Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
7
Sports
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi said All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons didn’t want to leave when the team traded him to the Bears in a stunning blockbuster on Thursday.
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team → say → Thursday
While speaking to reporters, Borgonzi explained some of his “really hard” conversation with Simmons informing him of the trade.
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Borgonzi → speak → trade
I don’t think Jeff wanted to leave here,” Borgonzi said.
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Borgonzi → think → ?
“I thanked him for everything he’s done here and, you know, on and off the field.
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you → thank → field
It’s a really hard conversation.
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It → ’ → ?
“I think it’s also a great opportunity for him, as I told him, to go someplace here and have an opportunity to compete now for a Super Bowl.”
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I → think → Bowl
The Titans (1-6) — now in a rebuild under first-year head coach Robert Saleh — are receiving 2027 and 2028 first-round picks, plus a 2027 fourth-round pick, from the Bears (5-2) for Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick.
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Titans → receive → Simmons
Borgonzi explained that the thought of trading 29-year-old Simmons “never really crossed my mind” until he received a call late Wednesday night from Bears general manager Ryan Poles.
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he → explain → Poles
He then discussed the situation with Saleh and team owner Amy Adams-Strunk, and they agreed to move forward with the trade.
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they → discuss → trade
“At no point anytime since I’ve been here did we ever try to trade Jeffrey Simmons,” Borgonzi said.
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Borgonzi → try → Simmons
“We’ve gotten a lot of phone calls on Jeff, really since I’ve been hired here [in January 2025], but it’s never really crossed my mind.
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it → get → mind
And I got a phone call late last night from a person that I’ve known for a while, Ryan Poles …
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I → get → while
We considered the compensation, and it was too good to pass up.”
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it → consider → compensation
Saleh explained that “everything about [trading Simmons] sucks,” but the Titans couldn’t say “no” to such an offer from Chicago.
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Titans → explain → Chicago
“I told our guys, when you don’t close out games and you’re standing here at 1-6 teams are going to start fishing,” Saleh said Thursday.
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Saleh → tell → 1
“And eventually a team threw a hook big enough that I don’t think any of us could have said no to.”
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any → throw → us
Simmons has spent his entire NFL career with the Titans after Tennessee selected him with the 19th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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Tennessee → spend → draft
Just Wednesday, Simmons told reporters that he wanted to be in Tennessee, adding that he didn’t hear anything from his agents or the team about a trade.
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he → tell → trade
Simmons signed a three-year, $105 million contract extension with the Titans in June that keeps him under contract through 2029.
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that → sign → 2029
He had a career-best 11 sacks last season and was named a first-team All-Pro.
Simmons has 46.5 sacks, 72 tackles for loss and 96 quarterback hits over his career.
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Simmons → name → career
He could make his debut when the Bears play the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks (4-3) on “Monday Night Football.”
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Bears → make → Football
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