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<\/p>\nINTERCEPTION.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s just what Justin Simmons does.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201c(Owner) Jerry Jones is always unpredictable, but he and Stephen Jones have managed to make moves without putting the team in too much of a salary cap squeeze,\u201d Sports Illustrated\u2019s Josh Sanchez wrote on June 1. \u201cIn fact, Dallas enters the summer with the sixth-most available cap space in the NFL at just over $30 million. To make things even better for the Cowboys, they can make a handful of more moves in the coming months to open even more cap space, most notably extending superstar Micah Parsons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Simmons, who will turn 32 years old in November, spent the 2024 season with the\u00a0Atlanta Falcons\u00a0on a 1-year, $7.5 million contract.<\/p>\n Simmons heads into the 10th season of his NFL career as one of the leagues\u2019 best safeties in that time despite never having played on a team that qualified for the playoffs.<\/p>\n Drafted in the third round (No. 98 overall) out of Boston College in the 2016 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos, Simmons made 4 All-Pro teams and was selected to 2 Pro Bowls in 8 seasons and also led the NFL with 6 interceptions in 2022.<\/p>\n Justin Simmons placed the ball on Demaryius Thomas\u2019 number 88 after making the interception \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n Simmons was a salary cap casualty before the 2024 season \u2014 collateral damage from the disastrous\u00a0Russell Wilson contract \u2014 and wound up on the Falcons as they stumbled their way to an 8-9 record in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter eight standout seasons in Denver that included two Pro Bowls, three second-team All-Pro nods and 30 interceptions, Justin Simmons joined Atlanta in free agency last year. The results were \u2026 less than impressive,\u201d\u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Gary Davenport\u00a0wrote on May 31. \u201cHis 62 tackles were his fewest since his rookie year, and his two interceptions tied a career low. Now, the 31-year-old is again looking for work.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Simmons has previously expressed his\u00a0desire to play for a contender in 2025, listing the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles,\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0and\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0as teams he would consider.<\/p>\n In that, Simmons made the one fatal mistake any NFL player can make in negotiations \u2014 he acted like he wants to be there. That means those teams will inevitably lowball Simmons. Which leaves an opening for the Cowboys, who\u00a0might just be a few players away\u00a0from sneaking into the playoffs.<\/p>\n In that equation, the Cowboys would probably have to start with a 1-year, $7 million offer and guess it\u2019s at least $2 million more per season than any other offer Simmons will receive.<\/p>\n That might be money even someone like Simmons, who has\u00a0$70.3 million in career earnings, might be loathe to turn his back on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While the Dallas Cowboys might not have the best product on the field in 2025 \u2014 they definitely didn\u2019t in 2024 \u2014 one it comes to one… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":59060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nPremiere Safety on Underachieving NFL Teams<\/h2>\n
Cowboy Probably Need to Sweeten Pot for Simmons<\/h2>\n