Kansas City Chiefs rookie left tackle Josh Simmons has had to bide his time this offseason as he returns from a torn patellar tendon injury that ended his college season early last year.

Not able to participate in drills at OTAs, Simmons made steady progress to the point where he is nearly doing everything as minicamp begins.

That should bode well for the rookie to be full-go for training camp, right?

Well, not exactly, with Josh taking a cautious approach to his rehab.

“Just take it day by day, whatever happens will happen,” Simmons said.

With Josh doing all the work in the classroom, and now parts on the field, the only thing left for the rookie to do is to put the pads on and be all gas, no brakes.

And that is something he’s wanted to do for a while now.

“I wanted to be able to throw the pads on like ASAP, but things happen for a reason, so whatever the staff allows me to do, I’m going definitely do,” he added.

All eyes will be on training camp for the first-round pick as he will be battling four-year veteran Jaylon Moore for the starting role.

Given the slow approach to his offseason, Simmons might be a little behind Moore at this stage, but if he can get on the field during training camp and show enough, then the pressure for spots will amplify.

But right now, it is slow and steady for the rookie as he gets his feet underneath him in his first NFL offseason.