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Several teams have expressed interest in trading for defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons only to be rebuffed by the Tennessee Titans, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.
"Those teams were all told the same refrain: Not happening," Rapoport and Pelissero wrote.
Simmons, who makes a base salary of $16.5 million this season, has a potential out in his contract after 2025. The former Pro Bowler has recorded 17 combined tackles and 1.0 sacks in five starts for the Titans.
He is one of several "top defenders" being pursued ahead of the Nov.