The Tennessee Titans held their introductory press conferences on Wednesday for their new coordinators: Gus Bradley and Brian Daboll. While this media availability was rather vanilla and was clearly more of a familiarization exercise than a newsmaker, there were a few interesting comments from both of them.
One of the topics that came up with Bradley was the presence of the star defensive tackle and how they intend to use him in the system. To no surprise, Bradley deflected details but did not hold back on his excitement about having a dominating force up front.
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There’s no doubt Simmons had a career season in 2025, setting multiple career highs on his way to Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors, and, incredibly, outlets are still processing data that shows exactly how dominant he was. The latest comes from Pro Football and Sports Network (PFSN), which calculated “splash plays” for defensive tackles, and once again, Simmons was at the top of the heap.
Even after missing two games with a hamstring injury, Simmons put up incredible numbers with 67 total tackles (39 solo) with 11 sacks, and three forced fumbles in 15 games. In looking at the PFSN data, his 23 splash plays were five more than the 18 recorded by Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Jalen Redmond.
Looking at those numbers, there is no doubt why coaches such as Bradley and Robert Saleh are excited to build the defense around him.
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This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: No surprise, Titans’ Jeffery Simmons led all tackles in splash plays