How Jeffery Simmons could transform the Chicago Bears’ defense, starting Monday night
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Press Taylor heard clapping down the hall from his office at Halas Hall around noon on Thursday.Taylor, the Chicago Bears’ offensive coordinator, and the rest of the coaching staff had continued their preparations for Monday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks while the players had an off day from practice. As the clapping continued, Taylor was curious and found out what all the commotion was about. The Bears had acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans in a trade. Suddenly, Taylor received a FaceTime call from his brother, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. The two don’t usually communicate with each other during a game week. But once Press Taylor answered the call, he saw his brother on screen smiling.“I’m like, ‘Thank you. We’re excited,’” Press Taylor said at Halas this week. “And he’s like, ‘No. We play the Titans this week.’ Oh, so that makes a lot more sense for why you’re excited. And he’s like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to go put in a cou