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Simmons was elevated from the Panthers' practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Darin Gannt of the team's official site reports. The 2020 first-round pick from Clemson was added to the Panthers' practice squad in late November and has now been elevated to the active roster for the second consecutive game. Expect Simmons to contribute primarily on special teams in Sunday's divisional matchup against the Saints.
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Simmons was released by the Packers on Tuesday, Wes Hodkiewicz of the team's official website reports. Simmons signed with Green Bay in April, recording a team-high 19 total tackles (14 solo) over three preseason contests. Although he won't stick around with the Packers, the linebacker likely showed enough to earn another opportunity elsewhere.
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The Giants re-signed Simmons to a one-year contract Friday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports. In his first year with the team, Simmons recorded 50 tackles, including a sack, and an interception that he returned for a touchdown in 17 regular-season games. Now that he's been re-signed, the 2020 first-rounder -- who arrived in New York via a trade with Arizona last August -- will reprise his versatile role in the Giants defense, where his ability to play either safety or linebacker is an asset to the unit.
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Simmons tallied 50 tackles (33 solo), including a sack, and added an interception that he returned for a touchdown over 17 games during the regular season. Simmons joined the Giants via trade in August after having been a starter for the Cardinals each of the previous two seasons. With Micah McFadden working up to a full-time starting role in his sophomore campaign, Simmons was relegated to rotational work, and he consequently finished with career-low marks in defensive snaps, tackles and sacks. Simmons' strengths are versatility (he is also capable of playing in the secondary) and durability (he hasn't missed a game in four NFL seasons), but he's yet to fully live up to his potential. The Giants parted ways with Wink Martindale in January, and whether the team elects to try to bring back Simmons -- who is in unrestricted free agent -- may depend on the vision of the new defensive coordinator.
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Simmons finished Sunday's 26-25 loss to the Rams with four tackles (three solo), including one sack. Simmons got to Matthew Stafford for a 10-yard sack late in the fourth quarter that forced the Rams to punt on the next play. Simmons played 21 defensive snaps Sunday and has played 20-plus snaps on defense in two consecutive games while playing behind Bobby Okereke and Cam Brown. Simmons is up to 47 tackles (32 solo) over 16 games this season.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | @JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *2 | @ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *3 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | @NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *5 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *6 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | @NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | @GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *11 | @ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | @SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | LAR | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | @NO | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | TB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||