The Kansas City Chiefs fell short again in Week 2 and are still looking for their first win of the 2025 season. There were, however, some promising moments from the home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid addressed reporters via Zoom on Monday to share his thoughts on the effort of rookie offensive tackle Josh Simmons.
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“Yeah, he (Josh Simmons) came off. He was dehydrated a little bit, kind of. So, they (athletic training staff) got him fixed up there with some liquids. And then as far as Josh’s performance goes, he’s getting better,” said Reid, “He’s had a couple nice challenges here the last couple weeks. He’ll have another one coming this week, but I felt like he’s getting better. There’s some things he’s got to clean up in some of the detail stuff within the run game and the pass game protection stuff, but I thought he did a nice job of stepping up in this game.”
Simmons returned to the field after a brief drive on the sidelines and delivered an inspiring effort on the Eagles’ interception return late in the game.
“I’d say that was pretty impressive. For a big guy to be able to run like that, first of all, is something. You got a chance to see his (Josh Simmons) athletic ability and body control and all that,” said Reid, “You’d hate to have it in that situation, for it to show up, but that part was impressive, and just his want to get there, I thought was impressive. A lot of guys in this league would stand around and watch as opposed to chasing, and he chased along with the other guys. They just weren’t quite fast enough to get there, but he did a nice job of that.”
Simmons has earned respect after two regular-season games, and the front office’s decision to select him in the first round is the right one.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs HC Andy Reid praises the effort from rookie OL Josh Simmons