The Titans have signed outside linebacker John Simon, per a club announcement. Fellow pass rusher Tuzar Skipper has been cut in a corresponding move.
Simon has been with the Patriots for the last three years. In 2020, he started in all 16 games and registered 53 stops with two sacks. All in all, he’s got 97 appearances and 52 career starts to his credit for the Ravens, Texans, Colts, and Patriots.
Simon is perhaps best known for the three-year, $14MM deal he signed with the Colts in 2017. That deal didn’t make it to Year Two, but he’s quietly put together a solid career in the NFL. Few know Simon’s ability better than Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, who’s coached the veteran at two different stops.
Skipper, meanwhile, will go to the waiver wire. Teams will have 24 hours to enter claims on him before he reaches unfettered free agency.
Decent vet signing will give them some depth.
The Titans will now try to reach contract agreements with,
Rick Simon and A.J. Simon to fill out the roster.
An additional possibility is Simon T Chipmunk.
SKIPPER pretty much had to be released because the Titans, despite a lengthy negotiating process, were just never able to come to terms with……………………………..
GILLIGAN !!
Why did the Pats let him go?
To prove that 2019 was about the team and not the individuals.