Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons recently expressed confidence he would remain with the team long term. He was right.
The sides have agreed in principle to a four-year contract extension, Turron Davenport of ESPN reports.
Simmons was headed into the final year of his rookie contract, scheduled to make $10.753 million on the fifth-year option.
Simmons, a first-round choice in 2019, has become one of the league’s top interior defensive linemen. He made the Pro Bowl each of the past two seasons. He also has earned second-team All-Pro honors twice.
He has totaled 189 tackles, 21 sacks, 46 quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and 19 passes defensed in his four-year career.
