Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid told Chiefs tackle Josh Simmons to leave meeting before IR decision

Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid told Chiefs tackle Josh Simmons to leave meeting before IR decision

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One day before Josh Simmons was placed on injured reserve, the Chiefs offensive tackle reportedly was at the center of a strange altercation when Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes told him to leave a team meeting.

On Wednesday, according to ESPN, Simmons sat with his feet up during a meeting. Reid, the head coach, asked him to put his feet down.

According to the report, Simmons — who has yet to play this season because of a back injury — responded by saying he sat in that posture because his back and hips hurt.

Reid reportedly told Simmons that he should get treatment from the trainers if he indeed was in pain.

Kansas City Chiefs player number 71 at training camp.
Josh Simmons (71) walks to the field during the Kansas City Chiefs training camp at Missouri Western State

According to the report, Simmons later apologized and said he should have handled the situation better.

Simmons missed practice Wednesday with what was officially termed “back/not injury related-personal.”

On Thursday, he was placed on injured reserve with what the team said is a bulging, herniated disk in his lower back.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left, talks with quarterback Patrick Mahomes during warmups before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left, talks with quarterback Patrick Mahomes during warmups before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Kansas City

Surgery is not expected, and Simmons will miss at least the team’s next four games.

A first-round pick in 2025 out of Ohio State, Simmons has played in just eight games over his first season and a half for various reasons.

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He missed four weeks last season due to a family situation, returned to play in games for three weeks, then fractured his wrist and required surgery that ended his year.

This season, Simmons suffered what he believed to be a calf injury in August, and trainers then diagnosed a bulging disc in his back, for which rehab, not surgery, was recommended.