Former Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons is signing a one-year, $8 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons. Here’s a sampling of how Broncos fans and pundits reacted to the news on Twitter/X.
Sources say dinner Monday night with HC Raheem Morris, as well as All-Pro’s Jessie Bates, Grady Jarrett and AJ Terrell, helped seal the deal with the #Falcons.
Now they land Justin Simmons, whose 30 INTs since his rookie year are tops in the NFL. https://t.co/A5fmJFInBJ
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 15, 2024
Congratulations @jsimms1119 Good for you! https://t.co/3qjf0eFQkM
— Nick Ferguson (@NickFerguson_25) August 15, 2024
Justin Simmons signing with the Falcons and not returning to Denver
Not gonna lie, it hurts, but they’re getting a great one https://t.co/1RFNBmqcBM pic.twitter.com/xqJEUaiqei
— Sofía Ramírez (@Sofia_RamirezG) August 15, 2024
Mark your calendars for Nov. 17, when Justin Simmons will return to Denver with his new team, the Falcons. https://t.co/IJPZAqkKoi
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) August 15, 2024
The Falcons look like they're going for it. Can't blame them. On paper they appear to have the best roster in a shaky division and with a better marriage of scheme, personnel and coaching than they had last year, they could soar to a high seed.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) August 15, 2024
Justin Simmons only intercepted Saints QB Derek Carr once in a dozen games. He's looking to improve that total after signing with the Falcons:https://t.co/KUqQuUM8tS
— John Sigler (@john_siglerr) August 15, 2024
Raheem and the Falcons making moves https://t.co/pJ6WS5x28v
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) August 15, 2024
The Falcons signing Matthew Judon and Justin Simmons in a matter of days ALMOST makes us forget that they gave Kirk Cousins eleventy billion dollars and then drafted a QB in the first round
— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) August 15, 2024
Every team that loses to the Chiefs in the postseason deserves to be chastised for not making this deal lmao. Wild. https://t.co/l0Gc1OVUNH
— Frankie Abbott (@FrankiesFilm) August 15, 2024
Ill miss justin simmons, he was one of my favorite Broncos players https://t.co/LFMSFqMySE pic.twitter.com/oEm4mbo1Xi
— Caden (@IssaLoop) August 15, 2024
Justin Simmons was drafted a year after the SB and never played a playoff game with Denver. Will become one of the more under-appreciated players in team history but real ones know how much he meant to us. Good luck in Atlanta 31. pic.twitter.com/hmztkYZ28L
— Bryce 🎸 (@MileHighMims) August 15, 2024
Simmons, 30, was released by the Broncos in March in a move that saved $14.5 million in salary cap space. Simmons is now set to return to Denver when the Falcons face the Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday, Nov. 17 in Week 11.
Simons entered the league as a third-round pick out of Boston College in 2016. He went on to record 30 interceptions in eight seasons with Denver, most in the NFL from 2016-2023. He also broke up 64 passes during his time with the Broncos.
A former team captain, Simmons was an elite player for Denver on and off the field. Simmons was active in the community and he will be missed by Broncos fans. The veteran safety will undoubtedly receive a warm welcome when he returns to Denver this fall.
