{"id":75863,"date":"2025-07-04T06:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T06:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=75863"},"modified":"2025-07-04T06:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T06:23:42","slug":"chiefs-rookie-given-very-encouraging-comparison-from-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=75863","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Rookie Given Very Encouraging Comparison From Teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2187497978-e1751587077605.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2187497978-e1751587077605.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2187497978-e1751587077605.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2187497978-e1751587077605.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Rookie Given Very Encouraging Comparison From Teammate\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs players George Karlaftis and Chris Jones celebrating after a sack on Las Vegas Raiders quarterback, Aidan O&#8217;Connell in the third quarter. November 29, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs\u2018 offensive line certainly needs improvement from last year\u2019s Super Bowl LIX fiasco that saw them concede six sacks en route to a 40-22 loss to the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>However, it seems like things are looking up for the unit, despite trading away All-Pro guard, Joe Thuney, to the Chicago Bears earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Or, specifically \u2013 one player is looking up for the unit \u2013 that being 2025 first round pick, Josh Simmons, who received a very flattering player comparison from his teammate, George Karlaftis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Fox Sports 1\u2019s \u201cSpeak\u201d on Tuesday, Karlaftis was asked by Joy Taylor if he agreed with future Hall of Fame center, Jason Kelce\u2018s assessment that Simmons reminds him of fellow future Hall of Famer, current San Francisco 49ers tackle, Trent Williams.<\/p>\n<p>And Karlaftis gave an answer that will get Chiefs fans very excited for the future of the team\u2019s left tackle position.<\/p>\n<h2>George Karlaftis Agrees With Kelce\u2019s Statement On Josh Simmons<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lGQq2aw3Beo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah I mean Jason knows what he\u2019s talking about when he\u2019s talking about o-line, right\u201d, Karlaftis said to FS1, \u201cthere are definitely a lot of shades there just with the athleticism alone, his size. I think that\u2019s a fair comparison, just off the intangibles alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, let\u2019s see how he develops. I think he has all the tools, the intangibles and the work ethic to be as great as he wants to be. It\u2019s all about putting in the work at the end of the day. I would agree with Jason\u2019s comparison for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Are The Trent Williams Comparisons Fair?<\/h2>\n<p>At the end of the day, we have not seen Josh Simmons take a single snap either in the pre or regular season. So, in theory, no.<\/p>\n<p>But Karlaftis has been seeing him in practice \u2013 although the full scale of his practice has been limited due a torn patellar tendon that has kept him out since last October.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it was said torn patellar tendon that was a key factor in Simmons\u2019 slide to the 32nd overall pick this past April.<\/p>\n<p>Trent Williams is one of the all-time great tackles in the NFL, with four All-Pro nods and an incredible 11 Pro Bowl selections. Arguably only Anthony Munoz was a better run-blocking left tackle in the league\u2019s entire history, as \u201cSilverback\u201d has helped orchestrate what has long been one of the best run-first offenses in pro football with the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, even if he is not quite at Williams\u2019 level, anything even resembling the All-Pro tackle is a huge step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the expected tackle tandem is projected to be Jaylon Moore on the left and veteran Jawaan Taylor on the right hand side, but the battle for both spots is anything but wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former Ohio State tackle is expected to return and be available for training camp, which will give us a lot more information as to the kind of player the Chiefs have on their hands. And if Simmons will indeed become Kansas City\u2019s blindside protector of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Arwas Daniel Arwas is a sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com.\u00a0Daniel began his career in sports writing in 2022 and has covered the NFL and college football for Gridiron Heroics\u00a0and\u00a0The Hammer. More about Daniel Arwas<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs defensive end, George Karlaftis, sees similarities between rookie left tackle, Josh Simmons, and All-Pro, Trent Williams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":75864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs Rookie Given Very Encouraging Comparison From Teammate - News 365<\/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:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=75863\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs Rookie Given Very Encouraging Comparison From Teammate - 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