The Philadelphia Eagles paid the worth for a Tremendous Bowl championship as they’ve seen one participant after one other go away their star-studded protection to signal for more cash elsewhere this offseason.
It’s an unlucky price of doing enterprise, as a result of you may’t pay all people, however some assist may very well be on the best way with a Professional Bowl security lingering on the free agent market.
Throughout a current look on NFL Community, Brian Baldinger identified that Justin Simmons desires to play for the Eagles.
“It’s not only a reunion with Justin Simmons and Vic Fangio, he desires to come back to Philadelphia. … They misplaced Darius Slay. They misplaced some leaders in that secondary. He gives that,” Baldinger stated, by way of Dov Kleiman.
𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗦: Justin Simmons desires to signal with the Eagles, per Brian Baldinger.
“He desires to come back to Philadelphia. He desires to be there.”
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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) Could 7, 2025
Simmons has 32 profession interceptions in his NFL seasons, the primary eight with the Denver Broncos, who waived him previous to final season.
He signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons and posted 62 tackles and two interceptions in 16 video games.
Atlanta’s protection total wasn’t good, however Simmons proved he can nonetheless be the most effective safeties within the league at 31 years outdated.
It’s a shock that he’s nonetheless obtainable at this level of the offseason, and Simmons would make numerous sense alongside Reed Blankenship in the back of the Eagles’ secondary.
These two would kind fairly the protection duo, and Baldinger sounds assured {that a} signing may very well be imminent.
Simmons is probably going in search of a contender at this stage of his profession, and there are few higher choices than Philadelphia if his purpose is to win a championship.
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