Josh Simmons at Odds with Kansas City Chiefs?

Offensive tackle Josh Simmons’ year-and-a-half with the Kansas City Chiefs after being drafted in the first round hasn’t gone according to plan. He played in just eight games as a rookie due to injury and personal reasons. He has yet to play in a game this season due to a bulging disc in his back.

News broke over the weekend that Simmons was instructed to leave a team meeting by head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes last week. Simmons was sitting with his feet up in the offense’s meeting room when Reid asked him to put his feet down, according to multiple sources in the room.

Simmons pushed back by telling Reid he had to sit that way because his back and hips were aching, according to sources. Reid instructed Simmons to get treatment from the athletic trainers if he was indeed in pain. The incident continued and disrupted the meeting, sources said, until Mahomes also instructed Simmons to leave the room and go get treatment. Simmons left the room but did not leave the building. Later in the day, Simmons apologized to Reid and team leadership by saying he could have handled the situation better.