Justin Simmons Drops Strong Hint About Joining the Eagles in Free Agency

The Philadelphia Eagles left a huge void to fill in their secondary when they traded starting safety CJ Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans last month, but they could get their way with the perfect replacement if they want to. 

Four-time All-Pro safety and current free agent Justin Simmons made a recent appearance on 'Up and Adams' with Kay Adams, where he named the Eagles as one of his preferred landing spots. 

Simmons, 31, also took a moment to break down why signing with the Eagles makes too much sense, and it all starts with reuniting his former Denver Broncos defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio. 

“It really does. As honest as I can be, a lot of it, too, going back to your question earlier about Atlanta, there was a lot of new, right? There was a new system, there’s a new way to do it,” Simmons said. Going to Philly with Vic, you know exactly what you’re getting out of me, and I know exactly what I’m getting out of them. Because I’ve been in the system. I still have a ways to go to mastering it but there are some things and nuances that I know that Vic likes, that I know that Christian Parker likes. I think I could really help in that area. 

“Obviously, them moving on from C.J. (Gardner-Johnson) and what he’s poured into that city, there is big shoes to fill. But I love what they have going on with (Reed) Blankenship and the rest of the supporting cast there. So I don’t know. It’s interesting. I’m excited to see what happens.”