Falcons sign safety Justin Simmons

Justin Simmons (Jeffrey Beall, Wikimedia Commons)

The Atlanta Falcons have signed safety Justin Simmons of Manassas, Virginia according to Matthew Huff of The Sports Daily on Monday. The terms of the contract are for one year, and $8 million.

Simmons has played the last eight seasons with the Denver Broncos. He was the Broncos’s third round pick, 98th overall, in the 2016 National Football League Draft.

In 118 regular season games, Simmons has 604 combined tackles (443 solo tackles and 161 assisted tackles), 19 tackles for a loss, five quarterback hits, 30 interceptions for 442 yards, one touchdown from an interception, 64 pass deflections, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries for 42 yards, and 4.5 sacks.

This past season, Simmons was selected to the Pro Bowl for the second time in his NFL career. He had 70 combined tackles (53 solo tackles and 17 assisted tackles), two tackles for a loss, three interceptions for 39 yards, eight pass deflections, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery for seven yards, and one sack. The fumble recovery came in a 24-9 Denver Broncos upset win over the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on October 29. One forced fumble came in another Broncos upset. This time it was a 24-22 Broncos win over the Buffalo Bills on November 13. Meanwhile, on December 10, Simmons had one sack and one forced fumble in a 24-7 Broncos win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Simmons was previously selected to the Pro Bowl in 2020. That year he had 96 combined tackles (77 solo tackles and 19 assisted tackles), three tackles for a loss, five interceptions for 90 yards, nine pass deflections and one fumble recovery for 18 yards. The fumble recovery came in an 18-12 Broncos win over the New England Patriots on October 18, 2020.

Over the last week, Simmons is one of two defensive players acquired by the Falcons. On Wednesday, the Falcons acquired linebacker Matt Judon of Baton Rouge, Louisiana from the New England Patriots for a third round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

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