In all, Simmons has missed four games of the season.
Taken by the Chiefs out of Ohio State with the 32nd overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, Simmons had an immediate impact for the Chiefs, starting at left tackle for the first five games of the 2025 season.
“As far as the Josh Simmons situation goes, I’m not going to comment on it today,” he said. “[General Manager Brett] Veach is handling everything there — and we’ll leave it at that.”
Reporters were able to get a little bit of information out of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who owned up to speaking with his left tackle
“I’ll keep conversations between us,” he said. “I’m always praying for him. I pray for all my teammates, so I’m always praying for him. I’ll just keep everything else private between us.”
“There’s communication,” said Reid of Simmons’ absence. “I’m not going to get into all of it. Everything’s positive; it’s not a negative situation. He’s taking care of family.”
That was the first time the team had given any information about what was keeping Simmons off the field.
“He’s just taking care of business.” added Reid. “That’s the main thing, right here. When you deal with this, that’s what you do. And he’s been very good about communicating it.”
At some later time, Simmons may choose to tell us more. Or this might be all we ever know about the last four weeks of his life.
But as Reid might say, the main thing is… well, the main thing: he’s back with the team — and has the bye week to get back up to speed.