Bears & Titans Pull Off Massive Blockbuster Trade Involving Big-Name Superstar And Multiple First-Round Picks Ahead Of Deadline
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
The rebuild in Tennessee continues.
The Indianapolis Colts have already begun offloading a few valuable players, and most believe the 1-6 Titans aren’t far behind them. On Thursday, they certainly showed it with a massive trade that involved the Chicago Bears.
With the team not going anywhere anytime soon, the team shipped off Jeffery Simmons.
Titans Trade All-Pro Jeffery Simmons to Bears in Blockbuster Deadline Deal
Unsurprisingly, the Chicago Bears had shown interest in star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. That interest turned into a blockbuster trade on Thursday.
The news comes from Ian Rapoport, who notes that the Bears are sending the Titans two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder.
“The Titans are sending Jeff Simmons to the Bears for a massive package to help Tennessee rebuilt. It’s two firsts at least,” Rapoport reported.
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“The Bears are sending two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder to the Titans for Jeff Simmons. A monster deal,” Tom Pelissero added.
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The Bears traded away Gervon Dexter before the season started, which hurt their interior pass-rush. Now with Jeffrey Simmons, the team has an answer on defense. Chicago also needed a boost in their run defense. They are currently giving up the 10th-most rushing yards per attempt and ranked 26th in run stop win rate, according to ESPN.
Simmons is one of the best interior defensive linemen in the NFL and is a massive upgrade for Chicago.
