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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs first-round draft pick, offensive tackle Josh Simmons, spoke to the media today about how he feels about his progression so far through training camp.<\/p>\n
According to Simmons, he\u2019s been focusing on the metal side of the game, learning how NFL defenses operate to do his job more effectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, it\u2019s really understanding defenses, that way I can play a lot faster,\u201d he said when asked what he\u2019s focused on.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike, if I can see a front and anticipate that they may do a stunt, or a blitz, or a defensive end might drop. Then I can easily kind of help Kingsley (Suamataia) and communicate stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, Simmons showed a quality that most high-level athletes possess: coachability. He said that being able to ask the coaching staff questions has been invaluable.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it\u2019s like the best resource any rookie can have. Just having that in your back pocket (and) asking after a pass rush, \u2018What did I do wrong here? How can I fix it?\u2019 and then going to the next rep and then making those corrections. It\u2019s amazing,\u201d Simmons explained.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just the coaching staff, either. Simmons went on to say that veterans like Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith and Jaylon Moore have helped get him up to speed as well.<\/p>\n
Simmons said he knows that they\u2019ve been through the same struggles as him, making it easy to trust and commit to the processes they\u2019ve found to work.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve seen it all, they\u2019ve made the rookie mistakes, so they\u2019re trying to help me, so I don\u2019t make them, or I\u2019m at least ready for those \u2018welcome to the NFL\u2019 moments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Head Coach Andy Reid commented on Simmons\u2019 progress, saying, \u201che\u2019s done a nice job with what we\u2019ve asked of him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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