The home of Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons was burglarized while he was on the road in San Francisco, the team said Monday.
Simmons posted several Instagram stories that implied he returned from the Titans’ 37-24 road loss against the 49ers to discover his home had been broken into. One of his social media posts included footage from what appears to be a home security system showing two masked people entering his house through the patio at about 7:30 p.m. CST on Sunday.
“Team security is actively working with Metro Nashville Police Department to recover items stolen from Jeff Simmons’ house. No residents were home during the burglary,” the team said in a statement.
Simmons expressed relief that his family wasn’t home.
“What if any of my family members was in my house?? All that materialistic (expletive) you can have but this is crazy!” he said in one of his social media posts.
Simmons became the sixth player on record to notch a sack, forced fumble and touchdown in a single game on Sunday. The three-time Pro Bowler got loose in the end zone and quarterback Cam Ward scrambled before finding him for a 1-yard touchdown catch — the second receiving touchdown of Simmons' career.
Titans interim coach Mike McCoy hadn't had a chance to talk with Simmons yet before speaking with reporters Monday. McCoy said a number of people with the team had been communicating with Simmons.
“We’re trying to help him as much as we possibly can,” McCoy said.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the break-in was related to past burglaries at the homes of professional athletes. The FBI warned leagues in December 2024 about crime organizations that allegedly targeted the homes of Luca Doncic, Bobby Portis, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow. Investigators believed organized theft groups from South America were behind the crimes at the time, breaking into athletes’ homes while they’re known to be on the road with their teams.
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Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (98) celebrates his touchdown with offensive tackle JC Latham, left, and running back Tony Pollard (20) during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and durable switch-hitting slugger Josh Bell agreed Monday on a one-year, $7 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because completion of the deal was pending a physical exam, said Bell will get a $250,000 signing bonus and a $5.5 million salary in 2026. The deal includes a mutual option for 2027 with a $1.25 million buyout for Bell, who also gets a hotel suite on road trips.
Bell projects to help fill a void at first base and designated hitter with the Twins for his 11th major league season. He hit .237 with 22 home runs and 63 RBIs this year for Washington.
The Dallas-area native has played in at least 140 games in each of his eight full major league seasons, topping 600 plate appearances five times.
Bell was selected in the second round of the 2011 amateur draft out of high school by Pittsburgh and made his major league debut in 2016. His best season came with the Pirates in 2019, when he made the All-Star team while hitting .277 with 37 home runs, 116 RBIs and a .936 OPS.
He has 193 homers and a .785 OPS over his career, almost entirely in the National League. Bell had stints with Miami, Arizona and San Diego, too. His only prior American League experience came in 2023 with Cleveland.
Over the last five years, Bell has switched teams seven times — including four trades. The Twins will be his sixth different team in less than four years.
This is the third straight offseason the Twins have used free agency for a stopgap first baseman, with the 33-year-old Bell following Ty France and Carlos Santana. After France was traded to Toronto on July 31, one of nine deals the Twins made that week leading up to the deadline, Kody Clemens took most of the playing time at first base.
Clemens, who hit 19 home runs in 112 games while also filling in at second base and every outfield spot, will likely slide into a utility backup role.
Though the Twins remain in a state of flux around their payroll for 2026 and beyond, with team ownership working on adding two new investment groups to help pay down debt, president Derek Falvey said last week at baseball's winter meetings that the front office won't shed any more salary and has a modest budget to work with to supplement the roster.
That means the Twins won't be forced to trade any of their All-Stars, center fielder Byron Buxton and starting pitchers Pablo López and Joe Ryan. Now that Bell is on board, the next target for Falvey and general manager Jeremy Zoll will be rebuilding the bullpen for new manager Derek Shelton after it was torn down during the trading spree last summer.
AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.
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FILE - Washington Nationals' Josh Bell hits a double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Sept. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)
