The Green Bay Packers already signed safety Xavier McKinney on the free agent market and Justin Simmons still remains unsigned for whatever reason that may be. Simmons is one of the best free agents still left on the market and Green Bay should make an offer to him.
Simmons is 30 years old and last season with the Denver Broncos, he recorded 70 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, three interceptions, and eight pass deflections. He is one of the best safeties on the playing field. Former Denver Broncos teammates loved him and he would be a great locker room guy for the Green Bay Packers.
Sayre Bedinger of dairylandexpress.com wrote about Justin Simmons by saying:
“The fact that there has been so much movement already on the safety market and Justin Simmons remains available is borderline sickening. Simmons has been arguably the best safety in the league the last handful of years, and has played at a consistently high level since coming into the league back in 2016. No player has more interceptions since 2016 than Justin Simmons. None. His 30 interceptions since 2016 are impressive, but add in the fact that Simmons has also forced five fumbles over the last two seasons. He’s accounting for so many turnover-worthy plays at this point that you can almost bank on 3/4 of your games involving a Justin Simmons turnover. The Green Bay Packers could add Justin Simmons to the mix along with Xavier McKinney and instantly have the best safety duo in the league. What’s preventing them from doing this? Is it simply convincing Simmons and his family to come to Green Bay?He would be beloved by this (or any) fan base. For any NFL team out there in need of a safety, the idea of letting Justin Simmons sign elsewhere is a tragedy.”
Green Bay Packers Need To Sign Justin Simmons To Pair With Xavier McKinney
Green Bay made one splash on the NFL free agent market this offseason on the defensive side of the football by signing safety Xavier McKinney. Signing Simmons would make the Packers’ safety tandem one of the best in the NFL. Even if they were to sign Simmons, they could very well draft another safety in the 2024 NFL Draft in order that Simmons could mentor him.
Even a one-year cheap deal for him would be better than seeing him go to another team. It is still surprising that he is still on the market because of how talented he is and there are other teams that could use him. This would be the best safety tandem that the Packers would have in quite some time. This would be another home run signing for Green Bay as they look to improve this defense for a potential Super Bowl run next season with the elite offense that is also developing.
