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17 hours ago
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Packers add safety post-Omar Brown injury
The Green Bay Packers announced on Monday that they have made a pair of roster moves, in part because of safety Omar Brown's lung injury that left him in the hands of Indianapolis doctors for several days. With Brown, Xavier McKinney and Zayne Anderson injured at safety, the Packers added 2024 fifth-round pick safety Jaylin Simpson to their roster today. Simpson, who ran a 4.45-second 40-yard dash in the pre-draft process, was a first-team All-SEC in his final year of college at Auburn. Originally picked by the Indianapolis Colts, he was moved from his natural position of safety to cornerback during his rookie offseason. He was waived by the team near roster cutdowns and re-signed with the Colts' practice squad shortly after. In December of 2024, Simpson was poached by the New York Jets to their 53-man roster. He was waived by the Jets on August 2nd with an injury designation, a week before the New York-Green Bay preseason matchup. Simpson was released from the injured reserve with an injury settlement on August 6th. Since then, he's had workouts with the Houston Texans (August 11th), Baltimore Ravens (12th) and Packers (13th). Simpson now joins Evan Williams, Javon Bullard, Kitan Oladapo and Johnathan Baldwin as the team's healthy safeties. Beyond the addition of Simpson, the Packers also signed defensive tackle Devonte O'Malley, whom Green Bay originally worked out on August 6th. O'Malley is an explosive but undersized defensive tackle from Northern Illinois who gives the Packers a change-up from their usual reserve defensive tackles in Nazir Stackhouse and Warren Brinson, who are nose tackles. In corresponding roster moves, the Packers have released cornerback Garnett Hollis Jr. and waived defensive tackle Keith Randolph with an injury designation. Randolph will revert to Green Bay's injured reserve if he clears waivers. From there, he will likely receive an injury settlement from the team.
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Packers signing 2024 fifth-round pick of Colts to help depth at safety
In need of depth with injuries mounting at safety, the Green Bay Packers are signing defensive back Jaylin Simpson on Monday, per Bill Huber of Simpson was a fifth-round pick (No. 164 overall) of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2024 draft. A versatile defensive back who played both safety and cornerback across five seasons at Auburn, Simpson started out at cornerback with the Colts but has crosstrained at safety at the NFL level. The Packers likely see him as a defensive back who can play both free safety and in the slot. Simpson (5-11, 179) has not appeared in a regular season game. He turned 25 years old in March. Simpson didn't make the 53-man roster after his first training camp but signed with the Colts practice squad to start the 2024 season. He remained there until the New York Jets signed him to the 53-man roster in December. Simpson was waived by the Jets with an injury designation on Aug. 2 after suffering a hamstring injury. The Packers are dealing with injuries to Xavier McKinney (calf), Zayne Anderson (knee) and now Omar Brown, who was hospitalized in Indianapolis after suffering a lung injury during Green Bay's preseason win at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday. At Auburn, Simpson played in 47 games and made 23 starts between the 2019 and 2023 seasons. He intercepted four passes, including one returned for a touchdown, during a first-team All-SEC season in 2023. While undersized at around 180 pounds, Simpson has excellent speed, explosiveness and all-around athleticism. The Packers also signed rookie defensive tackle Devonte O'Malley on Monday, so a few corresponding roster moves will be required. This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers signing Colts 2024 fifth-round pick Jaylin Simpson
