Piggybacking off Andy Reid’s optimism, Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said he anticipates Josh Simmons, who has been away from the team for several weeks, to return to the team.

On Friday, ESPN’s Nate Taylor reported that the Chiefs were hopeful Simmons could return to the team during the team’s bye week. That bye week comes in Week 10, meaning Simmons would miss a Week 9 game against the Buffalo Bills before returning to possibly be back in action for a Week 11 game against the Denver Broncos.

Simmons, the No. 32 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, returned home to California prior to the Chiefs' Week 6 game and was ruled out on the availability report with a "personal" designation. Coach Andy Reid initially declined to comment on the situation but this week offered a positive update on his first-year offensive lineman.

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The situation surrounding Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons remains murky — and contains a “level of mystery” — after the rookie missed Week 6.

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Clark Hunt, CEO and co-owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, only made the questions around Josh Simmons absence more puzzling.

Josh Simmons is still absent. The Kansas City Chiefs rookie left the team in Week 6, just hours before their win against the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead, where he was designated as out, with his