usage.
Simmons said Saleh’s aggressive defensive approach matches his own style, favoring quality over quantity of snaps.

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