News broke this afternoon that the Broncos are placing Justin Simmons on injured reserve, ending a standout season for the second-year safety.
With little meaningful games left, #Broncos wisely place injured Safety Justin Simmons on IR, ending his sophomore campaign.
Thus ends a very solid sophomore year for Simmons. Expect him to take over FS full time next year and improve even more in his 3rd NFL Season next year.— Nick Kendell (@NickKendellMHH) December 13, 2017Simmons injured himself while celebrating with linebacker Brandon Marshall last Sunday, after the latter strip-sacked Jets quarterback Josh McCown.