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By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR<\/p>\n

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The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Kansas City Chiefs rookie Josh Simmons has deepened after their owner, Clark Hunt, joined coach Andy Reid in refusing to discuss his absence.<\/p>\n

The offensive lineman’s\u00a0whereabouts remain a mystery over a week after he was first absent from the\u00a0win over the Detroit Lions in Week 6.<\/p>\n

He was slated to play that day but around five hours before kickoff was listed as ‘questionable’ for ‘personal’ reasons. Three hours later, the Chiefs downgraded Simmons to out.<\/p>\n

After his team’s 30-17 win over the Lions,\u00a0Reid\u00a0said the first-round draft pick ‘was gone for personal reasons.’<\/p>\n

Simmons was then missing for the entirety of last week too, including Sunday’s resounding 31-0 win over the Las Vegas\u00a0Raiders.<\/p>\n

While attending the NFL owners’ meeting in New York on Tuesday, Hunt was asked by ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler if he could shed some light on the situation around Simmons.<\/p>\n

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Chiefs owner Clark Hunt joined Andy Reid in refusing to discuss the absence of Josh Simmons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The offensive linemen’s whereabouts remain a mystery after missing two Chiefs games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But the billionaire refused to do so, simply replying: ‘I really can’t comment.’<\/p>\n

Reid also refused to address Simmons’ prolonged absence on Monday morning, only revealing once again that general manager Brett Veach is ‘handling everything.’<\/p>\n

The coach said: ‘As far as Josh goes I don’t have any updates for you. (Brett) Veach is handling everything there and so just move on with that. Alright?’<\/p>\n

Patrick\u00a0Mahomes\u00a0revealed last week that he was surprised by Simmons’ absence for the Lions game.<\/p>\n

‘I didn\u2019t fully know, obviously we had walk-through around noon or 1pm and he wasn\u2019t there, so I knew something was up,’ he said.<\/p>\n

It has been claimed that Mahomes asked about Simmons, only to be told by coaches that they ‘didn\u2019t know’ where he was.<\/p>\n

Over recent days, precise details have remained under wraps with none of Mahomes, Reid or the Chiefs offering any explanation for his absence.<\/p>\n

Mahomes, meanwhile, was asked if he had spoken with Simmons.<\/p>\n

‘I’ll keep conversations between us but I’m always praying for all my teammates,’ the quarterback said. ‘I’ll keep everything else private to us.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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