Chiefs place OT Josh Simmons on injured reserve. Here’s the team’s explanation

Simmons, the Chiefs' 2025 first-round pick, has yet to play this season while battling a back injury. Here's the latest.
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Chiefs’ Josh Simmons receives blunt 'play through pain' advice from franchise legend

Josh Simmons is having an unlucky season with the Kansas City Chiefs, despite the team having much success. The franchise has won all five games it has played so far, and is yet to lose a game. They are showing serious signs of contending for the Super Bowl.

Simmons’ Behavior Shows Why Bieniemy Was Hired

We really haven't heard much about the details of what was behind the hiring of offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, other than it was about restoring discipline to a team that struggled with bad penalties and receivers dropping balls late in the season as the Chefs tried to salvage what became a 6-11 season.

Chiefs’ Simmons misses practice for back injury, ‘personal’ reasons team says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After briefly returning to practice last week for three limited sessions, Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons missed Wednesday — now listed with both a back injury and “personal” reasons. The latter “personal” designation is a new addition to Simmons’ status.

Josh Simmons' injury absence has left Chiefs fans with all sorts of questions

Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons' absence was dubbed "one of the weirdest situations in the NFL."

Chiefs placing Josh Simmons on IR after LT resurfaced at practice, say he needs more time to 'return to full function'

At this point, Simmons' back injury still doesn't require surgery, according to Kansas City's medical staff.