Jeffery Simmons and the Titans have agreed to a new deal that puts real money behind his All-Pro breakthrough. The reported contract is a five-year agreement with major guarantees at signing, including a $20 million signing bonus and $60.2 million fully guaran
Jeffery Simmons didn’t wait for the next offseason to cash in on what his body of work has been building for years. After capping the 2025 season with the first All-Pro distinction of his seven-year career. the Titans and their defensive tackle have worked out a new contract that sets a new. uncomfortable bar for everyone else at the position.
The initial reports pegged the extension as a three-year, $105.8 million deal, which would have created a new-money average of $35.2 million. But the full picture goes deeper—and it’s why Simmons is now tied to a set of guarantees that feels built for the top tier of the market.
Per a source with knowledge of the terms, the complete contract is a five-year agreement with the following details:
1. Signing bonus: $20 million. 2. 2026 base salary: $13 million, fully guaranteed. 3. 2027 option bonus: $5.5 million. 4. 2027 workout bonus: $250,000, fully guaranteed (but must be earned). 5. 2027 base salary: $21.45 million, fully guaranteed. 6. 2028 90-man offseason roster bonus: $2.5 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed in March 2027. 7. 2028 workout bonus: $250,000, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed in March 2027 (but must be earned). 8. 2028 base salary: $27.05 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed in March 2027. 9. 2029 90-man offseason roster bonus: $5.5 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed in March 2028. 10. 2029 workout bonus: $250,000. 11. 2029 base salary: $22.251 million, $4.5 million of which is guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed in March 2028. 12. 2030 90-man offseason roster bonus: $1 million. 13. 2030 workout bonus: $250,000. 14. 2030 base salary: $30.75 million.
The financial core of the agreement is stark. The contract carries $60.2 million fully guaranteed at signing. The practical guarantee is $90 million, since the third year becomes guaranteed after the first season.
Simmons also lands in a rare group inside his own position category: he becomes the first defensive tackle to have $100 million in total guarantees at signing.
Beyond the headline guarantees, the deal also comes with a new-money average of $35.276 million. And when factoring in compensation previously owed through 2027, it’s described as a five-year deal with an average from signing of $30 million.
There’s one more detail that stands out in how teams are paying stars these days. At a time when more and more teams are insisting on per-game active roster bonuses—and when teams like the Titans are routinely using them for significant veteran contracts—the Simmons deal contains none.
Taken as a whole, it’s a firm three-year, $90 million commitment, with another $10 million that will be guaranteed into the fourth season.
Jeffery Simmons Titans NFL contract defensive tackle All-Pro contract guarantees signing bonus fully guaranteed workout bonus
20 million signing bonus is wild, I mean good for him but wow.
So it was 3 years originally right? then suddenly it’s 5 and all guaranteed like the article says. That’s why players want agents, Titans didn’t waste time.
Not gonna lie I’m confused by all the guaranteed-for-injury stuff. Like if he gets hurt they pay anyway, but if he’s just not good they don’t? Feels kinda like loopholes.
Titans really said “we’ll rewrite the market” over a defensive tackle lol. I saw All-Pro and figured it was basically automatic huge money anyway, but why’s there like 10 different bonuses and years and options? I can’t keep up. Also the 90-man roster bonus thing sounds like some salary cap wizard nonsense.