Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson was ejected this past weekend as the Broncos faced off and eventually defeated the Green Bay Packers. The ejection marked Jackson’s second of the season, and he had been fined four times earlier in the season for unnecessary roughness.
Because of the amount of infractions within seven games, Jackson received a suspension handed down by the NFL initially for four games. It was recently reduced to only two games after appeal. Jackson has been accused of being a dirty player by some fans and pundits, but teammate Justin Simmons has come to his defense, praising Jackson’s work on the field and his character off it.
“The whole ‘dirty player’ analogy we’re kind of trying to stick to his name and his reputation is, excuse my language, absolute [expletive],” Simmons said this week, via ESPN.
Simmons went on to say that Jackson’s own contemporaries would not describe him as a dirty player.
“If anybody asked anybody he’s played with — [in] college, college coaches, defensive back coaches, teammates, even guys he’s played against — you’ll never find anywhere in the vocabulary in terms of describing him as a dirty player,” Simmons said. “Kareem is one of the best people I know. One of the best teammates I’ve ever had, and anything I am as a player has been because I’ve gotten a chance to learn and grow with Kareem.”
Jackson clearly appreciates the support.
@jsimms1119 you the realist brother. Thank you 🤞🏾❤️
— Kareem Jackson (@ReemBoi25) October 25, 2023
While Jackson will have his work cut out for him to erase his reputation, kudos to Simmons for stepping up to defend his teammate.
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