Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons enjoyed a strong seventh season, setting career highs in tackles for loss and sacks, earning his fourth Pro Bowl and first First-Team All-Pro selection. Simmons totaled 67 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 21 quarterback hits, 11 sacks, one safety, and three forced fumbles across 15 games. He also posted 64 pressures (second-most among interior defenders), a 19.4% pass-rush win rate (the highest rate), 27 run stops (tenth-most), and a 9.6% stop rate (the thirteenth-highest rate).
Jeffery Simmons is in the third-year of his four-year contract extension. He is scheduled to earn a $20.173 million base salary with $6.47 million guaranteed, $20.673 million in cash, and a $25.625 million cap hit in 2026. Simmons is scheduled to earn a $23 million base salary, $23.5 million in cash, and a $28.51 million cap hit in 2027, per Over The Cap.
The Tennessee Titans announced a record-breaking contract for 4x-Pro Bowler (at position)
Tennessee Titans General Manager Mike Borgonzi fields questions from the media at Ascension St. Thomas Sports Park Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. The Titans are beginning their head coaching search this week.
According to Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Titans have re-signed Jeffery Simmons to a blockbuster three-year extension, making him the league’s highest-paid defensive tackle. The deal is worth $105.8 million ($35.267 million annual salary) with $100 million guaranteed. As a result, Simmons is now under contract through the 2030 season.
Big 💰 for Big Jeff: The #Titans and All-Pro Jeffery Simmons agreed on a three-year, $105.8m extension, making him the highest-paid DT in the NFL by a wide margin, sources tell @RapSheet.
Simmons gets $100m guaranteed in a done by Todd France & AJ Stevens of @AthletesFirst. pic.twitter.com/ugHIieZNwC
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) June 19, 2026
Jeffery Simmons: $35,267,000
Chris Jones: $31,750,000
Dexter Lawrence II: $28,000,000
Milton Williams and Jordan Davis: $26,000,000
Nnamdi Madubuike: $24,500,000
Alim McNeill: $24,250,000
Quinnen Williams and Derrick Brown: $24,000,000
DeForest Buckner: $23,000,000
Daron Payne: $22,500,000
Kenny Clark: $21,333,333
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