KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed first-round pick Josh Simmons on injured reserve Wednesday following surgery to repair a fractured and dislocated left wrist, leaving them without their starting left tackle as they try to claw back into the postseason picture.

The Chiefs are 6-6 and 10th in the AFC race heading into Sunday night's game against the Houston Texans.

Simmons started the first five games of the season, then missed the next four while dealing with a family matter. He returned to start in a loss to Denver and a win over Indianapolis before getting hurt in last week's Thanksgiving Day loss in Dallas.

“Listen, the kid loves to play football. He's down about that part,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “But he's upbeat. The surgery went well, which is a real posi

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