Steelers Trade Rumors: Pittsburgh named as destination for Justin Simmons
If you have watched the Pittsburgh Steelers defense this year, perhaps you have been impressed (for the most part). But behind the scenes, All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has taken on an entirely different role (and excelled at it) to make up for some of the deficiencies around him. Well, following an injury to Fitzpatrick on […]
If you have watched the Pittsburgh Steelers defense this year, perhaps you have been impressed (for the most part).
But behind the scenes, All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has taken on an entirely different role (and excelled at it) to make up for some of the deficiencies around him.
Well, following an injury to Fitzpatrick on Sunday, what could have been adding a luxury, may have just turned into a necessity:
Sign Me Up For Simmons
The Broncos are going to listen to trade inquiries on Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton, Garett Bolles, Josey Jewell, Justin Simmons and even Patrick Surtain II over the next six days. The Broncos aren’t close, they need picks and it makes sense exploring getting more.- Albert Breer, Sports Illustrated
While this may seem odd, given that the Steelers are settled at the position, Simmons could break open the defense and allow all of its component parts to spread their wings. Safeties are valuable, especially rangy ones, in a division where the more physical the secondary, the better its chances of survival. Pittsburgh is not one offensive upgrade away from becoming an elite offense, but Simmons could get the Steelers to the territory where, if Pittsburgh makes the playoffs as a low seed, it would have a better chance of completely upending an opponent by showing them something they haven’t shown all season, or simply overwhelming them with experience in the secondary and creating that critical turnover. This would remind me a little of when they plucked Minkah Fitzpatrick away from the Dolphins in 2019.
-Connor Orr, Sports Illustrated
Simmons was a major part of the Broncos' shocking upset over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Picking off Patrick Mahomes en route to the upset at Mile High:
So maybe that raises the asking price, or maybe the win keeps Simmons off the trade block entirely.
But making a call never hurt, and if Denver is still looking to sell, Pittsburgh should be trying to buy.
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