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InjuryWeek 7Out

Chiefs head trainer confirms Josh Simmons doesn't need surgery for his bulging, herniated disc.

Injury: bulging, herniated disc
Surgery: doesn't need surgery as part of his rehab & recovery
Details: higher up than what we see in most of our offensive lineman

Josh SimmonsOL, KC Kansas City Chiefs

Later reports on this story

TransactionWeek 7Injured reserveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Chiefs officially place OT Josh Simmons on injured reserve.
Player
Josh Simmons
Position
OT
Team
Chiefs
Move
placed on injured reserve
Josh SimmonsOL, KC Kansas City Chiefs
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 22, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT
Permalink: Chiefs officially place OT Josh Simmons on injured reserve.
InjuryWeek 7Injured reserveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Chiefs LT Josh Simmons headed to IR after team meeting altercation with Andy Reid.
Player
Josh Simmons
Team
Chiefs
Position
LT
Incident
told to leave a team meeting by Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes after trading
Response
frustrated Simmons later apologized
Status
heads to IR to try to get healthy
Josh SimmonsOL, KC Kansas City Chiefs
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 25, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT
Permalink: Chiefs LT Josh Simmons headed to IR after team meeting altercation with Andy Reid.