Bears Trade for All-Pro Defensive Tackle Jeffery Simmons
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The Chicago Bears made a big trade. They got player Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans.
Simmons plays defensive tackle. This means he stops the other team's runner. He is a very good player. People call him All-Pro. This is a top honor in football.
Sources told news people about this trade. The news comes from NFL Network. Many fans call this a blockbuster trade. This means it is a very big and important deal.
The Titans gave away one of their best players. The Bears now have a strong new player on their team.
Fans are excited about this news. They want to see Simmons play for the Bears soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- trade
- when two teams swap players
- defensive tackle
- a football player who stops the other team
- All-Pro
- a top honor for the best players
- NFL Network
- a TV channel about football
- blockbuster trade
- a very big, important trade
- sources
- people who give secret information to news
- acquire
- to get something new
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- fans
- people who love a team or player
- team
- a group of players who play together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- league
- a group of sports teams
- news
- new information about events
- honor
- special respect for good work
- strong
- having a lot of power
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The Chicago Bears made a big _____. They got player Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee _____.
Simmons plays defensive _____. This means he stops the other team's runner. He is a very good player. People call him _____. This is a top honor in football.
_____ told news people about this trade. The news comes from NFL _____. Many fans call this a blockbuster _____. This means it is a very big and important deal.
The Titans gave away one of their best _____. The Bears now have a strong new player on their team.
Fans are _____ about this news. They want to see Simmons play for the Bears soon.
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