{"id":93573,"date":"2025-09-15T22:10:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93573"},"modified":"2025-09-15T22:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:10:03","slug":"andy-reid-explains-brief-exit-for-chiefs-star-rookie-commends-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93573","title":{"rendered":"Andy Reid Explains Brief Exit for Chiefs\u2019 Star Rookie, Commends Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2170447655-e1757958818413.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2170447655-e1757958818413.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2170447655-e1757958818413.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2170447655-e1757958818413.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Andy Reid Explains Brief Exit for Chiefs\u2019 Star Rookie, Commends Effort\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Chiefs&#8217; Week 2 loss, HC Andy Reid is proud of LT Josh Simmons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the second week in a row, the Kansas City Chiefs got served up some humble pie. The reigning AFC champions were dealt another defeat, partially due to self-inflicted mistakes en route to an 0-2 start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, there was one silver lining in Sunday\u2019s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Rookie offensive tackle Josh Simmons was excellent, even with his brief absence in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>What caused Simmons to leave the game? Head coach Andy Reid offered an explanation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Andy Reid Clears Air on Josh Simmons\u2019 Exit From Chiefs\u2019 Week 2 Game<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to the media on Monday, Reid provided some reassurance. The Chiefs\u2019 first-round pick was merely dehydrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, he came off [because] he was dehydrated a little bit,\u201d Reid said. \u201cThey got him fixed up there with some liquids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was indeed somewhat uncomfortable in Kansas City on Sunday. According to the NFL\u2019s official game summary for Week 2, temperature at kickoff was 88\u00ba with 46% humidity. That undoubtedly presented a bit of a challenge for players, even in mid-September. Fortunately, things never progressed beyond Simmons being captured on the sideline by the in-game broadcast while resting. He was relieved by spring free agent signing Jaylon Moore.<\/p>\n<p>In the grand scheme of things, it was an abbreviated absence for the rook. Simmons wound up playing 56 offensive snaps on Sunday, good for 93% of those available. He also found tremendous success while doing so.<\/p>\n<div id=\"5de96c643184979754bf98941265a841\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Conner_DKC\/status\/1967618811806515285\">\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So far in Week 2, Josh Simmons has the 3rd best pass blocking grade in the NFL at OT per PFF.<\/p>\n<p>He gave up 0 pressures on 36 pass blocking snaps while also having the best tackle by an Olineman I have seen.<\/p>\n<p>He is him. pic.twitter.com\/AI8aKnX8Xx<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conner Christopherson (@Conner_DKC) September 15, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Simmons Gets Tip of the Cap for Outstanding Effort Against Eagles<\/h2>\n<p>Both the eye test and advanced stats painted a pretty picture of Simmons\u2019 outing. The same couldn\u2019t be said for right tackle Jawaan Taylor, who continues to struggle out of the gate. Somehow, the biggest play Simmons made didn\u2019t come in pass protection.<\/p>\n<p>It was on an interception return by the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Driving down the field in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs had a second-and-goal from the 6-yard line. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit tight end Travis Kelce for a potential touchdown, but Kelce bobbled the ball. His drop was subsequently picked up by Philadelphia defensive back Andrew Mukuba, who may have scored if not for Simmons tracking him down.<\/p>\n<p>Reid tipped his cap to Simmons for such a tremendous effort at a pivotal point in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say that way pretty impressive,\u201d Reid said. \u201cFor a big guy to be able to run like that, first of all, is something. You got a chance to see his athletic ability, body control and all that. You\u2019d hate to have it in that situation, for it to show up, but that part was impressive. Just his want-to, to get there, I thought was impressive. A lot of guys in this league would\u2019ve stood around and watched as opposed to chasing. He chased, along with the other guys, [but] they just weren\u2019t fast enough to get there. He did a nice job with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"200be003aa710db706cbd7aa3664ed84\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextGenStats\/status\/1967358179408552351\">\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chiefs rookie left tackle Josh Simmons reached a top speed of 18.35 mph to make a potential TD-saving tackle on Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba (19.70 mph), the third-fastest speed by an OL over the last two seasons.#PHIvsKC https:\/\/t.co\/sdXSRrdLfb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 14, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s an unfortunate set of circumstances, sure. With that said, it\u2019s yet another reminder of Simmons\u2019 tremendous raw athleticism.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, the Chiefs will hope he gets more chances to showcase it on offense and fewer opportunities to end interception bring-backs.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Foote is a seasoned sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com with an emphasis on the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. He has years of experience publishing NFL and MLB content for Sports Illustrated&#8217;s On SI vertical, in addition to a background in NBA coverage for multiple outlets. Foote is a Baker University alumnus, earning his degree in Mass Media. He&#8217;s based in Kansas City. More about Jordan Foote<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs briefly saw rookie LT Josh Simmons leave Week 2&#8217;s game against the Eagles, but HC Andy Reid cleared the air on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":93574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Andy Reid Explains Brief Exit for Chiefs\u2019 Star Rookie, Commends Effort - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93573\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Andy Reid Explains Brief Exit for Chiefs\u2019 Star Rookie, Commends Effort - 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