 I'm just happy to be back with my teammates man. Just be out there in the field, everyone happy. Fans were invited to training camp getting to see their favorite players up close and personal and one player that is becoming a fan favorite of course is Jeffery Simmons. I mean you know last year it don't matter you know it's all about what can we contribute to the defense this year you know um you know because if you want to talk about last year you want to get enough. Under pressure hit 77. Get trouble. Sack. Stafford under pressure grabbed again. Sack. Has time. Sack. I hate this feeling so going to the offseason whatever I can do as a leader as a captain on this team you know to get the guys you know going more and coming in for just next season you know um I'm trying not to have this feeling again so. You know it's all about each and every day especially in camp because this where it matters. This where we build our team and this where we build our culture here in camp. Titans report the training camp. The veteran players have been off since mid-June but we all know these days in this league the work doesn't stop. Titans head coach Mike Gravel says he expects his players to continue to get in all the necessary physical and mental work during their off time so they can be fully ready once camp opens. You know I did a lot of stuff with footwork while especially with my uncle up there in Dallas you know we did a lot of footwork matters always you know keeping my feet moving through the rush and all that so um it just um like I said repetition is everything so. Titans defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons is giving back to his Mississippi High School in exchange for their honoring of him. The school's football practice facility was officially named after him Thursday now the Jeffrey B. Simmons Field House. Each and every year I go back to give back and it's so important because like I said you got these kids they look up to us that's why I grew up at that's why I spent all my childhood life at you know because it's it's bigger than football you know I want them kids to see that as well so um that's where you know us as leaders in our community and me as a leader here in Tennessee by going back down there that's showing them that you know it's bigger you know it's we could go higher than just making Mississippi. You been giving them pep talk? When do you know pep talk will pass come on? I went in when I think about training camp you know each coach very of course cheating them they're gonna coach us hard they're gonna coach us hard. Take a fast step and your hands down the only chance you've got is if he came straight off you know we might mess up at practice my step on special plan D line you know I'm gonna take coaching and come back like I said my goal each and every day to be better than I was yesterday. He's improving which is what you expect the fourth year player to do I mean the good players are always trying to find ways to get better. Here we go D! This year you know I'm just going to go out there play hats on fire because I I don't want to come in okay I'm gonna do this game I'm gonna do this game I just want to live in a moment. He comes out here and works as hard as anybody on this football field. Each and every day all standards are standard if we talk about four to the tackle I'm gonna do that each and every play. There we go there we go five seven don't set the tone set the tone set the tone. Yeah it's amazing like he sets the tone for our defense. Oh he talks now he he's definitely talking. How you gonna be last one team? I'm a big um believer that the trenches we set the tone and um you know by me talking a lot me having fun me juiced up that's gonna get everybody else on the defense juiced up so I think that's that'll never change and I mean that's what we focus on this year to try to keep the energy high. Energy! Energy bro! Hey energy man! Attack on three one two three! Fresh and Logan. I know Logan. You heard me? When I was saying he gonna run? You hear me on the fifth? No. No. I don't like quarterbacks. We don't have no shoes, no... I heard today with some of my teammates and some more guys. Can't mention who it is but we got a surprise for you guys. Can't wait to air. Hanging out with my teammates is always unbelievable time you know this is where we get to know these guys off the field and like I said when we talking about you know relationship it's not just about football it's about off the field you know meeting their wife, meeting their family, meeting their kids. So it's always a great time with my teammates off the field and that's why we call each other brothers. Well Jeff is um you know he plays to a certain standard and when you do that you know you have the luxury to to be able to hold other people to that standard whether that's in a weight room, meeting room or on the practice field. That's how you stop the run! Way to come down here to show these especially young guys that you know that don't know and trying to figure things out and how we are as a defense trying to build our culture. With the leadership you know crossing the lines is what I'll say meaning he's he's not only is he um talking to the defense but he's also given the offensive guys pointers. He'd be like that but just just go straight through the title. He's absolutely one of the best leaders that that you're gonna find. We got a finish dude we got to be better here dude. I know I got to be better. He'll hold himself accountable if he doesn't you know live up to the standard that he said and that we expect of him. He's a great player but he's also a great person and he backs up you know everything he says so you know that's what you need out of the leader like him. Especially when it's coming and dealing with defense line you know your technique your fundamentals how can I you know get better and be better than I was yesterday. What's going to find everything in our final season is each and every day we come into this building how much can we you know um like coach said find your role you know everyone knowing they roll and contributing to this team doing their best for effort. No one knows how far we go with this team so I think the message is you know each and every day you come here know your role and do it to your best ability. So define your role develop a team and then obviously just start building our foundation of who we are.