After having his best season as s pro in 2021, Tennessee Titans 2019 first-round pick and defensive lineman, Jeffery Simmons, is setting himself up for quite the pay day down the road.
The good news for the cash-strapped Titans is that they have until the 2024 offseason to figure things out, as the team is expected to pick up his fifth-year option by May 2, which keeps him under contract through 2023.
Titans general manager Jon Robinson stated the obvious recently, saying that keeping Simmons, who has become a cornerstone defender in Nashville and among the best at his position in the NFL, is a top priority for the team, according to Ben Arthur of The Tennessean: