Skip to content
1 min left · finish 11:07 PM
Email
I
Deerfield Current
Illini CurrentDeerfield: North Shore suburb, corporate and family balance
Good evening, Columbus⛅64°F · Partly Cloudy
BusinessSchoolsCommunityGovernmentSportsReal EstateTechnologyDiningArtsHealth

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Technology
  3. /Jeffery Simmons reveals his new jersey number as a Bear: ‘This team believes'
Technology

Jeffery Simmons reveals his new jersey number as a Bear: ‘This team believes'

Lisa Nguyen
Lisa Nguyen
Lisa Nguyen
Reporter · Chicago, IL

With a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Journalism from Loyola University Chicago, Lisa Nguyen has dedicated her career to covering educational issues in the city. She has worked for WBEZ, focusing on local initiatives and reforms affecting Chicago schools.

More from Lisa →
Reporter · Friday, October 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
Jeffery Simmons reveals his new jersey number as a Bear: ‘This team believes' — Deerfield Technology news

The Chicago Bears may be dealing with a few problems, but 99 isn t one of them. That s because the Bears much-hyped new player, Jeffery Simmons, has chosen his number and it appears he ll be wearing No. 99 in the Windy City. Simmons previously wore No. 98 in Tennessee, but that number currently belongs to Chicago s Montez Sweat. His new jersey could quickly rise to one of the team s best sellers after the Bears acquired the All-Pro defensive tackle in a blockbuster trade with the Titans on Thursday. The trade told me everything I needed to know this team believes in what they have here and they want it right now, Simmons told reporters Friday. And my game, my passion, my energy, my leadership, I can only help this team even more than what it s got. The Bears sent their first-round picks in 2027 and 2028, along with a fourth-rounder in next year s draft, to the Titans for Simmons and a fifth-round selection in 2028. ”Anytime you get an opportunity to add

Up nextSimone Biles praises ‘TODAY' anchor Laura Jarrett for dressing up as her for HalloweenTechnology · 1 min read
#high-school-sports

More Technology stories

Simone Biles praises ‘TODAY' anchor Laura Jarrett for dressing up as her for Halloween — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
Technology

Simone Biles praises ‘TODAY' anchor Laura Jarrett for dressing up as her for Halloween

By Maya Johnson

Major companies like Target, Walmart now at center of FTC probe into pricing concerns — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
Technology

Major companies like Target, Walmart now at center of FTC probe into pricing concerns

By Carlos Ramirez

Can Halloween scares actually be dangerous for your heart? What cardiologists say — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
Technology

Can Halloween scares actually be dangerous for your heart? What cardiologists say

By Sarah Lopez

Will you need an umbrella for trick-or-treating? Latest Halloween forecast for Chicago area — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
Technology

Will you need an umbrella for trick-or-treating? Latest Halloween forecast for Chicago area

By Nick Martinez

Also covering Illinois

Oak BrookHinsdaleWheatonGlen EllynDowners Grove
I

Deerfield Current

Part of the Illini Current Network

Deerfield: North Shore suburb, corporate and family balance. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Illinois cities.

Sections

BusinessSchoolsCommunityGovernmentSportsReal Estate

Latest Stories

Turn this on to stop hackers from stealing your phone numberChrista Pike describes constant pain in first statement since her failed executionHow excitement for Jeffery Simmons' arrival permeated Halas Hall and the Chicago BearsABC7 Sports Overtime with Dionne Miller: Oct. 30, 2026 Illusions Gold Fastpitch, youth softball organization, issues lifetime bans to those involved in melee at Sugar Land, Texas tournament

About

Illini Current publishes independent community news across Illinois. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Illini Current — illinicurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved