The Chicago Bears have made a huge statement by trading for Tennessee Titans star Jeffery Simmons.

Ben Johnson's Bears have been in the market for a marquee defensive acquisition as they chase a spot in the Super Bowl and pushed hard to land DeForest Buckner before he was traded by Indianapolis to San Francisco. 

Instead, they have now paid a huge price to land Simmons. Chicago sent Tennessee two first-round NFL Draft picks, one in 2027 and one in 2028, as well as a fourth-round pick in 2027.

The Bears are getting a 2028 fifth-round pick in return, as well as Simmons. 

The All-Pro star only signed a three-year, $105.8 million contract extension with the Titans before the season. At the time it made him the the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.

Simmons, 29, has four sacks in seven games this season. That tally, plus his six tackles for a loss and four passes defended, were all the highest among Titans stars.

Led by Caleb Williams, Chicago has won two in a row to improve to 5-2 going into Monday night's game at Seattle.

It is chasing the undefeated Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North, and the addition of Simmons bolsters what had a been a questionable defensive line under coordinator Dennis Allen.

The pricey trade for Simmons is another signal that Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles think the team has what it takes to win the franchise's first Super Bowl title since 1985. 

Asked Wednesday about his role with the NFL trade deadline coming up on November 10, Johnson said there was 'a lot going on.'

'That's certainly Ryan's domain, and yet we have constant dialogue of what this team needs and where we can impact ourselves not just this year but years in the future as well,' Johnson said.

'He's turning over every stone that he possibly can to improve this football team just like he has ever since I've gotten in this building and I feel really good about our process. We'll see what happens.'

Simmons has spent his entire NFL career in Nashville after the Titans drafted him in the first round in 2019. 

'Each and every day I wake up, my goal is to just be where my feet are at,' Simmons said Wednesday when asked about the possibility of being traded, 'never looking ahead right now, it's just be in the moment, and that's from each and every day, from game day, my goal just never changes.

'I don´t worry about the things I can´t control. Them types of things are a distraction.'