Jeffery Simmons Reveals If He Wants to Retire with Bears or Titans

So far, Chicago Bears defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons has been in the NFL for nine seasons. 

The first eight of those seasons were spent with the Tennessee Titans. Simmons was a first-round pick in 2019 out of Mississippi State. 

He played alongside Montez Sweat on the defensive line in college and is now getting the chance to do that again with the Bears. 

Simmons had four Pro Bowls and three All-Pro nods with the Titans. However, he's not with them anymore. 

In two games played with the Bears, Simmons has two sacks, 10 total tackles and three TFLs. 

During the bye week, there was an interesting revelation. Simmons made an appearance on "The Rich Eisen Show" and revealed which team he wants to end his career with. 

Simmons is prepared to be a Bear for life. 

"I'm sure everyone sees it," Simmons said. "The fans in Chicago, they breathe football. To pack out the stadium, even on Monday night in Seattle, that was like, you know, I guess got chills, to hear how many fans and see how many fans we had in Seattle. Then, you come back home to another prime-time game Sunday night in Chicago. That was unreal, coming out that tunnel for the first time. So, it's definitely feeling like home, and I'm looking forward to hopefully end my career there." 

With how much history Simmons has with the Titans, it would've made sense if he wanted to retire with that franchise. It seems that in the short amount of time that Simmons has spent with the Bears, he has really felt the love from the fanbase. 

The city of Chicago has embraced him in his new home. 

Simmons and the Bears are enjoying the bye week before they take on the New Orleans Saints in Week 11. Chicago is hoping to have Kyle Monangai and Dayo Odeyingbo back from injury. 

Monangai is expected to make his return from a turf toe injury that has kept him out of the lineup since Week 4. 

The Bears and Saints are heading in two different directions this season. The Saints have never really been able to get any momentum this year. They had a 1-4 start to the year and haven't won consecutive games yet. 

However, the Saints are 2-1 in their last three games. In their last game, they had a dramatic 23-22 overtime win over the Cleveland Browns without Deshaun Watson in the lineup. 

Meanwhile, the Bears are on a four-game winning streak heading into the matchup. The Bears and Saints played each other last year, with Chicago earning a 26-14 win at Soldier Field. 

That was against Spencer Rattler; now the Bears will have to slow down Tyler Shough. The Saints may not have a winning record, but Shough can create plenty of problems. 

We'll see if Simmons and the Bears will be able to stifle his playmaking abilities. For now, Chicago can rejoice knowing that Simmons wants to be a Bear for life.