Linebacker Isaiah Simmons has never been able to find his potential in the NFL. As a “concept player,” he’s arguably one of the greatest. He’s an uber-athletic 6-foot-4, 238-pound linebacker who can fly sideline-to-sideline. He’s versatile as a defender, and as a college prospect, he was elite. Simmons was the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 at Clemson and a unanimous All-American. There was a lot to like about Simmons in the NFL Draft, which is why he went No. 8 overall to the Arizona Cardinals in 2020. Now, five years later, he’s expected to be released by the third team that has taken a shot on him. He’s been with the Green Bay Packers for the majority of training camp, but he’s not expected to make the team, according to reports. Again, Simmons, as a concept, is everything you want in an NFL linebacker. The problem is, and has been, that when the pads go on and it comes time to play NFL football, he’s neither physical enough nor mentally disciplined enough to live up to his immense potential. He
