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Josh Simmons of the Kansas City Chiefs watches the second quarter of the preseason game between the Chicago Bears and Chiefs from the sideline. (Photo by David Eulitt\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs rookie Josh Simmons started each of the three preseason games at left tackle.<\/p>\n

In Friday\u2019s contest he played into the second quarter, lining up for 21 snaps (14 passes and seven runs).<\/p>\n

\u201cJosh was solid in the run game and the pass game,\u201d Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said. \u201cHe held his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing Simmons for three series was part of an unusual strategy by Reid, who usually rests his starters in the final season game. But he played them in the 29-27 loss to the Chicago Bears instead to get them ready for another Friday night game to begin the season against the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil.<\/p>\n

And this final dress rehearsal featured a strong performance by Simmons.<\/p>\n

To cap the first drive of the game, he delivered a great block to seal the edge against Bears defensive lineman Gervon Dexter Jr. on Isiah Pacheco\u2019s two-yard touchdown run.<\/p>\n

On the second-to-last-play of the second quarter, his block on Dayo Odeyingbo allowed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to run for 18 yards.<\/p>\n

Even when Mahomes was pressured on the last play of the second Chiefs offensive drive \u2014 forcing him to scramble out of the pocket and throw a pass to Kareem Hunt, which the running back couldn\u2019t catch \u2014 the pressure came from the right side.<\/p>\n

Simmons played a clean game, though on third play of game, the man he started blocking, Odeyingbo, pressured Mahomes, but the Bears defensive end had to loop inside past center Creed Humphrey to do so.<\/p>\n

All in all, Mahomes and the Chiefs put up 17 points on the three possessions Simmons was in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts up front,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cWhen the offensive line\u2019s blocking like that, it kind of gets the offense going.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be Mahomes\u2019 blind-side protector on the left side, the Chiefs signed offensive tackle Jaylon Moore to a two-year, $30 million free-agent contract.<\/p>\n

But instead it\u2019s been the rookie Simmons, a top 15 draft talent who slid to the last pick of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft because of concerns about his knee, who has started at left tackle throughout training camp and the preseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the way he\u2019s approached it,\u201d Reid said. \u201cHe\u2019s worked at it. He hasn\u2019t missed a beat here as far as missing a day or any of that. He\u2019s been available.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the auspicious preseason debut by a player some thought would have to be gradually worked into the lineup, Simmons said he\u2019s still trying to improve his athleticism, hand striking and tells \u2014 so that he doesn\u2019t tip off the defense to whether the Chiefs are going to run or pass.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just working on everything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Simmons knows that the speed of the game will be ratcheted up in the regular season, but starting with the first team in the preseason has served as a valuable learning tool.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great piece that you can take to practice every week and kind of build off of,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I could just take the little baby nuggets that I\u2019m getting in the preseason and work on it for Week One, we\u2019ll be good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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