KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Rookie left tackle Josh Simmons , the Kansas City Chiefs ' 2025 first-round draft pick, is expected to rejoin the team in a few weeks, sources told ESPN.

Since the Chiefs defeated the Detroit Lions on Oct. 12, Simmons has been away from the team, missing the last two weeks of practices due to a "family situation." Simmons is not expected to be available for Monday night's game against the Washington Commanders .

Simmons left the team hours before kickoff against the Lions to fly back to his hometown of San Diego for what the team called at the time a personal reason.

"There's communication and everything is positive," coach Andy Reid said Thursday of Simmons' situation. "It's not a negative situation, so he's taking care of family. He's just taking care of bu

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