Tennessee Titans defensive lineman is one of many players trying to battle through injury to stay on the field. For Simmons, it’s an ankle issue that has hampered him for a few weeks now.
Simmons hasn’t practiced in each of the last two weeks, yet he has been able to take the field and play at a high level.
Unfortunately, Simmons appeared to aggravate the injury late in the Week 9 game against the Kansas City Chiefs in which he logged an astounding and career-high 81 snaps.
According to multiple reporters, Simmons was spotted with a walking boot on his ankle on Wednesday.
#Titans DT Jeffery Simmons just walked through the locker room with a walking boot on that left ankle that kept him out of practice the past two weeks. He went down late grabbing the ankle in loss in KC.
— Teresa Walker (@TeresaMWalker) November 9, 2022
This leaves Simmons’ status very much up in the air for Week 10 against the Denver Broncos, but as we’ve seen the last two weeks, a lack of practice participation doesn’t mean he won’t go.
Simmons is easily the most important player on defense for the Titans, a team that can ill-afford to see a drop-off in performance on that side of the ball, which is likely to happen if Simmons doesn’t play.
