On June 19 the Tennessee Titans made Jeffery Simmons the highest-paid defensive tackle in the history of the league.
The deal is a three-year extension reported around $105.8 million, with roughly $100 million guaranteed. The average annual value lands north of $35 million a year, which clears the previous high at the position by a few million. For a Titans team that is rebuilding around a young quarterback and a new coaching staff, locking up Simmons was the one move that was never really in doubt. He is the foundation.
Simmons earned it. He made his first All-Pro team in 2025 on the back of a career-high 11 sacks, and the advanced numbers backed it up, grading him as one of the three best interior defenders in football. He turns 29 in July, which is the sweet spot for a veteran who is still in his prime but has enough tread left to justify the term.
What makes this one fun is the timing. The Titans have spent the offseason being written up as a worst-to-first candidate, and the Simmons signing is the kind of move that tells the locker room ownership is serious. You do not pay a record number to a defensive tackle if you think you are a year or two away. You do it when you think the window is now.
We built a full set of Jeffery Simmons plaques to go with the moment.
The 4x6 single card is the gift-friendly size. The 12x15 with 8 cards spans his rookie cards in 2019 through this past season, and it is the centerpiece for a Titans fan cave.
The exact card may vary slightly from the one pictured. You'll always get a genuine licensed card of this player.