Kansas City Chiefs ' rookie left tackle Josh Simmons left the team hours before the Week 6 matchup against the Detroit Lions to attend to a personal family matter in his hometown of San Diego. He has missed the team’s last two games and is likely not to suit up for Monday night’s Week 8 game against the Washington Commanders.

That said, Kansas City’s first-round draft pick (No. 32 overall) in the 2025 NFL Draft has received an updated return timeline , the first concrete update since his unexpected absence began earlier this month.

The Chiefs expect Simmons to return “in a few weeks,” according to ESPN’s Nate Taylor, likely after their mid-November bye week, giving him time to rejoin the team under stable circumstances.

Head coach Andy Reid provided an update on the 22-year-old's s

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