{"id":22069,"date":"2025-05-05T01:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T01:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069"},"modified":"2025-05-05T01:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T01:50:16","slug":"breaking-chiefs-josh-simmons-swiftly-signs-14-6-million-rookie-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs’ Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Chiefs drafted Josh Simmons with the intention of helping Patrick Mahomes. The left tackle is now locked in with a massive rookie deal.<\/p>\n

\"Ohio<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs grabbed Josh Simmons to shore up their offensive line woes. Especially after their Super Bowl LIX debacle. The rookie Simmons is now $14.6 million rich.<\/p>\n

The first round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft has his rookie deal officially situated. ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter rolled out the details of Simmons’ deal On Sunday via X.<\/p>\n

\u201cChiefs first-round pick Josh Simmons signed his four-year, fully-guaranteed contract worth $14,675,353, per his agents Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey and Oliver Chell,\u201d Schefter reported.<\/p>\n

Simmons fell in the draft due to a lingering ailment. However, the Ohio State star became way ahead of schedule in his recovery from a torn patella in March.<\/p>\n

Simmons will earn nearly $15 million in improving the protection for Patrick Mahomes. And the arrival of the Ohio State star comes at a crucial time for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Chiefs need Josh Simmons following big game disaster\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Chiefs'
Adam Cairns\/Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kansas City and head coach Andy Reid won’t worry about a contract holdout with Simmons.<\/p>\n

Now the focus shifts to creating a new pass blocking plan to benefit Mahomes. The Philadelphia Eagles smothered Mahomes with six sacks in the 40-22 romp at New Orleans.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are urged to grab inside offensive line help still. They’ll need to dip into the free agent market ahead of the start of training camp. But K.C. nabbed an athletic tackle as noted by Lance Zierlein of the NFL Network.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn athletic tackle prospect with adequate size and length, Simmons has experience starting on both sides,\u201d the draft expert Zierlein wrote in his pre-draft evaluation of the tackle. \u201cHe\u2019s a consistently fluid mover both inside the box and when asked to play in space, and he has the slide quickness to compete against NFL edge speed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last part is most striking for Chiefs fans who don’t want a repeat of Feb. 9. Simmons is expected to seal off the edge \u2014 the area the K.C. protection struggled with against Philly. Now he’s earning under $15 million to improve the blocking up front during passing situations.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chiefs drafted Josh Simmons with the intention of helping Patrick Mahomes. The left tackle is now locked in with a massive rookie deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[39,19,18,370,128],"class_list":["post-22069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-andy-reid","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-patrick-mahomes"],"yoast_head":"\nBREAKING: Chiefs' Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Chiefs' Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract - Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chiefs drafted Josh Simmons with the intention of helping Patrick Mahomes. The left tackle is now locked in with a massive rookie deal.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-05T01:50:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069\",\"name\":\"BREAKING: Chiefs' Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract - Breaking News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-05T01:50:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-05T01:50:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BREAKING: Chiefs’ Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"Breaking News\",\"description\":\"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15\",\"name\":\"MrKen\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrKen\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BREAKING: Chiefs' Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract - Breaking News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BREAKING: Chiefs' Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract - Breaking News","og_description":"The Chiefs drafted Josh Simmons with the intention of helping Patrick Mahomes. The left tackle is now locked in with a massive rookie deal.","og_url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069","og_site_name":"Breaking News","article_published_time":"2025-05-05T01:50:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrKen","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrKen","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069","name":"BREAKING: Chiefs' Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract - Breaking News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-05T01:50:16+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-05T01:50:16+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/825K-on-Boston-Area-Home.jpg","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22069#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BREAKING: Chiefs’ Josh Simmons swiftly signs $14.6 million rookie contract"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/","name":"Breaking News","description":"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15","name":"MrKen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrKen"},"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22071,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22069\/revisions\/22071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}