{"id":115857,"date":"2025-10-31T07:27:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=115857"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:27:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:27:26","slug":"%f0%9f%92%a3-blockbuster-alert-chiefs-eye-shocking-trade-to-pair-chris-jones-with-elite-94m-defensive-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=115857","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udca3 BLOCKBUSTER ALERT: Chiefs eye shocking trade to pair Chris Jones with elite $94M defensive monster!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2194788416-e1761857009885.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2194788416-e1761857009885.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2194788416-e1761857009885.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2194788416-e1761857009885.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"441\" data-img-load-time=\"1187\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1911\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have a significant need along the defensive line, but could turn the unit into a powerhouse with the right trade ahead of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0are 1-7 with a rookie quarterback and an interim head coach \u2014 the definition of a deadline seller. This year\u2019s No. 1 overall pick\u00a0Cam Ward\u00a0is definitely not on the table, while three-time Pro Bowler and defensive tackle\u00a0Jeffery Simmons\u00a0also appears potentially off-limits. But what if he isn\u2019t?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tennessee defensive lineman has been one of the best at his position this season, if not among the better defenders in football,\u201d\u00a0Bradley Locker of Pro Football Focus wrote Tuesday, October 28. \u201cHe leads qualified interior defenders in PFF pass-rushing grade (91.1) and pass-rush win rate (19.3%), with both figures in the top 11 among all qualified defensive linemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Dan Graziano wrote Wednesday that Simmons \u201cmaybe\u201d isn\u2019t available, while Graziano\u2019s colleague Bill Barnwell chimed in Thursday that the defensive tackle is one of just a handful of players the Titans \u201cshould\u201d hold onto through the deadline.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">But Locker pointed out that Simmons can potentially bring back the same trade haul as a middle-of-the-road starting quarterback, which is not something to ignore with regards to a 28-year-old interior defensive lineman playing in his seventh season \u2014 particularly when the timeline in Tennessee doesn\u2019t have the Titans competitive for another couple of seasons, at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cThe ransom fetched for Simmons would be tremendous, likely worth at least one first-round pick,\u201d Locker continued.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chris Jones, Jeffrey Simmons Would Be Elite D-Line Pairing<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5548990\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5548990 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239444685-e1760468244170.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Titans DT Jeffrey Simmons\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5548990\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239444685-e1760468244170.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5548990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Kansas City has won five of six games, including three in a row, and is again looking like the team that has been to seven consecutive AFC Championship Games and three straight Super Bowls.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Because of that, the Chiefs\u2019 first-round pick in 2026 is liable to end up lower than most, and any deal for a player of Simmons\u2019 caliber would probably necessitate Kansas City throwing in a mid-rounder \u2014 perhaps something in the late-Day 2 range.<\/p>\n<p>But pairing Simmons alongside superstar\u00a0Chris Jones\u00a0is the kind of opportunity that doesn\u2019t come around often. Jones is having something of a down season overall, but he remains a tremendous pocket disruptor up the middle. Pro Football Focus ranks Jones as the\u00a0No. 3 interior defender\u00a0in pass-rush grade (84.0) out of 128 players at the position who qualify.<\/p>\n<p>And Simmons is one of only two DIs better at pressuring QBs, slotting in at\u00a0first place in that category.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Jeffrey Simmons Would Fill 2 Needs for Chiefs in 1 Move<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5548988\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5548988 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2186686600-e1760468284791.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Titans DT Jeffrey Simmons\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5548988\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2186686600-e1760468284791.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5548988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Simmons is also well above-average as a run defender from the middle of the line, which would offer the Chiefs a huge upgrade in that phase of the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chiefs have a need on the edge, but a bigger need might be an upgrade on\u00a0Derrick Nnadi, who is last among qualifying defensive tackles with a 13.2% run stop win rate,\u201d\u00a0Aaron Schatz of ESPN wrote Wednesday. \u201cHe also has a 0% pass rush win rate, though he plays only a handful of clear pass-play snaps per game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City would greatly improve its pass-rush by adding Simmons, while also upping the run defense. A deal wouldn\u2019t mean the Chiefs couldn\u2019t go out and look for an edge-rusher, but they might not need as impactful\/expensive of a player at that spot if they spend big on Simmons.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently playing on a\u00a0$94 million\u00a0deal and is under contract through his age-30 season in 2027. Jones is locked into a\u00a0$159 million agreement that runs through 2028, when he will be 34.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have a significant need along the defensive line, but could turn the unit into a powerhouse with the right trade ahead of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0deadline. 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