Titans Signing DE John Simon, Releasing LB Tuzar Skipper

The Tennessee Titans announced Sunday that they’ve signed veteran DE John Simon and releasing LB Tuzar Skipper in a corresponding move.

Simon, 30, is a former fourth-round pick of the Ravens back in 2013. He spent just over a year in Baltimore before he was waived at the start of the 2014 season and later signed on to the Ravens’ practice squad.

He was signed off of the Ravens’ practice squad by the Texans and spent the next three seasons in Houston.  

After Simon played out the 2016 season under a low-round restricted tender for the Texans, the Colts signed him to a three-year, $14 million contract in 2017. He later caught on with the Patriots. 

In 2020, Simon played in all 16 games for the Patriots, recording 34 total tackles and two sacks.  

Skipper, 26, wound up going undrafted out of Toledo, later agreeing to a three-year, $1.755 million contract with the Steelers. He then managed to make the 53-man roster coming out of the preseason.

However, Pittsburgh waived Skipper coming out of the preseason and he was later claimed off of waivers by the Giants. New York added him to their practice squad and he was later signed to the Steelers’ active roster. 

After being waived during his second stint with the Steelers, Skipper was signed by the Titans practice squad and later elevated to the active roster. He signed a futures contract with the team back in January.

In 2020, Skipper appeared in four games for the Titans and recorded five tackles.