2021 Broncos' Season, Safeties

 


The NFL Draft is over, so it's time to re-visit the Broncos' position groups and see where the team is heading into the season. Today I'm continuing with the safeties.

This off-season, the Broncos secured their starting safeties. Justin Simmons is one of the best players at the position in the NFL, and after applying a Franchise Tag, the Broncos were able to work out a long-term deal. That's great news for this season and moving forward. Simmons is a great player and an anchor at the position.

His running mate for the past two seasons, Kareem Jackson, is also back. He agreed to a lesser rate, and now he'll join with Simmons to give the Broncos a pair of top starting safeties. They are locks for the roster, and are the two best players at the position on the roster.

The rest of the safety group is a work in progress. The Broncos have Trey Marshall, a good backup and Special Teams player, and second-year player P.J. Locke. The team also has a pair of rookies Caden Sterns and Jamar Johnson. Likely the Broncos will have some tough roster decisions to make.

As I mentioned last week, the Broncos have a plethora of good cornerbacks. They also have six safeties that could make the roster. At best, Denver can afford to keep 10 players in the secondary. At least six should be cornerbacks. That could leave them a couple spots for safeties, otherwise they may try to sneak Sterns, Johnson or both onto the Practice Squad, perhaps even Locke.

Either way, heading into camp, this is a blessed position to be in as the secondary is the strength of the defense and the team.

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