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.

The mystery surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 first-round draft pick only deepened ahead of Sunday’s Raiders Game

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.

Kansas City Chiefs rookie left tackle Josh Simmons will reportedly return to the team "in a few weeks" as he deals with a "family situation," according to ESPN's Nate Taylor.

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.

Kansas City Chiefs rookie offensive lineman Josh Simmons flew out to California on the same day he was supposed to play.

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