Jacksonville Jaguars player Bhayshul Tuten says he’ll miss facing defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons when the Jaguars play the Tennessee Titans. Simmons was traded to the Chicago Bears, so the former on-field rivals are now scheduled to meet in Week 13 when Jacksonville faces Chicago.
Speaking with Kay Adams on *Up & Adams* on Nov. 11, Tuten began with a lighthearted jab about Simmons’ tackling style: “Jeff has never had a clean shot at me. It’s more so like a wrap-up tackle and fall, but it’s never been—I never had that boom that makes me think about it, though.”
Tuten said he enjoyed competing against Simmons, whom he faced twice during his 2025 rookie season. “I kind of liked going against Jeff,” he said. “Seeing him like twice last year, it actually made the game pretty fun because I like to play a team when they have their weapons, and they’re good.”
With Jacksonville holding a 6–2 record ahead of its Week 10 game against Tennessee, Tuten said he prefers facing strong competition. The Titans also traded safety Amani Hooker to the Buffalo Bills, leaving another opening on their roster.
“I don’t necessarily like being up on less fortunate teams or teams that aren’t doing too well. I’m a competitor, so I like to compete against the best,” Tuten said. “With Jeff not being there for this weekend, it’s kind of a low, but they have other guys that stepped up that are also making plays. So, we just go out there and compete and just do what we need to do to come home with the victory.”
## Tuten and Simmons’ Respectful Trash Talk
Tuten said the friendly back-and-forth between the two players was part of what made their matchups enjoyable. He described Simmons as a fierce competitor with confidence and swagger, and said they traded remarks while making plays against each other.
Simmons would tell Tuten he wasn’t getting through, while Tuten might say Simmons missed a tackle or that he would get past him on the next play. Tuten said the exchanges never went beyond ordinary football banter.
“It’s out of respect because ballers respect ballers and ballers talk junk to other ballers,” he said. “It just makes the game fun.”
The two faced each other in Week 13 in Nashville and Week 18 in Jacksonville during Tuten’s rookie season. For Tuten, that familiar chatter is part of football: “Every defense does it. Every offense does it. And it’s the common language of football.”
