Former Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, center, poses with Tennessee Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk, left, and coach Mike Vrabel, right, during a news conference Friday in Nashville. Simmons was selected by the Titans in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.NASHVILLE – Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk has vouched for the character of Jeffery Simmons, the team’s first-round draft pick who was arrested three years ago on a simple assault charge against a woman.
A tearful Simmons responded to Strunk’s words by vowing he won’t let her down.
“Our locker room is so important, and we only have good men in there,” Strunk said Friday at a news conference introducing Simmons. “And this young man is a good man.”
Strunk said she didn’t speak directly with Simmons before the Titans selected the former Mississippi State defensive tackle with the 19th overall pick in the NFL draft during Thursday’s opening round. However, she did watch the video in which Simmons was shown hitting a woman, leading to his arrest.
Simmons was found guilty of malicious mischief and pleaded no contest to a simple assault charge.