Thread: Mile High Morning: Justin Simmons picked as NFL's second-best safety by ESPN panel of execs, coaches and players

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The accolades speak for Justin Simmons. A second-team All-Pro nod in 2019 and a Pro Bowl in 2020 clearly indicate that he should be considered one of the best safeties in the league right now.

But if that's not enough, a panel of NFL executives, coaches and players assembled by ESPN's Jeremy Fowler just named Simmons the second-best safety for 2021, coming in behind only Minkah Fitzpatrick.

"He's a traditional free [safety] who will cover ground and also come down and hit you," an anonymous NFC executive told Fowler. "He might lack the elite athleticism of [Budda Baker or Jamal Adams], but he can play physically, too."

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