A prolific free agent market at his position has left two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons without a team ahead of the preseason. Simmons has a knack for creating turnovers and would be a valuable addition for many franchises chasing a championship this year. Two of the NFC's biggest contenders—and a third with aspirations to contend—project as the best landing spots for Simmons.
This offseason, a number of tremendous safeties flooded free agency and landed impressive paydays. Eight different players, from Antoine Winfield Jr. at a record-high $21 million per year to Darnell Savage with the Jacksonville Jaguars , earned deals in excess of $7.
25 million per season. Shockingly, one of the biggest fish available still hasn't been plucked from the pond. Justin Simmons, the Denver Broncos ' two-time Pro Bowl defensive back, has been lounging at home since becoming a cap casualty ahead of the league's legal tampering period.
With the preseason underway, though, he's itching to get back in the saddle. Some of Simmons' initially projected destinations, like the Green Bay Packers , filled their vacancies moments after the market opened . Others, such as the Baltimore Ravens , have done so in recent days.
Despite the lack of overall activity surrounding him, there are multiple teams whose 2024 outlook would be boosted in a big way if they added him to the fold. With NFL teams headed towards training camp in the next couple of weeks, there are still a lot of guys on the market th.