The NFL continues to release veteran defensive backs

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesIf you think a lot of safeties and cornerbacks are losing their jobs as we head into next week’s “legal tampering” period in NFL free agency, you aren’t imagining things. On Thursday, the biggest news was that the Denver Broncos released safety Justin Simmons in a move that saved the team $14.5 million in cap space in 2024 but allowed the four-team All-Pro safety to hit the open market for the first time as a 30-year-old.

This is happening all across the league right now, as safeties like Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs, Kevin Byard, Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer have also been released in recent days. According to Nick Korte, who contributes to Over the Cap, NFL…