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Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Josh Simmons spoke for the first time after stepping away from the team for 22 days and missing four games.

Simmons, 22, rejoined the team two weeks ago after he mysteriously left the team just hours before the Chiefs played the Detroit Lions in Week 6. He declined to say why he left.

“I kind of want to keep that in-house, with all due respect,” Simmons said at his press conference on Wednesday. “I know everybody wants to know, but it’s something I want to keep, you know, inside.”

The rookie left tackle out of Ohio State opened his press conference by thanking the Chiefs for having his back during his absence.

“(It) showed how much love this team and city has for me and I can’t wait to give it back to the

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