KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rookie left sort out Josh Simmons, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ 2025 first-round draft choose, is predicted to rejoin the group in a couple of weeks, sources instructed ESPN.
For the reason that Chiefs defeated the Detroit Lions on Oct. 12, Simmons has been away from the group, lacking the final two weeks of practices with a “household scenario.” Simmons shouldn’t be anticipated to be obtainable for Monday evening’s recreation in opposition to the Washington Commanders.
Simmons left the group hours earlier than kickoff in opposition to the Lions to fly again to his hometown of San Diego for what the group on the time referred to as a private purpose.
“There’s communication, and all the pieces is constructive,” coach Andy Reid stated Thursday of Simmons’ scenario. “It isn’t a unfavorable scenario, so he is caring for household. He is simply caring for enterprise. That is the principle factor. Whenever you take care of this, that is what you do.
“He is been superb about speaking.”
A logical time for Simmons to return to the Chiefs could possibly be in early November in the course of the group’s bye week.
Since his absence, Kansas Metropolis has began four-year veteran left sort out Jaylon Moore, who was the group’s greatest acquisition in free company when he signed a two-year contract price $30 million (together with $21.2 million assured) to probably be its beginning left sort out. Moore’s position, nevertheless, modified as soon as the Chiefs chosen Simmons with the final choose within the draft’s first spherical.
The Kansas Metropolis offense has nonetheless carried out nicely with out Simmons. Led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs have averaged 31.5 factors per recreation of their previous 4 video games.