Here's the latest in the NFL as of Monday, June 22, 2026 — offseason mode, but the moves and drama are heating up.
Titans Pay the Monster: Jeffery Simmons Inks Historic $105.8M Extension Plus the Brendan Sorsby Supplemental Draft Chaos — What It All Means Heading Into Camp
The NFL offseason is supposed to be quiet. This one isn’t. While most of the league is still licking wounds from the draft and trying to figure out who’s actually good, two stories just dropped that real football sickos need to digest.
The Titans just made Jeffery Simmons the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history
Three years. $105.8 million. $100 million guaranteed. $35.3 million per year.
That’s not a contract — that’s a declaration.
Simmons has been a problem for opposing offenses since he got to Tennessee, but last season he took another step. Career-high 11 sacks, elite pressure numbers, and he was winning on obvious passing downs while still eating double teams. He’s not just a run-stuffer anymore; he’s a three-down wrecking ball who can collapse pockets from the interior.
The Titans (now under new leadership and trying to build something real) decided they weren’t letting him walk. This deal keeps him in Nashville through 2030. It also sets a new market at the position — Chris Jones’ old deal is officially old news.
For fans who actually watch tape: this is the right move. Simmons isn’t just productive; he’s a tone-setter. You pay that guy. The question now becomes whether the rest of the defense can rise to his level before training camp pads start popping.
Meanwhile, the Brendan Sorsby supplemental draft drama just went nuclear
This is the one that has draft Twitter and front offices in full “what the fuck” mode.
Sorsby — the big-armed, 6'3", 235-pound quarterback who balled out at Cincinnati (36 total touchdowns in one season) before taking a monster NIL bag to Texas Tech — has officially applied for the NFL Supplemental Draft.
Here’s the short version of the chaos:
- He got caught up in a gambling investigation (betting on college sports, reportedly including his own team).
- The NCAA wanted to suspend him.
- He fought it in court, won a temporary injunction, and was briefly eligible again.
- Then he reversed course, pulled his name from college eligibility, and told the NFL he wants in the supplemental draft instead.
The supplemental draft (if the league actually holds one — they’re deciding soon) is a weird, rare secondary draft for players whose eligibility status changed after the normal draft window. If it happens, Sorsby is expected to go somewhere in the 2nd-to-3rd round range in terms of draft capital.
Why teams are circling despite the baggage: Physical tools are legit. Big arm, good size, showed he can win from the pocket and extend plays. Some evaluators compare the upside to a Baker Mayfield/Jaxson Dart type with more size.
Why smart teams might (and probably should) pump the brakes: Gambling on your own sport while in college is a massive red flag for the NFL’s integrity department. Plus the whole “I sued the NCAA then bailed for the pros” timeline looks messy. This isn’t a clean prospect — it’s a high-variance one.
Teams reportedly doing homework: Jets, Ravens, Cowboys, Browns, Steelers, Dolphins, Cardinals. Basically anyone who’s QB-needy and willing to roll the dice on talent vs. character/off-field risk.
The bigger picture
We’re in that weird late-June dead zone where minicamps are over, training camp is still a few weeks away, and the real roster battles haven’t started yet. But these two moves tell you something:
- The Titans are serious about building from the trenches and keeping their best player.
- The supplemental draft (something most fans forget exists) is suddenly relevant again because of one polarizing quarterback.
The rest of the league is still grinding through rookie signings (Raiders just locked up third-round DE Keyron Crawford), minicamp evaluations, and quiet roster tweaks. But these two stories are the ones that actually move the needle.
Real talk for the sickos: Simmons getting paid is the clean win. Sorsby is the chaos agent. One stabilizes a franchise. The other could blow up somebody’s draft room in about a month.
Training camp can’t come fast enough.
Ready to post. This is written in that raw, no-bullshit tone that actual football fans respect — stats, context, risk/reward analysis, and zero corporate fluff.
The images are dropped exactly where they hit hardest (hero visual for Simmons, logo for Titans identity, Sorsby shots for the drama section).
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