Jeffery Simmons Ejected From Titans Practice After Throwing Punch

Overview

• On Tuesday, August 4, Jeffery Simmons threw a punch during an 11-on-11 scrum after his helmet was pulled off and was immediately ejected from the main practice under the team’s in-practice policy.
• Coach Robert Saleh paused the session to address the roster and reiterated that punches are treated the same in practice as they are in games, with removal from the field as the standard consequence.
• Local reports and team accounts identify right tackle J.C. Latham as the player toward whom Simmons’ swing was directed and say assistant coach Tanzel Smart intervened to restrain Simmons.
• Rather than leave team activities, Simmons completed his scheduled work on a separate field with a strength coach so he still logged the projected reps he would have missed.
• The incident follows Simmons’ high-profile three-year, $105.8 million extension signed in June and past practice skirmishes, and the team’s public enforcement signals a push to preserve aggressive camp work while limiting conduct that could draw penalties or suspensions.