Veteran safety Jessie Bates III reflects on his first season with the Atlanta Falcons, acknowledging the team's missed playoff opportunity but expressing optimism for the future under head coach Raheem Morris.
didn't go to the playoffs during his eight-year stint with the Denver Broncos. He signed with the Falcons in mid-August expecting to play an important role on a team eyeing a deep postseason run.
"The mindset coming in today was, we're going to take care of business. And hopefully we get some help from New Orleans and really focus on saying, 'We're coming in to meet tomorrow to prep for whoever we're going to play, Minnesota or Detroit,'" Simmons said postgame. Now, the 31-year-old Simmons is set to enter free agency this spring. His future in Atlanta is uncertain. He said postgame he hasn't given much thought to what he'll remember most about his time with the Falcons, but he knows he loves the city and organization.
"I think things are trending in the right direction," Simmons said. "There's a lot of firsts here, but I've been a part of a lot of firsts in Denver, and I just feel like things are trending in the right direction. And there's a lot to take away from it, man.
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