{"id":19866,"date":"2025-04-08T23:08:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19866"},"modified":"2025-04-08T23:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:10:05","slug":"breaking-news-kansas-city-chiefs-linked-to-one-of-nfl-drafts-top-tackles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19866","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : \ud83d\udd25 Kansas City Chiefs Eyeing a Top NFL Draft Tackle Prospect? Here&#8217;s What We Know \ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380505_168400517_lowres-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0surrendering six sacks to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX\u00a0and watching Patrick Mahomes take a career-high 36 sacks during the regular season, it\u2019s no secret the Kansas City Chiefs must retool their offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>In ESPN\u2019s latest mock draft, Mel Kiper Jr. sees the defending champs addressing that need in a big way.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Josh Simmons Makes Sense for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Draft<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USATSI_23018180_168400545_lowres-1024x1004.webp\" alt=\"Josh Simmons NFL Draft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kiper projects the Chiefs to select Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons with the No. 32 overall pick, praising both his upside and fit in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Simmons didn\u2019t injure his knee last October, we might not be having this conversation \u2014 because his projection might be closer to the top 10,\u201d\u00a0Kiper wrote for ESPN. \u201cHe has really good footwork and power, and he gave up just one sack over 19 career starts at left tackle. Heck, he hadn\u2019t given up a single pressure in six games before the injury last season. That\u2019s the kind of pass protection the Chiefs need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The need is certainly there. Veteran guard Joe Thuney was traded to the Bears earlier this offseason, and while Kansas City has invested draft capital up front in recent years, protecting Mahomes remains the organization\u2019s top priority.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons, who measured in at 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds, showed plenty of potential when healthy at Ohio State, showcasing the athleticism and technique to develop into a reliable NFL blindside protector.<\/p>\n<p>Before getting injured, Simmons didn\u2019t allow a sack with just one quarterback hurry on his way to a\u00a074.4 overall grade from Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n<p>If he returns to form post-injury, Simmons could be a Day 1 contributor \u2014 and a long-term answer to help prop open Kansas City\u2019s Super Bowl window.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25547583_168400517_lowres-899x600.jpg\" alt=\"USATSI 25547583 168400517 lowres\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs could make Ohio State tackle Josh Simmons the centerpiece of a retooled offensive line in the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS : \ud83d\udd25 Kansas City Chiefs Eyeing a Top NFL Draft Tackle Prospect? 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