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Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive coordinator Matt Nagy has liked what he’s seen from one key rookie.<\/div>\n
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The life of an\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0rookie is tough enough when things are going well, but it is even harder when you arrive at your new team injured, which is what met\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0left tackle\u00a0Josh Simmons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coming off a patellar injury last season at\u00a0Ohio State<\/a>, Simmons is part of the rehab group as OTAs get underway, and that can be a hard life for a first-rounder who is expected to feature at times in 2025.<\/p>\n

As the offseason workouts continue, rookies are looking to impress the coaching staff in the hopes of making the final 53-man roster or, at worst, the practice squad. However, in Simmons’ case, he has had to impress in a different way.<\/p>\n

With his work ethic.<\/p>\n

“I’ve really been impressed with his professionalism since he’s been in this building,” offensive coordinator Matt\u00a0Nagy said<\/a>. “He’s really locked in, he’s doing everything he can do up to what he’s allowed to do with the injury. So that’s all he can do. He’s got a great group of guys on that O-line, coach [Andy] Heck and Coach [Matt] Matthaei (offensive line coaches) teaching them. He’s in a great spot, and I think we just got to keep him going arrow up, but man, his film\u00a0is really good.”<\/p>\n

As the offseason workouts continue, rookies are looking to impress the coaching staff in the hopes of making the final 53-man roster or, at worst, the practice squad. However, in Simmons’ case, he has had to impress in a different way.<\/p>\n

With his work ethic.<\/p>\n

“I’ve really been impressed with his professionalism since he’s been in this building,” offensive coordinator Matt\u00a0Nagy said<\/a>. “He’s really locked in, he’s doing everything he can do up to what he’s allowed to do with the injury. So that’s all he can do. He’s got a great group of guys on that O-line, coach [Andy] Heck and Coach [Matt] Matthaei (offensive line coaches) teaching them. He’s in a great spot, and I think we just got to keep him going arrow up, but man, his film\u00a0is really good.”<\/p>\n

That starting role belongs to free agent signing Jaylon Moore as we sit here today, but if we and the Chiefs are being truthful, Simmons, in an ideal world, would eventually usurp Moore at some point in the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

To do that, he must get the work and reps under his belt in the offseason, particularly at training camp, and if we are going off Nagy’s words, the rookie seems to be progressing well to make that a legitimate target.<\/p>\n

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