During Friday’s training camp press conference, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Josh Simmons revealed the lessons he’s taken in from coaches and teammates at Missouri Western State University in preparation for the 2025 season.
“Right now, it’s really understanding defenses, that way I can play a lot faster, like if I can see a front and anticipate that they may do a stunt, or a blitz, or a defensive end might drop. Then I can easily kind of help Kingsley (Suamataia) and communicate stuff like that,” said Simmons, as he takes advice from coaches and veteran teammates, “They put a plethora of just different assets, different like hand movements in my toolbox. So it’s like the best resource any rookie can have. Just having that in your back pocket, asking after, like a pass rush, what do I do wrong here? How can I fix it? Then go in the next rep and then make those corrections.”
The Chiefs selected Simmons with the No. 32 pick in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL draft. During his standout college football career, he earned Third-Team All-Big Ten honors for the 2024 National Champions, the Ohio State Buckeyes.
As he progresses in camp, he is in the mix for the starting left tackle position.