Broncos safety Kareem Jackson and cornerback A.J. Bouye were teammates with the Texans from 2013-2016. During that time, the two defensive backs combined to total 12 interceptions. Now, they’re reuniting in Denver.
Jackson signed with the Broncos during free agency last year and Denver acquired Bouye in a trade with the Jaguars in March.
“Like you said, I played with A.J. for four years,” Jackson said during a Zoom conference call on May 5. “I know what he’s capable of. I’ve seen him since Day 1 when he got in this league as a young kid out of UCF. He was always talented. Then once he kind of put the mental aspect to it his game kind of took off. He was rewarded for that. He’s capable. He’s very capable. He can go it all. He can press. He can play off. He’s a good tackler. He’s one of those guys that if he needed to, he could follow.
“I’m just looking forward to reuniting with him on the field. I haven’t played with him in a while. I haven’t been able to prepare with him. I’m just looking forward to seeing how much he has progressed in those two categories and seeing him on a day-to-day basis and see how much we can help each other and learn from each other and help the younger guys.”
Jackson and Justin Simmons will be the Broncos’ two starting safeties this year and Bouye will be one of the team’s starting cornerbacks. Unless he ends up playing in the slot, Bryce Callahan will likely be the team’s No. 2 cornerback. Denver will have at least two new starters in the secondary in 2020 so Simmons and Bouye having familiarity should be helpful.
