Atlanta Falcons Boost Defense, Sign Justin Simmons to Deal

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00:00And a big name has finally moved to the Atlanta Falcons.

00:06You say, hold on.

00:07We already heard, Donnie, about Matthew Judon coming down from the New England Patriots,

00:10the Atlanta Falcons, to bolster that pass rush.

00:12But how about this?

00:13Tom Palacios reports, the Falcons aren't done working on the defense.

00:17Two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons is signing with the Atlanta Falcons on a one-year

00:22$8 million deal.

00:24How about that?

00:25So a good safety, still out on the market, goes to Atlanta.

00:29You're adding pieces here to that defense.

00:31I think, Dubs, they're the best team in the NFC South.

00:34They might have the best safety tandem now in the NFL, already with Pro Bowler Jesse

00:38Bates waiting down there in Atlanta for Simmons to arrive.

00:42What are we thinking about this?

00:44Atlanta on the move lately here.

00:45They've got to be the trendiest team in the offseason.

00:48They've got a lot of young players in the mix there as well.

00:51But this is massive.

00:52For the 30-year-old Simmons, I mean, he's got an NFL best 30 interceptions going back

00:56there to 2016.

00:58Obviously, the Broncos were under a bit of pressure there.

01:00So for Simmons, the door opens wide up to come in to a team in the Falcons who are absolutely

01:05putting all the right pieces in play to make a fair dinkum tilt at the NFC South there.

01:10So for the Falcons, they've got a big game coming up tomorrow.

01:12But this is a fantastic addition.

01:14And now suddenly, both sides of the ball looking a lot scarier in the ATL.

01:19Yeah, I like that move a lot.

01:21Now, the only interesting part is, too, is there is a reason, Dubs, why some of these

01:25guys that we think are great football players are still out on the open market on August

01:2915th and were snapped up in the first day or two of free agency.

01:32Was it too much money he wanted?

01:34Is he like somewhat maybe not so great in the locker room?

01:37But the one thing you do know, Justin Simmons healthy on the football field makes your defense

01:41better.

01:42And that's just what Atlanta did yesterday.

01:43Very intriguing.

01:44And also keep in mind, Kirk Cousins, Michael Pennix look good in preseason so far.

01:48The things are on the upswing in Atlanta in a division I think is up for grabs.

01:52And for me, I was even saying before any of these defensive moves, Dubs, I think the Atlanta

01:56Falcons are the best team in the NFC South.

01:57Now they just have to prove it on the field and knock off the team that beat them last

02:01year in order to win that division.

02:03That's the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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