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During an appearance on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football last week, Broncos safety Justin Simmons implied that Denver could have re-signed him before the deadline if they truly wanted to.
Broncos general manager John Elway had until July 15 to reach a multi-year agreement with Simmons. The deadline passed with no deal so Simmons will now play the 2020 season on a one-year franchise tag. After that, Simmons will be scheduled to become a free agent in 2021.
“It’s a business decision,” Simmons said. “If the Broncos wanted to get a deal done, they would have. So, the reality is — another year franchise-tagged, it’s like [a] contract year all over again. Year 2 in Vic [Fangio]’s system — with all the weapons that we have — I’m more than confident in myself and what I can do.”
Simmons followed up those remarks with a tweet that clarified that he doesn’t “single-handedly” blame anyone for a deal not getting done.
A deal is two sided. Never single handedly blamed anyone. Reality is if it was going to happen it would have. I’m thankful for another year to play ball and would appreciate you not trying to divide myself and the team. https://t.co/cRWUbBfawY
— Justin Simmons (@jsimms1119) July 17, 2020
Simmons totaled 85 tackles, 15 pass breakups and four interceptions last season. He will start across from Kareem Jackson in secondary this fall.
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