Tennessee Titans get Anthony Hill Jr. in a trade

Introduction

On the second day of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Titans made a trade with the Chicago Bears. They got a linebacker from Texas, Anthony Hill Jr. The team's manager and coach wanted to make the defense stronger.

Main Body

The Titans gave the Bears a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick. In return, they got the 60th pick in the draft. This was their second big trade. Earlier, they gave away their own second-round pick to get another first-round pick. The team wanted to get Hill. They watched him play and he visited the team. Hill is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 238 pounds. He played for the University of Texas for three years. He played in 40 games. He made 249 tackles and 17 sacks. In 2025, he was a Second-Team All-American. He has long arms (6 feet 7 inches) and runs fast (40 yards in 4.51 seconds). He is good at stopping the run, but some people say he needs to improve at covering passes. Some people like this trade. They say Hill is big, fast, and strong. He fits the coach's plan. Other people are not happy. They say the team needed to get a new offensive lineman instead. The Titans had a bad season last year (3 wins, 14 losses). They need to improve many parts of the team. The Titans have five more picks on the last day of the draft. They need to get players for the offensive line, wide receiver, and defensive back. Hill will try to get a spot on the team. The coaches say he must play well in training to get game time.

Conclusion

The Titans want to make their defense faster and stronger. They got Hill for that. Now they will use their other picks to fix problems on the offensive line and other places.

Vocabulary Learning

defense (n.)
protection / the part of a team that tries to stop the other team from scoring防守;防禦
Example:The team has a very strong defense this year.
fix (v.)
repair / to solve a problem or make something work again修理;解決
Example:We need to fix the problems with our car before the trip.
improve (v.)
get better / to make something better than it was before改進;改善
Example:You need to practice every day to improve your English.
plan (n.)
idea / a set of actions to reach a goal計劃;方案
Example:The coach has a good plan to win the game.
trade (n.)
exchange / an act of buying, selling, or exchanging things交換;貿易
Example:The two teams made a trade to get new players.

Sentence Learning

On the second day of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Titans made a trade with the Chicago Bears.
Time Marker: The phrase "On the second day" tells us when the event happened.時間標記: 「On the second day」這個短語告訴我們事情發生的時間。
The team's manager and coach wanted to make the defense stronger.
Basic Connector: The word "and" joins two people together as the subject of the sentence.基本連接詞: 「and」一詞將兩個人連接起來,作為句子的主語。
He is good at stopping the run, but some people say he needs to improve at covering passes.
Basic Connector: The word "but" is used to show a difference between two ideas.基本連接詞: 「but」一詞用於表示兩個想法之間的差異。
He played for the University of Texas for three years.
Prepositional Phrase: The phrase "for three years" tells us how long the action lasted.介詞短語: 「for three years」這個短語告訴我們動作持續了多久。
Now they will use their other picks to fix problems on the offensive line and other places.
Time Marker: The word "now" helps to start a new part of the story about the present.時間標記: 「now」一詞有助於開啟故事中關於現在的新部分。