The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t rushing Josh Simmons, but they’re glad to have him back in the building as they prepare for Sunday’s AFC West showdown in Denver.Simmons, who has missed the past five weeks for personal reasons, returned to practice this week. Head coach Andy Reid said the team’s focus is simply getting Simmons re-acclimated.“We’ll see. I haven’t even got him out for practice yet,” Reid said Wednesday. “He’ll jump in and see what he can do and mix it up out there and do what we do. Then we’ll go from there. I just want to see him back out there. I’m glad he’s back and going.”Reid said conditioning will determine how quickly Simmons can resume a full workload.“Let’s just see what kind of shape he’s in,” Reid said. “Get back into the football swing. Let’s see how he is. I’m sure he is going to be okay, but we’ll see.”Quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he’s encouraged by both Simmons’ return and the progress of Jaylon Moore, who started in his absence.“We’re super excited to have Josh back and just being back in the building,” Mahomes said. “We’ll get him out in the practice field and see where he’s at. I think you saw with both those guys, they can both play at a very high level.”Mahomes said the Chiefs will adjust to whichever player gets the call at left tackle.“You’re full steam ahead,” Mahomes said. “I have confidence in both of them that they will go out there and have success.”The Chiefs face a Denver defense that leads the NFL in sacks, making offensive line clarity even more important as they begin a pivotal stretch of division games.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t rushing Josh Simmons, but they’re glad to have him back in the building as they prepare for Sunday’s AFC West showdown in Denver.
Simmons, who has missed the past five weeks for personal reasons, returned to practice this week.
Head coach Andy Reid said the team’s focus is simply getting Simmons re-acclimated.
“We’ll see. I haven’t even got him out for practice yet,” Reid said Wednesday. “He’ll jump in and see what he can do and mix it up out there and do what we do. Then we’ll go from there. I just want to see him back out there. I’m glad he’s back and going.”
Reid said conditioning will determine how quickly Simmons can resume a full workload.
“Let’s just see what kind of shape he’s in,” Reid said. “Get back into the football swing. Let’s see how he is. I’m sure he is going to be okay, but we’ll see.”
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he’s encouraged by both Simmons’ return and the progress of Jaylon Moore, who started in his absence.
“We’re super excited to have Josh back and just being back in the building,” Mahomes said. “We’ll get him out in the practice field and see where he’s at. I think you saw with both those guys, they can both play at a very high level.”
Mahomes said the Chiefs will adjust to whichever player gets the call at left tackle.
“You’re full steam ahead,” Mahomes said. “I have confidence in both of them that they will go out there and have success.”
The Chiefs face a Denver defense that leads the NFL in sacks, making offensive line clarity even more important as they begin a pivotal stretch of division games.