{"id":22348,"date":"2025-05-08T15:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22348"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:23:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:23:31","slug":"breaking-news-browns-urged-to-sign-former-pro-bowl-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22348","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Browns Urged To Sign Former Pro Bowl Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brownsnation.com\/wp-content\/cache\/webp-cache\/e97a2c569428e5d99fb9a33106061c07.webp\" alt=\"Browns Urged To Sign Former Pro Bowl Safety\" width=\"750\" height=\"508\" data-image-id=\"81526\" \/><br \/>\n(Photo by Jim McIsaac\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns parted ways with Juan Thornhill earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>That was an easy decision to make since he was injury-prone, didn\u2019t live up to expectations, and constantly went at it with the fans.<\/p>\n<p>They have a good player in Grant Delpit, but they need to add more depth to the position.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, NFL analyst Max Loeb urged the team to make a run at Justin Simmons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.news-herald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TNH-L-FBN-Browns-Cowboys-0909-32.jpg?w=1600&amp;resize=1600,900\" alt=\"Browns guard Joel Bitonio headed to seventh consecutive Pro Bowl \u2013  News-Herald\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Talking on the \u201cHonor the Land\u201d podcast, Loeb claimed that the Browns might be more willing to pay up to get him than some other teams:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Browns need safety help, and I honestly think they\u2019d benefit from a veteran like Justin Simmons,\u201d Loeb said. \u201cHe\u2019s still out there. The Browns are not in the best financial state right now, but I think they\u2019d be more willing to shell out more money than some of these other teams would because they\u2019re looking for a veteran. He was awesome in coverage last year. It would be such a good complement to Grant Delpit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Max&#8217;s offer of a lifetime:<\/p>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Browns<\/a> sign Justin Simmons, he will get a &#8216;Welcome to Cleveland&#8217; meal, from wherever he wants, on the tab of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loebsleads?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@loebsleads<\/a> \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UlHK81VH2a\">pic.twitter.com\/UlHK81VH2a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Honor The Land (@honortheland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/honortheland\/status\/1920214556468785642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Simmons might not be interested in playing in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, he claimed that he wanted to join the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, or Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons is about to enter his tenth season, and while he\u2019ll be 32 in November, he\u2019s a proven veteran who can still compete at a high level and is coming off a solid campaign.<\/p>\n<p>A four-time All-Pro and Denver Broncos legend, he made 16 appearances for the Atlanta Falcons in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons has recorded multiple interceptions in each of his nine seasons as a pro, and he\u2019s one of the most respected and feared ball-hawks in the game.<\/p>\n<p>So far, he\u2019s logged 32 interceptions, the fourth-most among active players.<\/p>\n<p>He would certainly be a massive upgrade for the Browns\u2019 secondary, but they may have to wait for a little longer to see whether a contending team makes a run at him in the next week or so.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Cleveland Browns parted ways with Juan Thornhill earlier in the offseason. 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